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Legislative History

Title: Gender Equality in Employment Act CH
Announced Date: 2002-01-16
Amended Date: 2023-08-16
Category: Ministry of Labor(勞動部)
1.Enacted and promulgated a total forty articles of the Act by the Presidential Order No. 09100003660 on January 16, 2002. The Act shall become effective on March 8, 2002
2.Amended and promulgated title and Articles 1, 5-11, 15, 16, 20, 21, 26, 31, 34, 35, 38, 40 of the Act, added Articles 6-1, 38-1 of the Act by the Presidential Order No. 09700003951 on January 16, 2008, and the effective date of Article 16 of the Act shall be determined by the Executive Yuan
3.Amended and promulgated Articles 38, 38-1 of the Act by the Presidential Order No. 09700250571 on November 26, 2008
4.Amended and promulgated Articles 15, 20 of the Act by the Presidential Order No. 09900358591 on January 5, 2011
5.Amended on December 11,2013
6.Amended on June 18,2014
7.Amended on December 11,2014
8.Amended on May 18,2016
9.Amended and promulgated Articles 15, 19, 40 of the Act, Article 22 was deleted,by the Presidential Order No. 11100001911 on January 12, 2022; and it was enforced as of January 18,2022 as decided by the Executive Yuan on January 17,2022 through Order No.1110001084
10.Amendments to the Gender Equality in Employment Act, promulgated by Presidential Order of Hua-Zong-(1)-Yi-Zi No. 11200069341 on August 16, 2023, revised and promulgated the titles and Articles 1, 2, 5, 12, 13, 27, 34, 35, 37, 38-1, and 40; added Articles 13-1, 32-1 to 32-3, 38-2 to 38-4, and 39-1; except for Paragraphs 2 to 4 of Article 5, Paragraphs 3, 5 to 8 of Article 12, Articles 13, 13-1, 32-1 to 32-3, 34, and 38-1 to 38-3, which shall be enforced from March 8, 2024, all other Articles shall be enforced from the date of promulgation. (Former Title: Act of Gender Equality in Employment; New Title: Gender Equality in Employment Act)