醫療產業勞動條件常見法規議題：工作時間、工時、休假與工資

In recent years, a serious nursing shortage has become a critical issue in healthcare industry. Work overload, long working hours, and fewer days-off all contribute to high nursing turnover. In addition, many cases of violation to the Labor Standards Act have been documented in inspection reports. These inspection findings indirectly support the above-mentioned reasons for high nursing turnover. The purposes of this paper are to describe 4-week flexible working hours, types of the leaves and holidays, and the regulations of wages associated with leaves in health care industry according to the relevant laws and regulations in labor standards, such as the Labor Standards Act, Enforcement Rules of the Labor Standards Act, Act of Gender Equality in Employment, Enforcement Rules for Act of Gender Equality in Employment, and Regulations of Leave-Taking of Workers.