It is the eighth time that Tonglian Passenger has violated the same regulation by making workers work overtime. The company employs 1,500 workers, so it has imposed an additional fine of 800,000 yuan.

(provided by the Office of Labor)

[Reporter Lai Xiaotong/New Taipei Report] The Labor Bureau of the New Taipei City Government announced today the first wave of employers who violated the Labor Standards Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act, Employment Service Act, and Labor Pension Regulations this year. There are a total of 347 employers, and more than 2,000 fines ten thousand yuan.

Among them, Tonglian Passenger made workers work overtime. This is the 8th violation of the same regulation. The company employs 1,500 workers, so it imposed an additional fine of 800,000 yuan.

According to the Labor Bureau, failure to pay overtime pay in accordance with the law is the most serious violation of the Labor Standards Act, with a total of 96 companies, followed by 49 companies that failed to pay full wages to workers and failed to record the time of workers leaving and leaving work on a daily basis. 46 companies violated the Occupational Safety Law, failing to provide necessary safety and sanitation facilities was the most common, with a total of 86 companies; 1 company was fined for violating the Service Law, involving labor age discrimination; violating labor pension regulations, failing to pay wages There are 2 companies for repatriation.

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In the list announced this time, Tonglian Passenger Transport has violated the same regulation for the eighth time because it makes workers work overtime. The company employs 1,500 workers, so it was fined 800,000 yuan more.

In addition, because of making workers work overtime and failing to provide workers with breaks in accordance with regulations, Guidance Passenger even extended the working hours of workers by 132 hours a month, which violated the statutory limit of 46 hours of extended working hours in a single month. The second and third violations of the same regulation resulted in a total fine of 620,000 yuan.

In addition, Meizheng Paperware Co., a carton printing manufacturer, was fined 400,000 yuan for not paying overtime pay to workers in full and causing workers to work overtime.

The Bureau of Labor pointed out that in view of the fact that passenger transport operators often make workers work overtime, which not only affects the rights and interests of drivers, but also endangers the safety of passengers and passers-by, the New Taipei City Labor Inspection Office launches at least two special inspections on the passenger transport industry every year. Heavily fined, and because the "Highway Law" and "Automobile Transport Industry Management Rules" stipulate penalties such as fines, suspension or revocation of licenses, regular suspension of business, and revocation of business licenses, if inspections find that some passenger operators make drivers work overtime , will inform the traffic authorities to investigate and deal with it.

Chen Ruijia, director of the Labor Bureau, said that in response to the increase in the fine amount of the Labor Standards Law to 1 million yuan, the new penalty benchmark was revised and announced on June 8, 2020, and the fine amount was determined according to the number of violations, the number of workers employed, and the circumstances of the violation. If it is a listed or OTC company, the penalty amount will be increased by 20%.

The New Taipei Labor Bureau will impose heavier penalties on repeat offenders and public companies that violate labor laws and regulations.

(provided by the Office of Labor)