Taiwan Airlines Change Sick Leave Policy After EVA Flight Attendant’s Death

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Taiwan’s labor ministry says airline employees will no longer be penalized for taking sick leave. The change follows the death of an EVA Air flight attendant who reportedly worked a long-haul flight while ill, raising concerns about punitive leave policies.

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00:00Airlines staff in Taiwan will not be penalized for taking sick leave, according to the Labor

00:05Ministry.

00:06Taiwan's airlines agreed to the arrangement after meeting with labor officials.

00:11The news comes after a flight attendant for Taiwan's EVA Airways died after working a

00:17long-haul flight while feeling unwell.

00:19Critics say that it was EVA's punitive leave policies that deterred the flight attendant

00:24from suddenly taking leave.

00:27Inside attendance union reps say that EVA staff are impacted negatively on performance

00:32reviews when they take leave on short notice.

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