Taipei City Labor Bureau Plans to Allocate Budget to Continue and Consider Loosening Childcare Work-Hour Reduction
Taipei City's "Childcare Work-Hour Reduction Plan" has been launched, with 313 companies and 523 workers having applied. Labor Bureau Director Wang Chiu-tung stated in a committee hearing today that a budget will be allocated next year, and a moderate loosening of regulations will be considered.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 28th, by reporter Liu Chien-pang) Taipei City Government's "Childcare Work-Hour Reduction Plan" has been launched. Labor Bureau Director Wang Chiu-tung responded in a committee hearing today that 313 companies and 523 workers have applied, and a budget will be allocated next year to continue the plan and consider moderately loosening regulations.
During the Taipei City Council's Civil Affairs Committee meeting, the Labor Bureau and other units were present for questioning. Blue and green camp councilors questioned the city government's promotion of the "Childcare Work-Hour Reduction Plan." Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Councilor Chen Hsien-wei mentioned that if the city government wants all workers to be applicable, it should allocate more budget, rather than rushing the plan, and should also take care of small businesses.
DPP Taipei City Councilor Chien Shu-pei questioned, believing that the policy's promotion process was hasty and rushed, such as not inventorying the total number of workers in the city and not planning relevant budgets. Mayor Chiang Wan-an suddenly announced this policy to the public, leaving the Labor Bureau to handle the aftermath.
She said that while she supports the city government's policy, she believes that data on working parents with children under 12 years old should be grasped. If parents can apply but cannot practically pick up their children, whether the subsidy will be canceled, hoping the city government does not make things too difficult for workers.
Kuomintang (KMT) Taipei City Councilor Chin Hui-chu questioned the current application status. Wang Chiu-tung responded that as of April 27th, 313 companies and 523 workers have applied, and the number of applications is expected to increase.
Wang Chiu-tung said that this plan is a pilot program for the first year. Although the application period is until June 30th, it will continue to be implemented until the end of December. As it is a pilot program, the budget cannot be estimated at present, only targets are set. However, with Mayor Chiang Wan-an's support, if there is a need, the city government will evaluate using contingency funds to respond.
He stated that the more than 300 companies that applied this time cover various industries, with wholesale and retail, professional scientific and technical services, and manufacturing ranking highest. The largest scale was companies with 6 to 50 employees, totaling 182, followed by small companies with 1 to 5 employees. Well-known large enterprises also applied, such as Uni-President Superstore.
Wang Chiu-tung said that although the "Childcare Work-Hour Reduction Plan" is encouraging in nature, its current implementation effectiveness will be reviewed. It is estimated that a budget will be allocated next year, and regulations will be moderately loosened based on the pilot program's effectiveness, hoping to benefit more workers.
Chiang Wan-an previously announced that the "Childcare Work-Hour Reduction Plan" would be launched in March, encouraging businesses established in Taipei City to provide a 1-hour work reduction for employees whose household registration is in Taipei City, have children under 12 years old, and genuinely need to pick up and drop off their children. Each employee can receive a maximum subsidy of NT$15,000, and each business unit has a total subsidy cap of NT$100,000. (Edited by Chang Ming-kun) 1150428
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 28th, by reporter Liu Chien-pang) Taipei City Government's "Childcare Work-Hour Reduction Plan" has been launched. Labor Bureau Director Wang Chiu-tung responded in a committee hearing today that 313 companies and 523 workers have applied, and a budget will be allocated next year to continue the plan and consider moderately loosening regulations.
During the Taipei City Council's Civil Affairs Committee meeting, the Labor Bureau and other units were present for questioning. Blue and green camp councilors questioned the city government's promotion of the "Childcare Work-Hour Reduction Plan." Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Councilor Chen Hsien-wei mentioned that if the city government wants all workers to be applicable, it should allocate more budget, rather than rushing the plan, and should also take care of small businesses.
DPP Taipei City Councilor Chien Shu-pei questioned, believing that the policy's promotion process was hasty and rushed, such as not inventorying the total number of workers in the city and not planning relevant budgets. Mayor Chiang Wan-an suddenly announced this policy to the public, leaving the Labor Bureau to handle the aftermath.
She said that while she supports the city government's policy, she believes that data on working parents with children under 12 years old should be grasped. If parents can apply but cannot practically pick up their children, whether the subsidy will be canceled, hoping the city government does not make things too difficult for workers.
Kuomintang (KMT) Taipei City Councilor Chin Hui-chu questioned the current application status. Wang Chiu-tung responded that as of April 27th, 313 companies and 523 workers have applied, and the number of applications is expected to increase.
Wang Chiu-tung said that this plan is a pilot program for the first year. Although the application period is until June 30th, it will continue to be implemented until the end of December. As it is a pilot program, the budget cannot be estimated at present, only targets are set. However, with Mayor Chiang Wan-an's support, if there is a need, the city government will evaluate using contingency funds to respond.
He stated that the more than 300 companies that applied this time cover various industries, with wholesale and retail, professional scientific and technical services, and manufacturing ranking highest. The largest scale was companies with 6 to 50 employees, totaling 182, followed by small companies with 1 to 5 employees. Well-known large enterprises also applied, such as Uni-President Superstore.
Wang Chiu-tung said that although the "Childcare Work-Hour Reduction Plan" is encouraging in nature, its current implementation effectiveness will be reviewed. It is estimated that a budget will be allocated next year, and regulations will be moderately loosened based on the pilot program's effectiveness, hoping to benefit more workers.
Chiang Wan-an previously announced that the "Childcare Work-Hour Reduction Plan" would be launched in March, encouraging businesses established in Taipei City to provide a 1-hour work reduction for employees whose household registration is in Taipei City, have children under 12 years old, and genuinely need to pick up and drop off their children. Each employee can receive a maximum subsidy of NT$15,000, and each business unit has a total subsidy cap of NT$100,000. (Edited by Chang Ming-kun) 1150428
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