Taiwan Railways Engineering Bonus Distribution Sees Good Progress, Folk Festival Bonuses Changed to Cash
Taiwan Railways (TRA) announced progress on engineering bonuses and supervisor allowances, with the latter awaiting Executive Yuan approval and the former targeting year-end implementation. Notably, folk festival transportation bonuses, previously issued as gift certificates, will now be distributed as cash starting from this year''s Qingming Festival. TRA also reported a reduced manpower vacancy rate and is addressing other employee benefits like conductor standby allowances and birthday leave.
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Central News Agency (Reporter Huang Qiaowen, Taipei, 6th) Taiwan Railways (TRA) announced today that starting this year, the night shift allowance has been increased from NT20 to a maximum of NT00. Legislators are concerned about the progress of supervisor allowances and engineering bonuses. TRA stated that there has been good progress, with the latter targeting the end of the year. Previously, folk festival transportation bonuses could only be issued as gift certificates, but starting from this year''s Qingming Festival, they will be issued as cash.
The Legislative Yuan''s Transportation Committee today reviewed the budget for the TRA Corporation, which is under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, as part of the operating portion of the central government''s general budget for fiscal year 115.
Regarding Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Hsu Fu-kuei''s inquiry about TRA''s current manpower shortage and employee salaries, TRA Chairman Cheng Kuang-yuan stated that the vacancy rate has decreased from approximately 5% in 2024 and 4% in 2025 to just over 2% in March this year. It is expected that after the successful candidates from this year''s recruitment report for duty, including both successful and alternate candidates, the manpower gap should be filled.
Cheng Kuang-yuan mentioned that there has been good progress in supervisor allowances and engineering bonuses. The Executive Yuan has, in principle, agreed to the supervisor allowance portion, and he believes there will be news soon.
TRA General Manager Feng Hui-sheng stated that the previous efforts to secure engineering bonuses received support from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and have been reported to the Executive Yuan. TRA is currently addressing the Executive Yuan''s feedback and believes it will also receive support from the Executive Yuan, aiming for implementation by the end of this year.
Regarding the conductor''s independent standby allowance, Feng Hui-sheng pointed out that the Executive Yuan has conducted one review and provided feedback, and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications has also asked TRA to respond to the relevant feedback. In the future, adjustments will continue to be made based on the opinions of various review units to secure the relevant allowances.
Regarding birthday leave, Feng Hui-sheng stated that labor representatives raised opinions during the collective bargaining agreement meeting, and the company has proposed related alternative solutions, hoping to combine the improvement of employee welfare with incentive measures such as enhancing work efficiency.
In addition, Feng Hui-sheng stated that the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications have revised the incentive regulations, changing the folk festival transportation bonuses from gift certificates to cash starting from this year''s Qingming Festival. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150506 Choose to stand with facts, every sponsorship you make is a force to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency ''First-hand News'' APP to get the latest news instantly. The text, images, and videos on this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast, or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.
The Legislative Yuan''s Transportation Committee today reviewed the budget for the TRA Corporation, which is under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, as part of the operating portion of the central government''s general budget for fiscal year 115.
Regarding Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Hsu Fu-kuei''s inquiry about TRA''s current manpower shortage and employee salaries, TRA Chairman Cheng Kuang-yuan stated that the vacancy rate has decreased from approximately 5% in 2024 and 4% in 2025 to just over 2% in March this year. It is expected that after the successful candidates from this year''s recruitment report for duty, including both successful and alternate candidates, the manpower gap should be filled.
Cheng Kuang-yuan mentioned that there has been good progress in supervisor allowances and engineering bonuses. The Executive Yuan has, in principle, agreed to the supervisor allowance portion, and he believes there will be news soon.
TRA General Manager Feng Hui-sheng stated that the previous efforts to secure engineering bonuses received support from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and have been reported to the Executive Yuan. TRA is currently addressing the Executive Yuan''s feedback and believes it will also receive support from the Executive Yuan, aiming for implementation by the end of this year.
Regarding the conductor''s independent standby allowance, Feng Hui-sheng pointed out that the Executive Yuan has conducted one review and provided feedback, and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications has also asked TRA to respond to the relevant feedback. In the future, adjustments will continue to be made based on the opinions of various review units to secure the relevant allowances.
Regarding birthday leave, Feng Hui-sheng stated that labor representatives raised opinions during the collective bargaining agreement meeting, and the company has proposed related alternative solutions, hoping to combine the improvement of employee welfare with incentive measures such as enhancing work efficiency.
In addition, Feng Hui-sheng stated that the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications have revised the incentive regulations, changing the folk festival transportation bonuses from gift certificates to cash starting from this year''s Qingming Festival. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150506 Choose to stand with facts, every sponsorship you make is a force to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency ''First-hand News'' APP to get the latest news instantly. The text, images, and videos on this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast, or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.