I’m only asking because I can’t really keep up with Taiwan holidays.
Sometimes it’s a holiday and people say oh no we’re working today so we can have a different day off…
And other times that I expect to be a working day is a day off.
And sometimes, people work on Saturdays to make up for holiday or something…
I’m just asking. What’s going on this particular?
Alright, I get you.
This time it’s a holiday holiday. So, no work, no school, no banks. Like 4 Sundays in a roll.
So ~24-28 Feb 2023, restaurants and parks and tourist attractions and roads and public transportation and hotels will be crowded as hell and more expensive than regular days.
Now that’s what I (don’t) call a holiday.
1 - 4 April.
Is it really a true 4-day weekend for everyone? Or will some of those days be make-up days or whatever it’s called?
The real holiday is on April 4th but there’ll be a make-up day on March 25th for April 3rd, so it turns into a 4-days holiday.
You can see it described in the calendar in the OP.
OK here’s an unpopular take! Official holidays are overrated. Pain the a&& to travel anywhere. Banks closed, making what is already hard to do even harder. Get back to work and stop complaining!
So is this enough to get me suspended? 
Guy
Perhaps not as bad a take as you think? To some extent I agree with that - I certainly view official holidays as prime days to NOT go anywhere (but I’m lucky to have more flexibility than most in my usual schedule.) And in many cases, a holiday for kids is a hassle for parents who don’t have a “standard” job and don’t get a day off.
But there should on the other hand be a lot more paid holiday days, and the whole system of restarting the count when you move to a new job can go straight in the bin.
Not sure if I’m reading right.
No point public holidays anymore. Cant travel anywhere or find accomodation for cheap. All trains get instantly booked. All places in taiwan gets super packed.
Best idea is to stay home, enjoy some latte while watching netflix and take personal leave on weekdays to travel
According to the new rules, “make up” days will only be scheduled for Lunar New Year’s Eve and Children’s Day and Tomb Sweeping Day.
The DGPA says there will be only one “make-up” work day every year for the next five years, except for 2026 when there will be no adjusted holiday and thus no “make-up” work day.
An unwelcome reminder: this coming Saturday, June 17, is I believe another of those dumb Saturday work days. Plan accordingly.
Yeah we just realized it yesterday, from the notes in our daughter’s school book.
The sheer stupidity of the authorities this year knows no bounds.
Fucking morons.
And then they put the tests next week so a lot of the kids will have to go to their cram school on Sunday.
Quick question if anyone knows the law about this. This Saturday is a make up work day for October 9th. I am finishing up at my current employer at the end of September and will not be working at my new job until after the 10/10 break. My current employer is saying that I need to work this Saturday, even though I would not get paid for the extra day off in October as I would not be employed at that time. This sounds off to me as it means I need to work an extra day for no reason (I don’t get paid for the extra day off in October). Any idea on what is the rule about this?
As I see it, they can ask you to work, but they also need to pay you for that one day next month.
You can inquire at the Department of Labor to clarify.
