I just did a quick forum search and figured out that I must have been at a good school a few years ago. They paid me for quite a few national holidays if they fell on one of my work days…and they gave me two weeks paid vacation every year. :bravo:
But now I see that paying a teacher for national holidays at a regular buxiban is a good natured thing on the part of the owner. Be it voluntary or not, can anyone direct me to an official website that lists national holidays that we are supposed to be paid for? Or at least give me their experienced opinion?
[quote=“wonder”]I just did a quick forum search and figured out that I must have been at a good school a few years ago. They paid me for quite a few national holidays if they fell on one of my work days…and they gave me two weeks paid vacation every year. :bravo:
But now I see that paying a teacher for national holidays at a regular buxiban is a good natured thing on the part of the owner. Be it voluntary or not, can anyone direct me to an official website that lists national holidays that we are supposed to be paid for? Or at least give me their experienced opinion?
Much appreciated. :discodance:[/quote]
You are not supposed to be paid for not working. Nobody in taiwan gets paid for a national holidy by law. Your first conclusion is the right one. You were lucky once upon a time. Now you are getting normal treatment.
So I suppose the ads for teaching jobs I saw that advertised “paid for 10 national holidays” etc. were the lucky ones? Maybe they were salaried positions and the school in question was simply making themselves look good. Just as other schools do when they announce they will supply an ARC as if it is a perk if you work for them full time.
I don’t expect anything from buxibans in Taiwan. That would be setting myself up for a series of disappoinments. Don’t read in any presumptions. I certainly don’t expect to be paid for hours that I don’t work. Although it may have seemed like a naive question, I was simply wondering what the standard was because I know some teachers have told me they get paid for some holidays.
If you’re on an hourly rate you won’t get paid for public holidays/typhoon days/sickness etc. If you’re on a salary you probably will do.
Most teachers are effectively self-employed and paid by the hour. However, due to the work visa regulations here they lack the freedom of employment that the self-employed would enjoy in most other countries. They kind of get the worst of both worlds. Something else to keep in mind before choosing to teach in Taiwan.
It is a little difficult for me to share in people’s joy over holidays and typhoon days, since for me it just means unpaid day off. Needing to take a day off due to illness also means no pay. Zero paid vacation days.
