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The job in Zhunan involves the repair and maintenance of Gogoro battery-swapping stations in the Zhunan and Miaoli areas.
During the application process, they said everything would comply with the Labor Standards Act, but that turned out to be false. They described the work schedule as 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
They said there would be a one-hour lunch break, followed by a 30-minute break after 5:30 p.m., with overtime counted after 6:00 p.m. and overtime pay provided in accordance with the Labor Standards Act.
In reality, after starting work at 8:30 a.m., you have to wait for the day's assignments before preparing materials and heading out.
After starting work, you may not necessarily be able to take a lunch break. Even when you can, it is usually only 30 minutes—you eat and then continue working.
The 30-minute break after 5:30 p.m. is also basically not taken. In effect, they take about one hour of your working time each day on average.
Overtime also does not comply with the Labor Standards Act, with a fixed rate of around NT$130 per hour or less. Most importantly, the workload is heavy and overtime is required every day. You typically visit around ten sites per day.
You may not be able to get off work until around 8:00 p.m. Wages are paid monthly in cash, possibly because they are afraid the Labor Bureau will inspect their accounts.
On average, you have to visit 10.5 sites per day before you can finish work, and handling each site takes about one hour.
Regardless of the number of work orders assigned each day or the distance involved, they must all be completed that same day, no matter how late you have to work overtime.
Zhunan and the Taichung headquarters seem to have nothing to do with each other. When you ask about work-related benefits, the answers do not match at all.
In summary:
1. The workload is heavy every day, requiring two hours of overtime, and you may be able to leave around 8:00 p.m.
2. Because you have to rush to finish the work, about one hour of break time is taken away every day.
3. Overtime pay does not comply with the Labor Standards Act and is a pitifully low rate of about NT$130 per hour.
4. During the application process, they agreed to comply with the Labor Standards Act, but after you start work, they completely go back on their word. They are very untrustworthy.
I decided to resign after working there for five days. If I do not receive my wages and overtime pay, I will definitely report them to the Labor Bureau and update this post.