Taiwan
Hire Employees & Contractors

Taiwan

Compliantly hire your distributed team members in

Taiwan

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Hiring in

Taiwan

isn't so simple. Borderless can help.

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.

Primary Language

Mandarin Chinese

Currency

New Taiwan dollar (NT$, TWD)

Payroll Frequency

Monthly

Public Holidays

15 days

Employer Taxes

22.90%

Cost of Living Index

65.35 (2022)

Statutory Leave

Up to 30 days

Sick Leave

Up to 30 days

Maternity Leave

8 weeks

Important: Risks of misclassification

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.

Payment Information

Minimum Wage

TWD 25,250 per month.

Overtime Pay

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:

  • The first two hours are worth 134% of the hourly rate.
  • The following two hours are worth 167% of the hourly rate.
  • The first two hours of rest days are at 234% of the hourly rate.
  • The following 10 hours are worth 267% of the hourly rate.
  • Employees are paid 200% of their hourly rate on public holidays, annual leave, and regular leave.

Additional Pay

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.

Payroll Cycle

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.

Employer Costs & Taxes

  • 10.5%: Labor Insurance
  • 1%: Employment Insurance
  • 6%: Pension Fund
  • 5.17%: Health Insurance
  • 0.20%: Accidental Insurance
  • 0.025%: Overdue Wages

Employee Costs & Taxes

  • 10.5%: Labor Insurance contribution
  • 5.17%: Health Insurance
  • 1%: Employment Insurance
  • 5%: Up to 560,000 ($19278.11)
  • 12%: 560,001 – 1,260,000 ($19278.11 - $43559.98)
  • 20%: 1,260,001 - 2,520,000 ($43375.74 - $86751.48)
  • 30%: 2,520,001 - 4,720,000 ($86751.51 - $162486.90)
  • 40%: 4,720,001 and above ($162486.93)

Employment Information

Termination Process

Employee contracts can be terminated in Taiwan if there is a just cause, and a notice period is provided before the termination takes effect.

Notice period

According to the Taiwanese Labor Standards Act, employers must provide mandatory notice periods based on how long an employee has worked.

  • 10 days' notice from three months to less than a year
  • 20 days' notice from one year to less than three years
  • After three years of service, employers must give 30 days' notice.

Probation Period

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.

Severance Details

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.

Benefits of working in a country abroad

Borderless Benefits Packages in

Taiwan

When the world is your competition, it pays to incentivize new hires and existing alike. Borderless benefits packages typically include:

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Retirement Contributions

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Taiwan

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