TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Flexible working hours are becoming increasingly trendy in the job market amid Taiwan's labor shortage and the effects of the low birth rate. For some employees, it gives them a chance to increase their income and to be free from a traditional nine-to-five job schedule.
Experts point out that by providing flexible working hours, companies can fill the labor shortage and attract middle-aged people and second-time employed women. Young adults are also more keen on a more fluid schedule, leading them to liking their job more.
"Having flexible working hours is one of the ways for a company to increase its pull factors," Huang Kai-yuan, a human resource manager at a local job bank said. However, experts also express concerns about this change in the job market that may affect workers' employment stability and well-being.
Flexible working hours may impact employees' long-term benefits, such as retirement and old-age pension issues. This shows that while promoting flexible working hours, it is necessary to balance the needs of enterprises and the rights and interests of workers.