Tamsui Tiedan Store was fined NT$10,000 for illegally employing 15-year-old children to work until 21:00. Li Yusheng explained the legal issues related to the employment of child labor and the Labor Standards Act.

Tamsui Tiedan Shop was fined NT$10,000 for illegally employing 15-year-old children to work until 21:00｜China Television News reporters Zheng Huiliang and Zhang Desheng

News link:https://youtu.be/P878RdKn4Io?si=OUAvzf-097BAjtbJ

A famous shop specializing in iron eggs and fish cakes in Tamsui Old Street in New Taipei City was reported. It was said that the owner hired a female junior high school student and made her work overtime until 9 p.m. The New Taipei Labor Inspection Office found that the illegal facts were clear, and the store owner was fined NT$10,000 and sentenced to one year of deferred prosecution. In fact, there are many problems with employing child labor, especially those who are 15 years old and under 16 years old. They are not allowed to work for more than eight hours, and they are not allowed to work from 8 pm to 9 pm the next day. This time, the female student is 15 years and 8 months old. I almost broke the law and was fined.

Although it is a weekday afternoon, Tamsui Old Street is still crowded, and the iron egg fish cakes are the first choice for many people to buy souvenirs in Tamsui. However, unexpectedly, a famous store appears. There are high school students working overtime. Processing): "(I didn't know there were regulations...)." In August last year, the New Taipei Labor Inspection Office received a report from the public and went to conduct an inspection. It was discovered that a female junior high school student working in a specialty store on Tamsui Old Street in New Taipei City worked during the summer vacation. She was only 15 years and 8 months old at the time, and was a child laborer under the age of 16. Although she had the consent of her guardian to work, her clock-in information showed that she worked until 9 pm one day, which was obviously illegal. The store owner said: "( If she deserves a fine, she will be fined 10,000 yuan...), (please come again after she is 16 years old...)."

A famous store located in a prime area of the old street. Female students took advantage of the summer vacation before entering high school to work to earn extra money. They worked in a famous specialty store in Tamsui Old Street. They usually helped sell iron eggs, fish cakes, etc., but something happened because of overtime work. In fact, hiring workers with protruding eyebrows can lead to violations of the law if they are not careful. Lawyer Li Yusheng said: "If a child laborer violates the upper limit of working hours or works at night, the employer may even be sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of up to 6 months. Imprisonment or a fine of not more than 300,000 yuan."

Let’s take a look at the regulations. If an employer wants to hire people under the age of 15, it must be approved by the Labor Bureau. Children between the ages of 15 and 16 are considered child labor. They must not work more than 8 hours a day. They cannot work from 8 pm to 9 pm the next day. , you have to wait until you are 16 years old to be a legal worker. This time, a famous store hired young students, but they did not know the rules of child labor. The person in charge was deferred for one year and was fined 10,000 yuan. It seems that you should keep your eyes open when looking for someone next time. .

# Employment of child labor # Labor Standards Law # Labor disputes

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