An amendment proposed by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Wan Mei-ling (萬美玲) would allow a new parent to take partially paid leave for a full year.
Under the current law, in families with two incomes, each parent can apply for half a year of leave at 60 percent of their regular salary, or one parent can apply for one year of leave, but they would only receive 60 percent of their salary for the first six months.
Wan has proposed amending the Employment Insurance Act (就業保險法) to allow one parent to take a year of leave at 60 percent of