Labor Groups Call for Legalization of "Disaster Holidays"|颱風假入法"防災假" 勞團促立院二三讀
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It is commonly typhoon season between summer and autumn in Taiwan. Recently, whether it should be made legal to take days off due to typhoon has become the focal point of workers. Labor groups have hence gathered outside the Legislative Yuan and called for the second and third readings of disaster holiday laws to be completed quickly. In response, the Ministry of Labor Affairs says a social consensus is needed before it can be legalized.
Labor groups calling for the swift legislation of disaster holidays or days off shout themselves hoarse outside the legislature.
Many employers think you should show up for work anyway. If you don't show up, they dock your pay. This is not illegal.
The groups say they have been fighting for this legislation for decades, but the only change that has been made is an administrative guidance point prohibiting employers from deducting wages when workers don't come to work during a disaster. However, this measure is unenforceable. The Ministry of Labor says it supports the rights of workers to not have to go to work during disasters, but more review is needed.
There would be issues in many industries like patient care or social welfare organizations with care recipients if (disaster holidays) were treated like other holidays. The care recipients would have no one to take care of them if there are legal disaster holidays. This would be a huge problem.
The ministry cited the medical industry as an example, saying medical personnel will be able to take the day off and personnel that are on shift may decide not to go to work when a typhoon day turns out calm. The ministry says this would create medical care problems and sacrifice the rights of patients, and this is why a national consensus is needed before disaster holidays can be legislated.
