1
The Council of Labor Affairs of the Executive Yuan sets up the Committee
on Gender Equality in Employment (hereinafter referred to as the Committee)
pursuant to Paragraph 1 to Article 5 of the Gender Equality in Employment Law.
The Council also enacts these rules pursuant to Paragraph 3 of the same
Article.
2
The Committee is in charge of the following matters:
(1) The consultation and research of the Gender Equality in Employment Law
and its related statutes and administrative regulations.
(2) The investigation and examination of the complaints concerning
gender equality in employment.
(3) The examination of annual working plans.
(4) The investigation of current situations of gender equality in
employment.
(5) The promotion of other matters concerning gender equality in
employment.
3
The Committee shall have eleven members. The chairperson of the Committee
shall be the Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Labor Affairs of the
Executive Yuan designated by the Chairperson of the Council of Labor Affairs
of the Executive Yuan and shall serve on a part-time basis. Other members
of the Committee shall be designated or appointed by the Council of Labor
Affairs of the Executive Yuan from the following persons:
(1) One representative from the Council of the Labor Affairs of the Executive
Yuan.
(2) Two representatives recommended by labor organizations.
(3) Two representatives recommended by employers' organizations.
(4) Two representatives recommended by women's organizations.
(5) Three representatives from scholars and who are regarded as experts in
their fields.
4
The term of the members of the Committee is two years. When a
membership is vacant for cause, the term of successor member shall last to the
expiration of the term of former member.
5
The Committee shall designate an executive secretary and in charge of
ordinary day-to-day matters of the Committee under the supervision of the
chairperson. The Committee shall also have three to seven staff members
handling general affairs and under the direction and supervision of the
executive secretary. The executive secretary and staff members shall be
appointed by the Council of Labor Affairs of the Executive Yuan from its
current personnel and serve on a part-time basis.
6
The Committee shall hold its regular meeting every three months.
Temporary meetings shall be held, if necessary. In case of the filing of
complaints, the examination meeting shall be held immediately.
7
When the Committee is in session, it shall be chaired by the chairperson.
When the chairperson is in absent, he (or she) shall designate a member in
attendance as a substitute chairperson.
The members shall attend the meetings in person and cannot be substituted.
When the Committee is in session, it may invited other related persons to
attend with no voting right.
8
The Committee shall be in session when over one-half of the members
attend. The decisions of the Committee shall be rendered by the approval of
over one-half of the members attended.
9
The Committee may commission academic institutions, scholars, or experts to
provide assistance in collecting related materials concerning gender
equality in employment or to do researches on related topics.
10
The members of the Committee shall receive no salary for their work.
However, for the members who are not the personnel of the Council of Labor
Affairs of the Executive Yuan, they may receive transportation fees under
the existing regulations.