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Welcome
to the home page for Taiwan EFL Law.
We
shall be adding data soon:-
a)
Labor Law - the inside story
b) Local Recruiters
c) Immigration Matters
d) Taxation issues
For
a look inside Taiwan visit
sourseed.
Feel
free to write to the forum
on anything local.
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Forum
Help for Your Legal Problem
The Forum will now extend to other countries.
Country specific forums will opened as queries
come in. If you are in Taiwan please sign up.
Once you have joined up, you can post your problem
on the EFL-Law
forum, where it will be answered
fairly quickly. Join Now.
We have 551 postings that
cover the most common problems you will face.
Check frequently for updates and information.
Immigration
and Work Visas.
Work
permits.
Foreign nationals must have a work permit to
work in Taiwan. The penalties for hiring unauthorized
foreign employees can include fines and jail
sentences. The foreign national is also subject
to a fine and Exit Order from Taiwan which may
be up to be 5 years. Any web site that suggests
you can work without a visa should be ignored.
The
Entry, Exit and Immigration law (EEIL) came
into operation on May 24 1999. The EEIL also
stipulates that under certain conditions, foreign
nationals who have resided legally for 7 years
in Taiwan may apply for permanent resident status.
Health
Insurance
Introduction
to Teaching in Taiwan
Visa
Application
Jobs
in Taiwan
Hess
Visa
Issuance
The
information pertaining to Recruiters in Korea
applies similarly in Taiwan. Many of the recruiters
listed on www.efl-law.org
also recruit for Taiwan. One
of the basic rules when dealing with a recruiter
is to determine if he/she is a legal company
operating inside the laws of that recruiter's
home country. If you can not easily ascertain
the legitimacy of the recruiter, you should
avoid that firm. If things go wrong you will
have no recourse.
Recruiters:
Australia
Academic Circle
Taiwan
Teachers
Teach
Abroad
Teacher
Help
If
you encounter problems you have various sources
of remedy: -
a)
your embassy or consulate
b)
local law firms
c)
the police
Also
see
Teaching
English in Taiwan (provided by the Canadian
Government)
Useful
Sites for Teachers in Taiwan
British
Council Penag Teachers' Club
Bureau
of Consular Affairs Visa & Passport
Information
Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
Secret
Society of English Teachers
Taiwan
Constitution Legal information
Taiwan
Labor Law Various promulgated laws
Teach
English in Taiwan Some useful tips for Taiwan
Teaching
English and Living in Taiwan
Teaching
English in Taiwan Comprehensive general
information
Teaching
English in Taiwan Web pages
Some
issues to consider on your future contract
If
you are applying from your home country for
a job in Turkey (site unseen) take care. Examine
the contract, research facts about the school.
Some major Boards unfortunately post fraudulent
jobs negligently - do not get caught up applying
for a job that does not exist.
If
you are applying from within the country of
employment, you have the advantage of meeting
the school/institution owner and discussing
any provisions of the contract you have been
presented. Determine that the person you are
negotiating with does in fact have authority
to represent the institution and that contractual
arrangements will be binding; (e.g. some universities
leave the interview to western teachers on their
staff. Though they may make promises, they are
not in a position to legally bind their employer.)
The key areas you will be discussing are:-
(a) monthly wage
(b) hours worked and when and what constitutes
an 'hour'
(c) holiday and annual leave provisions
(d) health insurance and deductions
(e) accommodation
(f) contract length
(g) any other salary deductions
(h) pension contribution and return of said
pension contribution at the end of contract,
(i) accommodation.
As noted above, some institutions have fixed
non negotiable contracts. If you do nevertheless,
negotiate a change, confirm it is written into
both English and local language versions of
the contract. Oral agreements can be forgotten
or explained as a miscommunication. Then do
check the local version mirrors the English
version.
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