NEW LABOR LAW AMENDMENT INSPECTION OF 8 INDUSTRIES STARTS ON AUGUST|8行業下月正式勞檢 無寬限期違規立即開罰

Half a year after the "one fixed day off one flexible rest day policy" went into effect, controversy is still ongoing. Now a list of industries will face the first round of labor inspection starting this August. In the first round, the Ministry of Labor will inspect passenger transport drivers, airlines and rail transport, as well as high tech companies. From next month full inspections will start of 630 businesses and if any are found to be in violation, they will be fined. The much-disputed labor law amendment is in place and next month the Ministry of Labor will start inspections of certain industries. It will first advise and then inspect them. In the first wave of inspections, 630 companies in eight industries were given advice. From August, they will be formally inspected and if found to be in violation of the law will be fined immediately. ==VOICE: LIN YU-TANG, Sec. Head, Occupational Safety and Health Admin., MOL== They will be selected because in the past they were in violation of things like they had higher average working hours than was normal in that industry. The Ministry of Labor said that the eight industries include national passenger transport, kindergartens, care homes, dispatch companies, fishermen, finance and insurance, aviation and rail transport, and technology. Although labor groups said they supported the inspections, they worried that the existing labor inspectors are appointed by the local government, and any the punishment is also decided by the local government, if each country's standards are different, this will be unfair. This will be a test of the Ministry of Labor. ==CHANG FENG-YI CEO, Taiwan Labor Policy Research Assn.== These labor inspectors are professional and have certain skills for inspection, these aspects should be implemented and if not will be strengthened. Labor groups believe that in neighboring Japan, South Korea and other countries the central government sets labor conditions and professional occupational health checks to ensure that labor rights are not infringed. The MOL responded that in the 22 counties and cities, there were a total of 337 labor inspectors and very month they underwent regular education and training, to avoid disputes. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 一例一休首波的勞檢行業出爐！勞動部第一波鎖定國道客運駕駛、航空及鐵道運輸業、還有科技業等八個行業，將從下個月開始、正式啟動勞檢，總共630家企業，如果發現違規，將立即開罰。 一例一休上路，爭議不斷。勞動部從這個月起、針對第一類「專案檢查」對象，採取先輔導再檢查，第一波鎖定八個行業、總共630家業者實地輔導，而且從8月起將正式勞檢，若發現違規，將不再寬限改善時間，立即開罰。 ==勞動部職業安全署組長 林毓堂== 過去會把它選列為 專案檢查的對象 就是因為呢 它在過去的違規情形 或平常的平均工時呢 就比較高的行業 勞動部表示，這八個行業包括國道客運駕駛、幼兒園、養護機構、勞動派遣、漁工、金融保險業、航空及鐵道運輸業，以及科技業等。 對於啟動勞檢，勞工團體雖然表示肯定，卻也擔心、現行勞檢員都是由地方政府聘任，裁罰也是由地方政府認定，萬一各縣市標準不一，是否會出現不公平的現象，也考驗勞動部。 ==台灣勞動政策研究協會執行長 張烽益== 這些勞動檢查員的專業 還有他的檢查的技巧 這些各方面呢 是不是能夠落實還有待加強 勞工團體認為，鄰近的日本、韓國等國家都是由中央統一進行勞動條件及職業衛生檢查，確保勞工權益不受損，而勞動部則回應表示，目前全台22縣市、共有337位勞檢員，每個月都有定期教育訓練，以避免出現認定爭議。 記者 賴淑敏 蔣龍祥 台北報導