In response to the “MeToo” movement, Taiwan’s Government amended the Act of Gender Equality in Employment (AGEE) on 31 July 2023. The new AGEE amendments will take effect on 8 March 2024.
The following are the highlights of the AGEE amendments:
In the past, AGEE did not apply to sexual harassment of employees during “non-working hours” or sexual harassment by “business associates of different business units”. The new amendments will cover both situations.
The amendments to the AGEE have defined “sexual harassment by a position of power” and “person in charge”. In particular, to curb harassment in a position of power, the court may impose punitive damages ranging from one to three times the amount of damages, which may be increased to three to five times the amount of damages if the perpetrator is the person in charge and the employer.
The new amendments specify employers’ responsibility for preventing sexual harassment as well as the ways to prevent it, such as employee education and training.
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