To hire new employees in
Taiwan
, your business must have a local legal entity or an Employer of Record like Borderless in place already. Then there’s the management of local employment compliance, taxes, benefits, payroll, and more. Hiring contractors poses similar challenges.
Borderless handles all of that for you, so you can focus on getting to work with your new team member in
Taiwan
while staying fully compliant with local laws and compliance.
Mandarin Chinese
New Taiwan dollar (NT$, TWD)
Monthly
15 days
22.90%
65.35 (2022)
Up to 30 days
Up to 30 days
8 weeks
In many countries like
Taiwan
, the treatment of employees and contractors is different. If you misclassify a new team member, you could be subjected to penalties and fines. Let Borderless get this right for you, so you don’t have to worry.
TWD 25,250 per month.
Working hours are typically 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. Monday through Friday is the standard work week.
Overtime pay is optional and may be included in the salary. Overtime is defined as hours worked outside of normal working hours. Overtime is limited to 4 hours per employee. Employees are compensated for extra hours worked as follows:
Employees are entitled to: eight days of paid leave for the death of a parent or spouse; six days off for the death of a child, grandparent, or parent-in-law; and three days off for the death of a sibling or grandparent-in-law.
Employees are entitled to paid time off to fulfill civil obligations such as military service, jury duty, and so on.
Employees are entitled to up to eight days of paid wedding leave.
For all Borderless customers, all employee payments will be made in equal monthly installments on or before the last working day of each calendar month, payable in arrears.
Employee contracts can be terminated in Taiwan if there is a just cause, and a notice period is provided before the termination takes effect.
According to the Taiwanese Labor Standards Act, employers must provide mandatory notice periods based on how long an employee has worked.
The employer and the individual employee can agree on the length of the probation period. It is common practice to use a 3-6 month trial period.
Employees who began working before the Labor Standards Act of 2005 was passed are entitled to a severance package equal to one month's pay for each year of continuous service.
Employees who began working after the passage of the Labor Standards Act in 2005 are entitled to a half-pay month's for each year of continuous employment.
When the world is your competition, it pays to incentivize new hires and existing alike. Borderless benefits packages typically include:
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