Photo by Hong Jianpeng China News Service Taipei, August 5th. The latest survey by Taiwan’s labor authorities shows that some workers in Taiwan’s working hours agreed to an average salary of RMB 169 per hour.

htmlOn May 20, Fengjia Night Market in Taichung, Taiwan after nightfall was very lively, and tourists entered one after another. This night market is located around , Fengjia University. It is one of the famous business districts in Taichung. In addition to the stalls selling food and beverages, there are also many merchants operating clothing and claw machines to meet the needs of tourists for food, drink, play and purchase. Photo by Hong Jianpeng

China News Service, Taipei, August 5th. The latest survey by Taiwan’s labor authorities shows that some workers in Taiwan’s working hours agreed to an average salary of RMB 169 per hour (NT$, the same below).

Some working hours workers usually refer to workers whose working hours are significantly shorter than the full-time working hours of the public institution. According to information from the administrative department of the Taiwan authorities, in May 2018, there were 423,000 working hours employed in Taiwan, accounting for 3.7% of the total employed.

This survey shows that some working hours workers mainly pay the hourly wage system, accounting for 77.8%, followed by the monthly salary system, daily salary system and piece-based compensation. The hourly wage system stipulates that the average salary will increase from 160 yuan last year to 169 yuan per hour. According to the Central News Agency, the authorities' labor authorities said that the main reason was that the basic salary increase was increased at the beginning of the year. Teachers (including substitute classes and talented teachers) ranked the highest at an hourly rate of 304 yuan, followed by an accountant of 177 yuan per hour and a technician of 176 yuan per hour.

In terms of working hours, the average working hours per week of some working hours decreased from 18.5 hours last year to 17.9 hours. In terms of the work content of

, the highest proportion is 17.6%, followed by "service staff" accounting for 13.8%, and secondly, "operators (including assembly, packaging, collection ) accounting for 10.9%. The survey of

shows that the primary reason why some working hours workers choose some working hours is that they are "can choose working hours", accounting for 41.9%, followed by "subsidizing household income" accounting for 33.6%, and secondly, "students are still students" accounting for 24.3%, and "simple work" accounting for 23.2%. 43.7% of some working hours workers plan to "continue to serve as some working hours employees" in the next three years. (End)