Taiwan Announces 2020 Paid Holidays, Substitute Workdays

Taiwan’s schedule of paid holidays for 2020 identifies three Saturdays on which employees generally must perform work in exchange for extended paid holiday leave periods, Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission said in its list of 2020 holidays.

The government of Taiwan often requires employers and employees to operate according to adjusted schedules that are designed to increase the number of consecutive days of time off in connection with a holiday, with employees gaining a paid day off in exchange for being required to work on a Saturday. The Saturdays on which employees generally must work to offset extended paid leave for ...