Office of Labour Affairs in Taipei reported “Legislature passes amendment on employee privacy”

 

The legislature approved an amendment to the Employment Services Act, adding an article forbidding employers from demanding non-job related information from employees,

Under the new amendment, employers cannot require employees to provide personal data unrelated to work. The article was designed to protect people from criminal syndicates as personal information and data leaks are a source of fraud.

The amended act stipulates that employers cannot inquire about non-job related issues in job interviews In addition, Employment equality laws stipulate that employers shall not discriminate against any job applicants on the basis of ethnicity, class, language, opinions, religious beliefs, political affiliations, place of birth, place of origin of an applicant’s ancestors, gender, sexual orientation, age, appearance, physical or mental disability, unless otherwise stated in other laws.