COVID-19: Furloughed worker numbers rise amid virus restrictions
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The number of workers placed on furlough by their employers has increased slightly in the past week amid a nationwide level 3 COVID-19 alert, the Ministry of Labor said yesterday.
Ministry data showed that 4,125 employees were on unpaid leave, an increase of 200 from Monday last week.
The number of companies implementing unpaid leave programs also rose in the past week, from 414 to 445, the data showed.
An employee cleans the shutters of a closed KTV parlor in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Peter Lo, Taipei Times
The government on May 19 raised the COVID-19 alert level in response to a surge in locally transmitted infections, banning indoor gatherings of more than five people and outdoor gatherings of more than 10, while mandating the closure of schools and many other public venues.
COVID-19: Only slightly more furloughed workers, despite level 3 alert
WORST AFFECTED: The transportation and warehousing sector had the most furloughed workers at 1,306, up by 25 from a week earlier
Staff writer, with CNA
The number of furloughed workers in Taiwan increased only slightly in the past week, despite the Central Epidemic Command Center raising the COVID-19 alert to level 3 in response to a spike in domestically transmitted cases, data released yesterday by the Ministry of Labor showed.
The number of workers who reach an agreement with their employers to take unpaid leave rose by 38 from a week earlier to 3,925.
The number of employers implementing unpaid leave programs rose by 11 from a week earlier to 414.
The number of furloughed workers in Taiwan increased over the past week, as the manufacturing sector reported more unpaid leave programs, the Ministry of Labor said yesterday.
Border controls also continued to affect the transportation and logistics industry, pushing the number of furloughed workers up even further, the ministry added.
As of Saturday, the number of workers who reached an agreement with their employers to take unpaid leave rose by 105 from a week earlier to 3,887, ministry data showed.
The number of employers who implemented unpaid leave programs rose by nine from a week earlier to 403, the data showed.
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More workers furloughed due to border restrictions
Staff writer, with CNA
The number of furloughed workers in the nation increased over the past week as border controls amid the COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect the tourism industry, the Ministry of Labor said yesterday.
As of Friday, the number of workers who had reached an agreement with their employers to take unpaid leave rose to 4,222, up from 4,109 on April 25, ministry data showed.
The number of employers that implement unpaid leave programs rose by 17 to 447 over the period, the data showed.
Department of Labor Standards and Equal Employment Director Huang Wei-chen (黃維琛) said that the border controls have affected the local service support industry, which includes travel agencies, adding that it is no surprise that the number of furloughed workers is rising.
The number of furloughed workers dropped by 748 in the first week of this month, with the manufacturing sector seeing the largest decline, data released yesterday by the Ministry of Labor showed.
The number of workers who were on unpaid leave after reaching agreements with their employers totaled 3,703 as of yesterday, down from the 4,451 reported on Monday last week, the data showed.
During the same period, the number of companies that implemented unpaid leave programs fell by 62 to 344, the data showed.
The unpaid leave program allows employers to have employees take time off each month without