Parental shortened work schedule sees limited useStaff writer, with CNAOnly 2.9 percent of employees at companies with more than 30 workers have applied to reduce their work hours for childcare reasons in the past year, according to a Ministry of Labor survey. Under the law, employees at companies with 30 or more employees who are caring for children under the age of three can request a one-hour reduction in their daily work hours without pay, or apply for an adjustment of work hours. The survey found that 81.4 percent of companies said they would allow hour-reduction requests, with approved reductions averaging 1.1 hours per day. Photo: CNAAmong companies that allowed employees to reduce their work hours, 90.1 percent did not provide pay for the reduced hour, while 5.8 percent offered full pay and 4 percent provided partial pay. The ministry conducted the survey in autumn last year, collecting responses from 3,243 employers and 6,920 employees.

Source: Taipei Times March 06, 2026 17:13 UTC