By Ann Maxon / Staff reporterA group of public school teachers yesterday protested outside the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) headquarters in Taipei against provisions in a law set to take effect in July that would allow public school teachers’ spouses without a pension plan to receive part of their pension after a divorce. About 20 teachers called for the Act Governing Retirement, Severance, and Bereavement Compensation for the Teaching and Other Staff Members of Public Schools (公立學校教職員退休資遣撫卹條例) to be amended. However, the act stipulates that teachers’ spouses of more than two years who are not on a pension plan can claim part of a teacher’s pension in case of a divorce. They overlooked the fact that 61 percent of public school teachers in Taiwan are women and many of them are also responsible for most chores at home, she said. In addition to public school teachers, civil servants who divorce after June 30 would also be subject to the rule.

Source: Taipei Times April 15, 2018 16:02 UTC