To protect your right while work in Taiwan, please read it carefully and keep it with you for future reference
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While work in Taiwan, if you are engaging in any of following behaviors, you will be terminated of your work permit, and will be ordered to leave the country within days:
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| (1) |
work for any one other than employer who applied for your work permit;
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| (2) |
any work other than assigned by your employer;
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| (3) |
absent from work for three consecutive days without reasonable causes
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| (4) |
refuse undergoing physical examination, and/or provide false information about physical examination, or fail to pass physical examination;
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| (5) |
violate, in serious behavior, any rules and regulations prescribed under Employment Service Act;
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| (6) |
violate, in serious behavior, any other laws and regulations under Taiwan legal system.
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Employment Service Act and other related rules and regulations
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| (1) |
should employment contract expire or terminate, you need to leave the country immediately;
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| (2) |
any foreign workers, employed as teacher in schools or cram schools, are required to undergo physical examination, those who are employed otherwise, are required as Department of Health determined;
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| (3) |
work without authorization will be punished carrying dollar amounts of fine of at least 30000 NT dollars, and up to 150000 NT dollars; and you will be ordered to leave the country within days, and will not be allowed re-entry;
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| 3. |
Your rights while work in Taiwan
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| (1) |
health insurance
all foreign workers who carry resident alien card, are required to participate health insurance plan. As to health insurance questions, please check with website at http://www.nhitb.gov.tw.
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| (2) |
labor insurance
if you are employed at business unit with more than five workers, you are insured under employer, or group hired, or organization affiliated; for information, please check with website at http://www.bli.gov.tw
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| (3) |
consumer disputes
consumers (include foreign workers) dispute with business organizations for products and services, can file their complaints to business organizations, consumer protection group, or consumer service center; or call for service at 1950 (national hotline). For details, please check website at http://www.cpc.gov.tw/web/index.htm.
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| (4) |
labor disputes
while you work in Taiwan, if you have disputes about labor contract or labor rights, you can file for mediation or arbitration from labor organizations in every city or county government. As to laws and regulations about labor disputes, please check with website at www.cla.gov.tw.
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If you were approved by Labor Affairs Commission to issue work permit, you need to apply for work visa through Taiwan's office in your country; or if you are already in Taiwan, you need to apply for status change of visa through Bureau of Consular Affairs. Working hours: Monday through Friday, 830 am to 500 pm (open for noon, closed on Saturday, Sunday and national holidays). Please check with website at www.boca.gov.tw.
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| 5. |
You need to apply for resident alien card within 15 days while entering Taiwan, please bring necessary documents to apply from
National Immigration Agency
of you local
Service center.
Web side :http://www.immigration.gov.tw/aspcode/index_ch_main.asp
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Your income from work in Taiwan, are required to file income tax by laws. For income tax filing and tax related questions, please contact district offices of National Tax Administration.
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For travel information in Taiwan, please call Tourism Bureau at (02) 2727-3737, or 0800-011765, website address: http://www.taiwan.net.tw/lan/cht/index/
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Should you have any other questions, please check with website Information For Foreigners at http://www.npa.gov.tw/iff, or call Bureau of Employment And Vocational Training (address: No. 83, Sec 2, Yanping N. Road, Datong District, Taipei City 103) at (02) 8590-2567 for further information. Website address: www.evta.gov.tw.
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