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