Employment

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...

May 3, 2019

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...

February 18, 2019

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 ...

January 3, 2019

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...

October 29, 2018

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...

September 27, 2018

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...

May 23, 2018

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...

January 17, 2018

Restrictions eased on foreign professionals living and working in Taiwan


The Draft Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals passed smoothly through Taiwan’s legislative branch this past October and ...

January 3, 2018