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Taiwanese couple gets married four times in 37 days to maximise leave
- Bank worker appealed to Labour Department after employer balked at his claim
- Employer was initially fined for violating rules, but after heated criticism the fine was revoked
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Keen to make the most of a statutory holiday for newlyweds, a couple from Taiwan found a novel way to maximise their honeymoon – by marrying four times in just over a month.
The unusual story, confirmed by Taipei’s Labour Department on Wednesday, is the latest to go viral and highlight innovative, if somewhat bizarre, loophole wrangling by Taiwanese citizens.
Taiwanese companies are legally obliged to offer eight days of paid leave to newlyweds.
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But an unnamed bank employee decided to game the system last year, claiming 32 days of leave using a novel ruse.
Over a period of 37 days, he and his wife got married four times and divorced three times, claiming the full eight days for each of their nuptials.
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The bank balked and the employee appealed to Taipei’s Labour Department, which initially fined his employer NT$20,000 (US$670) for violating the leave regulations.
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