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04.2020 Life Guide

Labor and epidemic prevention are together, vocation and subsidies are guaranteed

Far eastern New Century Corporation / Cai Jialing
        In order to effectively prevent and control severe special infectious pneumonia and safeguard people's health, and in response to its impact on the domestic economy and society, the Legislative Yuan passed the special regulations on the prevention, treatment, rescue and revitalization of severe special infectious pneumonia on the third reading. The implementation period is from January 15, 2020 to June 30, 2021. If the period expires, it can be extended with the consent of the Legislative Yuan "Will be explained for labor related provisions.

Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19), many workers have been isolated and quarantined, causing a great impact on the work, especially on the related regulations of asking for leave. According to the government's regulations, if the competent health authorities at all levels decide that they should accept home quarantine, home quarantine, centralized quarantine or centralized quarantine, during the period of isolation and quarantine, the institutions in which they work shall be given epidemic prevention and isolation leave, and shall not be regarded as absenteeism, forced to take personal leave or other leave, nor shall they be subject to deduction of full-time bonus, deconstruction or other adverse punishment. The same applies to family members who ask for leave to take care of the quarantined or quarantined persons who cannot take care of themselves.

The salary paid by an institution to an employee during the period of leave in accordance with the provisions on epidemic prevention and isolation leave shall be 200% of the amount of such salary, which shall be deducted from the income declared for the current year's income tax; in addition, the salary paid to an employee during the period of leave in accordance with the instructions of the commander of the central command center for epidemic situation response shall be the same.

If the health authorities at all levels determine that the person should be isolated at home, quarantined at home, quarantined in a centralized way or quarantined in a centralized way, or the family members who ask for leave or are unable to work in order to take care of the person who can't take care of their own life, and the person who is quarantined or quarantined is not in violation of the relevant provisions on isolation or quarantine, the period from the date of isolation or quarantine to the end During the date, you may apply for "epidemic prevention compensation". However, those who have paid wages or subsidies of the same nature in accordance with other laws and regulations shall not receive them repeatedly; the application for epidemic prevention compensation shall be eliminated due to failure in two years from the date of completion of quarantine or quarantine. The central competent health authority shall consult with the relevant authorities to determine the object, qualification, method, amount, procedure and other relevant measures for the issuance of epidemic prevention compensation.

In addition, the competent authority shall provide assistance in accordance with the social assistance law and relevant laws and regulations for those who are affected by the situation of taking leave or being unable to work due to the emergency response of the commander of the central epidemic command center. (source: Legislative Yuan)

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