Labor Incident Act: three takeaways for employers

Taiwan’s Labor Incident Act (“LIA”) was announced on 5 December 2018 and will come into force on 1 January 2020.[1] The core principles of th...

Employment law changes made for dispatch workers and APRC holders

Amendments to Taiwan’s Labor Standards Act ("LSA") passed the legislature on 26 April 2019. These amendments aim to keep pace with the rise of the g...

Disability and employment in Taiwan

Taiwan encourages the meaningful inclusion of people with disabilities in the workforce, having enacted the People with Disabilities Rights Protection...

New rules on extensions of residence in Taiwan

The Taiwan Ministry of the Interior amended its rules on extensions of residence on 5 December 2018 with immediate effect. Under the new rules, most ...

Working in Taiwan as a creative professional part I: the freelance artist work permit

This is the first of two FAQs on how creative professionals can live and work in Taiwan after the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Pr...

Mass layoffs in Taiwan: Additional insights for employers

As we mentioned in our previous article, “Mass layoffs in Taiwan: A guide for employers”, when an employer needs to dismiss a certain amount of it...

Options for employers to add more flexibility to work hours

The 2018 amendments to the Labor Standards Act (LSA), while intended to provide more flexibility in favor of employers in Taiwan, have nevertheless ra...

New employment rules to come into effect 1 March 2018

Amendments to Taiwan's Labor Standards Act passed by the legislature on 10 January 2018, after much controversy, protest and debate. Generally speakin...