Taiwan increases paid marital leave for newlyweds to whopping 14 days
Taiwan increases paid marital leave for newlyweds to whopping 14 days
2026-09-17
Taiwan is giving couples more time off to get married, and hopefully use some of that time to make a baby. The government is giving the marital leave policy a major makeover, expanding the number of marital leave days from eight to a whopping 14. The policy will enter effect on Oct. 1, and will also apply to couples who registered their marriage within the previous three months.
Brides and grooms hold hands as they take the next big step in life. For years, tying the knot would grant each party eight days of marital leave, which many say is barely enough to tie up loose ends. Now, saying “I do” will grant couples a longer vacation of 14 days.
Huang Chi-ya
Ministry of Labor
Here’s how to check if you are eligible to extend your eight days of marital leave to 14. First, you need to still have some of your original eight days left. Then, check whether your eligibility period extends beyond Oct. 1, counting three months starting from 10 days before your marriage registration. If you haven’t used up your leave, and you qualify under the second condition, the new rules apply.
The new rules will enter into effect on Oct. 1, adding six days of paid marital leave to newlyweds. But who’s shouldering the bill? Not employers, as the government will subsidize the wages in full starting from the ninth day of leave. The new rules will also apply to couples caught between the old and new rules. As long as they haven’t yet used up their original eight days and they registered their marriage within the three months prior to Oct. 1, they can claim the extra leave. The government hopes the extra leave will encourage more workers to get married. But will it lead to more marriages? And babies?
Member of public
Doubtful of a marriage boom
I don’t think the extra leave will do much to get more people to get married. There are a lot of other factors to consider.
Member of public
Doubtful of a marriage boom
It depends on the person. If you don’t want to get married, getting more days off won’t change your mind.
The government is hoping that the extra vacation days will make people more willing to get hitched and bring more little ones into the world. But whether the figures increase remains to be seen.
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上班族小確幸! 勞工婚假8天增為14天 10/1上路
2026-09-17
準新人看過來！為了鼓勵婚育，勞動部今天預告修正 勞工請假規則，預計從今年10月1日起，勞工的婚假將從現行的8天直接大幅增加到14 天，而且多出來的 6 天薪資將由政府全額補助給雇主。甚至追溯到前三個月結婚的「舊新人」，只要婚假還沒請完，都可以多出六天！
準新人手牽手，邁向人生下一階段，但過去不少上班族抱怨，只有8天的婚假，真的都不夠用。為了挺勞工成家，勞工婚假從8天，大幅延長到14天！
[[勞動條件及就業平等司司長 黃琦雅]]
“判斷自己還可不可以延長，從八天到十四天，就看第一，你八天請完了沒，如果還沒請完，第二，你登記前十天，有沒有落在這個三個月，有沒有跨過十月一號，只要這兩個要件符合，你都可以這個適用，我們這一次的新規定”
10月1日正式上路，這次修正，天數一口氣增加6天，同樣給付全薪，雇主最擔心的，是負擔變重？因此勞動部拿出配套，第9天開始的婚假薪資，可以向勞動部申請全額補助，至於剛登記的新人，也有新舊銜接過渡期，只要還在「3個月內」的請假期限裡，只要舊的8天婚假還沒請完，都能多六天婚假，政府從政策著手，讓新人結婚意願提高，但真的能對婚育有幫助嗎?
[[民眾]]
“不會因為多了這些假，然後就會想要考慮直接結婚，就是還有很多其他的因素，跟考量的東西”
[[民眾]]
“還是要看個人吧，如果自己不想要，你就算延長也沒有用”
政府從政策著手，希望新人結婚意願提高，進而助攻生育率，但實際的效果如何，還得看新制上路後，讓數字說話。
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