The pay increase came after some sectors recovered from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, while others remain affected, the agency said. Employees promote Mothers’ Day deals to customers at the Far Eastern Big City shopping mall in Hsinchu City on Sunday. “While economic activity is largely unaffected by the pandemic, some sectors have not recovered due to lingering travel restrictions,” Chen said. By amount, airlines offered the highest monthly take-home pay at NT$74,292, followed by electricity and gas suppliers at NT$65,164, and insurance and financial institutions at NT$64,040, it said. Transportation companies had the lowest monthly wages at NT$28,352, lower than educational facilities excluding public and private schools at NT$28,393, it said.

Source: Taipei Times May 10, 2021 15:56 UTC