The Executive Yuan yesterday approved three legislative amendments that would allow retired military and government officials, as well as workers in the education sector, to continue receiving monthly pensions after obtaining work in the private sector.
The amendments would also make all pension fund payouts to civil servants, military personnel and educators salary tax-free.
The bills were drafted in response to Constitutional Interpretations Nos. 781, 782 and 783 by the Council of Grand Justice in August 2019, which ruled that withholding pensions is unconstitutional.
The council said that clauses of the Act Governing Retirement, Severance, and Bereavement Compensation for the Teaching and