Early Childhood Education Union Calls for Training to Be Scheduled During Work Hours on Eve of Labor Day
Ahead of Labor Day, the National Early Childhood Education Union appealed to the government to prioritize scheduling training for childcare workers during working hours. This aims to improve the current situation where overworked childcare workers must attend training on their days off, and calls for adherence to labor hour regulations.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Chih-chung, Taipei, 30th) Tomorrow is May 1st Labor Day. The National Early Childhood Education Union today issued a statement calling for professional development activities for childcare workers to be primarily arranged during working hours, to avoid having to attend training on what should be a resting holiday after a week of intense work.
The National Early Childhood Education Union (hereinafter referred to as the Union) today issued a press release stating that childcare workers are required to complete dozens of hours of professional development annually, including early childhood professional development, special education professional development, family education, gender equality, environmental education, labor rights, information security, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and positive education. Most of these are mandatory or related to evaluations.
However, the Union pointed out that kindergartens operate on a full-class system, making daily work highly intensive with a lack of free periods or flexibility to adjust classes. Many kindergartens are unwilling to allow childcare workers to attend training on weekdays with official leave, and most training courses are arranged on holidays, which is equivalent to extended working hours. Furthermore, kindergartens often regard this as personal professional development and do not provide compensatory leave or compensation.
The Union calls for mandatory training to be primarily conducted within working hours and to revert to labor hour regulations. For holiday training, compensatory leave or corresponding compensation should be fully provided; and a substitute and staffing support mechanism should be established, with related costs borne by the kindergartens, to ensure childcare workers can actually utilize compensatory leave and no longer be forced to give up their rights due to insufficient staffing. (Editor: Li Hen-shan) 1150430
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Chih-chung, Taipei, 30th) Tomorrow is May 1st Labor Day. The National Early Childhood Education Union today issued a statement calling for professional development activities for childcare workers to be primarily arranged during working hours, to avoid having to attend training on what should be a resting holiday after a week of intense work.
The National Early Childhood Education Union (hereinafter referred to as the Union) today issued a press release stating that childcare workers are required to complete dozens of hours of professional development annually, including early childhood professional development, special education professional development, family education, gender equality, environmental education, labor rights, information security, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and positive education. Most of these are mandatory or related to evaluations.
However, the Union pointed out that kindergartens operate on a full-class system, making daily work highly intensive with a lack of free periods or flexibility to adjust classes. Many kindergartens are unwilling to allow childcare workers to attend training on weekdays with official leave, and most training courses are arranged on holidays, which is equivalent to extended working hours. Furthermore, kindergartens often regard this as personal professional development and do not provide compensatory leave or compensation.
The Union calls for mandatory training to be primarily conducted within working hours and to revert to labor hour regulations. For holiday training, compensatory leave or corresponding compensation should be fully provided; and a substitute and staffing support mechanism should be established, with related costs borne by the kindergartens, to ensure childcare workers can actually utilize compensatory leave and no longer be forced to give up their rights due to insufficient staffing. (Editor: Li Hen-shan) 1150430
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