Social workers decry demand to give up payHARD WORK: Kaohsiung said it is launching a probe into allegations that some NGOs ask social workers to ‘donate’ their pay to sidestep government inspectionsBy Chung Li-hua and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerSocial worker groups yesterday accused some non-governmental organizations (NGO) of demanding that employees “donate” their pay back to the organizations. From second left, New Power Party Legislator Claire Wang, Taipei Social Workers’ Union deputy secretary-general Shen Yao-yi and Kaohsiung Social Worker Association secretary-general Kuo Chih-nan attend a news conference in Taipei yesterday. The Taipei Social Workers’ Union said it has received complaints from employees of branches of the Garden of Hope Foundation saying they are not being given their full salary. Certified social workers who have passed qualifying exams said they only receive an additional NT$2,000, instead of the NT$3,995 the regulations stipulate. She called on the ministry to demand that local governments and private organizations pay more attention to the issue and provide more funding for local governments to improve social workers’ pay.

Source: Taipei Times March 26, 2021 15:56 UTC