The majority of workers across Taiwan (74.6%) said they were satisfied with their jobs in 2023, up 1.2% from 2022, reports Taipei Times, citing the Ministry of Labour. In 2023, approximately 3% said they were unsatisfied with their jobs. Nearly all those who said they were satisfied cited gender equality as a reason (97.3%), followed by workplace friendships (96.1%) and workspace (94%). The top three reasons cited by those who were dissatisfied were review and promotion systems (82.6%), wages (64.3%) and compliant mechanisms (60%).

Meanwhile, 41% of workers worked overtime last year for an average of 13.4 hours per month, continuing a downward trend in recent years and falling 0.8% from 2022. In 2023, 84.6% of those who worked overtime said they were paid extra or given makeup days, an increase of 0.5% from the year before. The real-estate industry was the worst at providing overtime compensation, with 19.6% saying they were not given extra pay or other time off.