Parenting Gift Pack The third reading of the amendments to the Sexual Equality Law and the Legal Protection Law. Maternity leave is increased to 14 weeks. Paternity leave is extended to 14 days.

The Legislative Yuan passed amendments to some provisions of the "Gender Equality at Work Law" and the "Employment Insurance Law" on the third reading yesterday. Key points include relaxing the application period for "childcare leave without pay" until the child reaches the age of nine. If both parents have received six months of subsidies, each parent can receive an additional three months. At the same time, maternity leave will be increased from the current eight weeks to fourteen days; paternity check-up and paternity leave will be increased from seven days to fourteen days, and is expected to be implemented from New Year's Day next year.

The Legislative Yuan passed amendments to the "Gender Equality Work Law" yesterday. The main points of the amendment include four weeks of paid abortion leave for those who have a miscarriage of more than three months of pregnancy; two weeks of paid abortion leave for those who have a miscarriage of two to three months of pregnancy; ten days of paid miscarriage leave for those who have a miscarriage of less than two months of pregnancy, and flexible parental leave increased from 30 days to 60 days, a total of 120 days for both parents.

In addition, the Legislative Yuan yesterday also passed amendments to the Employment Insurance Law. The third reading article stipulates that the upper limit of the insurance age of 65 years old will be deleted to encourage the employment of middle-aged and elderly people, and the waiting period for unemployment benefits will be shortened to seven days. Early employment incentives for the unemployed will be increased from 50% to 60% of the original remaining unemployment benefits, and will be paid in one lump sum.

Regarding the renamed "Child Care Suspension Allowance", it also maintains the payment of 60% of the average insured salary and the Ministry of Labor's public service budget subsidy for a maximum of six months. At the same time, it is expanded that after parents have claimed the allowance for six months, each parent can claim an additional three months, and the total can be claimed for a total of 18 months, promoting equality in the gender division of labor within the family.

The ruling and opposition parties in the Legislative Yuan held consultations before amending the law. There are different opinions on whether the childcare stay allowance should be increased to 80% and incorporated into the law. Minister of Labor Hong Shenhan pointed out on the spot that the allowance has been included in the official budget to 80%. If it is incorporated into the law, it "may not be very suitable", but he agrees that parents can apply for the extension of the allowance to nine months. After consultations, the ruling and opposition parties passed a side resolution requesting the Ministry of Labor to continue to compile public service budget subsidies based on the "Key Points of Wage Subsidy for Child Care Leave and Leave of Absence".