Employees in two sexual harassment cases within the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) declined to file complaints against their employer, but requested that the alleged perpetrators be held responsible, the Taipei Department of Labor said on Monday.
The department in a news release said it received reports from the party regarding the two cases on July 19, and the same day called the employees to explain laws and procedures moving forward.
In one case, the complainant said their employer had fulfilled their duty of assistance and care, and did not wish to file a formal complaint, it said.
Photo: Lin Hsin-han, Taipei Times
As they did not want to file a complaint, the Act of Gender Equality in Employment (性別工作平等法) no longer applies in the case, the department said.
However, the employee did express the wish that the government would hold the culprit accountable, it added.
In the other case, the employee said they only wish for the department to pursue action against the alleged harasser, the department said, adding that it has requested that the employee clarify their intent and would report on the case at the next gender equality committee meeting.
Employees who encounter sexual harassment in the workplace often seek to hold both their employers and perpetrators responsible, the department said.
However, the Sexual Harassment Prevention Act (性騷擾防治法) is not applicable to cases handled under the Act of Gender Equality in Employment, which does not include administrative sanctions against perpetrators, and holds employers and harassers “jointly and severally liable,” it said.
The department recommended amending the law to ensure that perpetrators may be held accountable regardless of which act applies.
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