Workplace discrimination and dismissive attitudes continue to discredit many women across China.

As Taiwan's economy races to embrace AI and automation, some question whether the government is doing enough to prepare the workforce for the future.

The parody YouTube channel offers an important platform to highlight the humorous side of cross-Strait relations.

Is the 'happy company' phenomenon a mask for deeper workplace dissatisfaction?

This is the latest in months of protests over the anticipated passage of revisions to a law originally intended to protect workers' rights.

Taiwan is pretty average in East Asia when it comes to paid holidays and work hours, but stagnant wages remain a major drag.

A breakdown in negotiations led disgruntled employees to block the entrance to a Hsinchu store and scuffle with police.

Taiwan may experience death by overwork on similar levels as in Japan.

Union members suggest the dispute with airline Far Eastern Air Transport highlights the lack of protections afforded to employees.

Jomo JS argues that the original Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Agreement had little to offer Malaysia — but the absence of the US makes the agreement nonsensical.

We look at four emerging companies from this year's MeetTaipei startup festival that are on track to profitability.

After 2016 changes to the Labor Standards Act drew criticism for inflexibility and high costs, the latest round of changes give too much power back to bosses, leaving shift workers such as nurses and drivers particularly vulnerable.

Changes to the Labor Standards Act could leave workers sleepless — and working for as many as 12 days at a time.

Taiwan has the sixth highest average work hours in the world, yet revisions to the Labor Standards Act suggested this week by the government roll back hard-fought victories for labor rights secured last year, and leave the door open for employers to exploit workers unprotected by unions.

The draft act on hiring foreign talent passed last week does more to make life easier for foreign workers and their families already in Taiwan than it does to entice fresh white-collar recruits to the beautiful island.

Craft workshops are often the only chance for graduates of Taiwan's special needs schools to make a valuable contribution to society. But with funding in short supply, the system is leaning on startups like handmade soap specialist TriSoap to bring down costs and keep the workshops in business.

It may seem obvious that the job of an architect is to design, but in reality, many spend most of their time processing paperwork and communicating with clients. A Hong Kong startup is tackling the problem.

At this critical royal transition, both the middle class and civil society do not even hide their taste for authoritarianism. It manifests itself chiefly in politicisation and self-interest on their part.