AVERAGE OVERTIME IS 18.8 HOURS A MONTH|44.2%勞工曾被要求加班 月平均加班18.8小時

According to a latest survey issued by the Ministry of Labor, 44.2 percent of laborers were asked to work overtime over the past year, and the average monthly overtime hours were 18.8 hours. Moreover, 13.2 percent of laborers received phone calls or messages for an average 5.5 hours per month from the company for extra assignments after they were off work. On Dec.21, the Presidential Office announced the amendments to the Labor Standards Act. The "one fixed day off, and one flexible rest day" policy will take effect staring on December 23rd. It is estimated that 8.57 million laborers will benefit from the policy. Working long hours is common in Taiwan. According to the Ministry of Labor, more than 40 percent of laborers experienced working overtime over the past one year. The average monthly overtime hours were 18.8 hours. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, Electricity and Gas Supply Sectors, and Medical, Healthcare and Care-giving Services were the top 3 sectors on the overtime work list. ==LUO YI-LING Ministry of Labor Statistics Commissioner== Jobs in these sectors tend to have long service hours, or are often under time pressure. Since public services such as the Electricity and Gas Supply Sectors need to provide 24-hour services, people working there may be asked to work overtime. Moreover, 13 percent of laborers received phone calls or messages from the company for extra assignments after they were off work, causing them to work for another 5.5 hours per month in average. However, about 70 percent of laborers are satisfied with their job. Only 4.4 percent are dissatisfied. ==LUO YI-LING Ministry of Labor Statistics Commissioner== Promotion system, workload, and channels of appeal are the top 3 things which employees are dissatisfied with. ==CHEN CHENG-LIANG Secretary of Taiwan Higher Education Union== If you work overtime around 4 hours a week, the overtime pay you get before and after the implementation of "one fixed day off, and one flexible rest day" policy is of little difference. It is hard to see its benefit. However, for those whose basic salary is rather low, and need to work overtime to earn extra money, it is understandable that they tend to agree working overtime. On Dec.21, the Presidential Office announced the amendments to the Labor Standards Act. Starting from Jan.1, 2017, the seven national holidays will be cut and the days of annual leave will increase. As to the "one fixed day off, and one flexible rest day" policy, it will take effect on Dec. 23. TRANSLATED BY：ARIEL HSIEH 上班時間認真工作，下班後，有些人可能還得加班。台灣勞工平均工時長，根據勞動部最新調查顯示，有4成以上勞工，在最近一年有加班狀況，平均每個月18.8小時，主要是以專業、科學及技術服務業、電力及燃氣供應業和醫療保健及社會工作服務業，占前三名。 ==勞動部統計處長 羅怡玲== 服務的工作時間比較長 或是有一些時間的壓力 再來就是公共服務業的 電力及燃氣供應業 為了24小時提供服務 可能在這個加班的時間 他們就有一定的人 要去執行工作 調查中也顯示，有13%以上勞工，曾在下班後，被公司以電話、通訊軟體等方式，來交辦、執行工作，平均一個月超過5小時。但勞工對於整體工作的滿意程度，有將近70%是滿意的，不滿的只有4.4%。 ==勞動部統計處長 羅怡玲== (不滿)人事考核升遷的制度 還有工作負荷量 以及員工申訴管道不暢通 這三項事情感到不滿意 == 高教工會秘書長 陳政亮== 一例一休的這個休息日 它的加班費 會不會比 原來平常日晚上加班 對勞工來得有利嗎 因為如果你平均是 (每週加班)4點多個小時的話 其實看不出太多的好處 如果它的薪資底薪相對的低 而是靠加班費來衝他的 這個整個月 整體待遇的話 那麼他傾向於(認同)加班 這是可以理解的 另外，總統府也在今天正式公告「勞基法」修正條文，國定七天假和特休假加碼，將從明年元旦開始實施。而一例一休、休息日的加班費加碼、以及七休一等條文，會在法令公布後第3天，也就是12月23日起，正式上路。 記者 曹晏郡 沈志明 台北報導