Taiwan Issues Guidelines for Preventing Harm to Employees
In February 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor issued the fourth edition of its Guidelines for Preventing Illegal Harm While Performing Duties. Here’s what employers need to know.
New expanded scope
The latest edition expands the scope of the guidelines to include individuals who are not formal employees but are supervised by a workplace manager. These workers receive the same protections employees receive under the guidelines.
Harmful behaviors
Violence, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, and bullying of workers are cited as harmful behaviors. Supervisors can even be accused of bullying if they consistently impose unrealistic work goals or tedious tasks that interfere with a worker’s progress. Situations in which a supervisor assigns no work at all can also be considered bullying.
Requirement for investigative teams
The updated guidelines require employers to set up an investigation team to examine alleged harmful incidents within three days of receiving a complaint. Team composition is determined by the size of the employer.
- If the organization has 100 or more employees, the investigative team must include at least two external professionals.
- For employers with 30 to 100 employees, teams must have at least three members.
- In companies with fewer than 30 employees, the employer and representatives of the employee can form the team.
The guidelines also require internal complaint mechanisms for suspected illegal harm.
The revised guidelines went into effect on February 21, 2025, according to the Taipei Times.
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Sources: Baker McKenzie, Taipei Times
