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2024 Taiwan Health and Welfare Report

For contracted social workers, the salary The Ministry of Health and Welfare, municipal
point conversion rate will be set at NTD 130 governments, and county/city governments
per point, and for contracted protective social all commission and subsidize social work
workers, it will be set at NTD 133.6 per point, personnel at private organizations. The
resulting in an adjustment range of NTD Ministry has also led the Juvenile and Family
1,569 to NTD 3,000. In 2024, in line with the Court of the Judicial Yuan, the National
salary adjustments for military personnel, civil Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the
servants, and teachers, the social worker Interior, and the Council of Indigenous
salary scale was adjusted to NTD 140.3 per Peoples to amend the relevant regulations on
point, and NTD 143.9 per point for protective professional service fees in their respective
social workers. subsidized programs, benefiting more than
B. Subsidy Program for Salary System of 10,000 social workers.
Social Workers in NGOs: The originally fixed (3) To protect the labor rights of social workers,
professional service fee was adjusted to the "Labor Grievance and Communication
a monthly social worker entry-level salary Platform for Social Welfare Personnel" was
subsidy of NTD 34,916 and a monthly social established on March 31, 2018. On August
work supervisor entry-level salary subsidy 24, 2018, the operational procedures for
of NTD 40,901, with a tiered professional labor dispute grievances were promulgated.
service fee subsidies (totaling 7 tiers) based On June 30, 2023, the amended operational
on seniority, education, license and execution procedures for handling labor grievances of
of dangerous tasks to facilitate retention of social welfare personnel were promulgated. On
professionals. The subsidies for the labor December 27, 2023, a review and progress
and health insurance premiums borne by the meeting on the protection of labor rights for
employers of private organizations and the social welfare personnel was convened, inviting
provision of pension reserves were increased local governments, the Ministry of Labor,
to NTD 5,000 per person per month to relevant agencies, and various social worker
reduce the financial burden. In 2023, the unions. From its establishment in 2018 until
subsidies for social worker entry-level the end of 2023, the Labor Grievance and
salaries at private organizations were further Communication Platform for Social Welfare
adjusted by 8.16%, with the subsidy for Personnel has handled a total of 103 cases,
social worker entry-level salaries set at NTD with 97 cases closed and 6 cases under
37,765 per month and the subsidy for social investigation. The investigation results of the
work supervisor entry-level salaries set at closed cases are shown in Table 10-4. All
NTD 44,239 per month. A systematic salary confirmed cases of violations were penalized in
adjustment mechanism was established, accordance with the law, and the competent
with salaries adjusted in accordance with authorities were instructed to provide guidance
the adjustment rates for military personnel, for improvement. The operational procedures
civil servants, and teachers. The subsidy for handling labor grievances of social welfare
for employers' labor and health insurance personnel were revised based on the experience
contributions and labor pension reserve funds gained, enhancing the effectiveness of case
was increased to NTD 6,000 per person per investigations.
month, promoting public-private collaboration
and ensuring full salary payment.

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