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Lin Chuan, Do Not Be Timid, If “One Mandatory Holiday/One Flexible Day-off” Needs to Be Amended, Then Do It

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 Lin Chuan, Do Not Be Timid, If “One Mandatory Holiday/One Flexible Day-off” Needs to Be Amended, Then Do It

China Times Editorial (Taipei, Taiwan, ROC)

May 24, 2017

 Translation of an Except

Since “one mandatory holiday, one flexible day-off” went into effect at the beginning of the year, it has caused a serious impact on the economy and business operations; many enterprises or industries have experienced problems in their basic operations, resulting in closures or temporary shut-downs. In the past, although certain laws that promoted labor benefits caused an impact on businesses, labor none-the-less benefited. “One mandatory holiday, one flexible day-off” belongs to the minutest minority that harmed both labor and management, a policy accused by both in unison. Local government chiefs even publicly made their voices known that they would refuse to implement it. How could we not amend such a policy?

Perhaps the Tsai government believes that there is a period of adjustment for the new system; however, for one thing, this period of adjustment lasts much too long, so much so that the new policy has been on track for nearly half a year. Secondly, if it is not adjusted as soon as possible, its harm to the economy, businesses and labor/management will be permanent. During the Europe Day banquet last week, the European Business Association in Taiwan did tell President Tsai, in person, that “one mandatory holiday, one flexible day-off” had caused difficulties for employers and did not conform with the expectations of most employees, either. The association requested that the government consider the matter in a comprehensive fashion, allowing the application of labor laws and regulations to have reasonable flexibility.

Premier Lin Chuan, in an interview with the media a couple of days ago, still indicated "not to amend the law" vis-à-vis “one mandatory holiday, one flexible day-off,” but after some DPP legislators introduced an amendment a bill to this effect, the Cabinet should reconsider the matter. The legislators’ move to amend the law may be a step in the direction, but it may not be wholly correct. The Cabinet should even actively participate, allowing the amending of the law this time to completely correct the original ills and solve the problems. As to the opposition from labor groups that are bound to happen, the Cabinet should also consider how well various labor groups represent labor and focus on the welfare of the majority of the workers.

The Cabinet should understand that “one mandatory holiday, one flexible day-off” has caused an enormous impact on Taiwan’s economy, businesses, and labor/management; it should be even more alert this time, as the amendment was introduced by the ruling party legislators, showing apparently that DPP legislators have met with considerable voices of backlash and pressure at the grassroots level; thus compelling the relatively “subservient” DPP legislators in the past year to introduce an amendment bill that slaps the Cabinet in the face. For the sake of Taiwan’s economy, and in consideration of its own political interests, the Tsai government should accept the amendment bill and stop the bleeding from the wound!

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