Employing overseas graduates for hospitality services
FAQs - Employment Procedures
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There is no limit on the accumulative service length in Taiwan for international and overseas Compatriot graduates. In accordance with Article 52 of the Employment Service Act, the maximum duration of the employment permit for international and overseas Compatriot graduates shall be three years each time. Employers may renew the employment permit after the expiration. The accumulative service length for foreign workers in Taiwan shall not apply.
In accordance with Articles 53 and 59 of the Employment Service Act, international and overseas Compatriot graduates engaging in hospitality jobs cannot change an employer when their employment permit is still in effect, except for reasons not attributed to such international and overseas Compatriot graduates. The procedures for change of employer for foreign factory workers shall apply to change of employer for international and overseas Compatriot graduates.
"1. When hiring international and overseas Compatriot graduates holding an associate or higher degree earned from a college or university in Taiwan, employers may apply for the employment permit before the estimated date of employment. When hiring international and overseas Compatriot graduates overseas or domestically for hospitality jobs, the validity of the employment permit shall start from the estimated date of employment. If the review period of the Ministry of Labor is after the estimated date of employment, the document issuing date of the Ministry of Labor shall be start date of the employment permit. 2. For international and overseas Compatriot graduates hired for hospitality jobs by an employer, the maximum duration of the employment permit shall be three years. However, the limit on the duration of an employment period shall not apply to foreign workers granted permanent residency."
Employers requiring continuous hiring of international and overseas Compatriot graduates upon the expiration of the original employment permit shall submit the valid (not expired) employment permit to apply for an extension (renewal) within four months before the expiration.
Employers requiring continuous hiring of international and overseas Compatriot graduates for hospitality jobs after the expiration (three years) of the original employment permit shall prepare the required documents to apply for extension of the employment period within four month before the expiration of the employment period to the Ministry of Labor in accordance with Article 48 of the Regulations on the Permission and Administration of the Employment of Foreign Workers (hereinafter referred to as the “Hiring Regulations”) and subparagraph 3, item 2 and subparagraph 4, item 2 of the Document Validity, Application Procedures, and Other Documents Requested by Central Competent Authorities for Employers Applying for Hiring Category 3 foreign workers (hereinafter referred to as the “Document Validity”).
Yes. After receiving approval for change of employer or job, international and overseas Compatriot graduates can register with the same procedures and required documents for foreign workers. The original employer or the international or overseas Compatriot graduate shall submit the application form and the agreement on employer change or certificate of employment to apply for an employer change registration to a government employment services institution.
"Upon receiving approval for job change, international and overseas Compatriot graduates hired for hospitality jobs shall change jobs in the same category. They may change jobs in other sectors after meeting the following requirements: 1. Employment qualifications for foreign workers: foreign workers shall fulfill the qualifications for the category of jobs they are hired as specified in the review criteria. 2. Qualifications for continued employment of employers: When continuing the employment of a foreign worker from another sector, employers shall ensure that the foreign worker fulfills the qualifications for employment. Change procedures: This foreign worker shall register a job change at a government employment services institution. Additionally, this foreign worker can only receive the continued employment from employers of jobs in other categories when no employers of the same category of jobs register for continued employment for 14 consecutive days. "
Both parties shall consent to the terms of employment and no part of the contract shall violate labor laws and regulations.
"1. Hiring international and overseas Compatriot graduates for hospitality jobs overseas： International and overseas Compatriot graduates shall undergo a health checkup within three workdays after entering Taiwan and complete regular health checkups within 30 days before or after the 6th, 18th, and 30th month from the effective date of the employment permit. 2. Hiring international and overseas Compatriot graduates domestically: When applying for employment permit, employers may submit the certificate of pass of health checkups (including the health checkup within three days after entry, regular health checkups or supplementary health checkups) for Categories 2 and 3 foreign workers completed within the past three months issued by a designated hospital. Additionally, for foreign workers meeting the requirements as stipulated in Article 43, paragraph 1, subparagraphs 1 and 2, Regulations on the Permission and Administration of the Employment of Foreign Workers, employers may submit the certificate of pass of the health checkup completed within one year after the effective date of the employment permit. Otherwise, employers shall arrange the health checkup for foreign workers at the designated hospital within seven days after the next day of the effective date of the employment permit. Foreign workers shall complete their regular health checkups within 30 days before or after the 6th, 18th, and 30th month from the effective date of the employment permit. "
"Industry: Hospitality Industry Category: Training courses on related professional knowledge and skills offered by the Tourism Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, or any industry associations it recognizes. Contact person: Miss Huang, Accommodation Section, Tourism Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (02) 2349-1500 ext. 8511"
"1. Yes. The current procedures for employer change for intermediate skilled workforces and foreign workers shall apply to change of employer for international and overseas Compatriot graduates engaging in hospitality jobs. 2. Employers shall verify if international and overseas Compatriot graduates agree to the continued employment by the same employer within two to four months before the expiration of the current employment permit. If international and overseas Compatriot graduates agree to continued employment, employers shall apply for extension of the employment permit of international and overseas Compatriot graduates to the Ministry of Labor. If international and overseas Compatriot graduates are unwilling to continue employment and want to return to their native country, employers shall complete the offboarding procedures for international and overseas Compatriot graduates within 14 days before the expiration of their employment permit. If international and overseas Compatriot graduates wish to change employer, the current employer shall apply for change of employer for international and overseas Compatriot graduates within two to four months before the expiration of the current employment permit. Based on the intention of international and overseas Compatriot graduates, the Ministry of Labor will register related information on the employer change for foreign workers section (https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home/fortrans/expire-conversion) for new employers to contact them."
For international and overseas Compatriot graduates engaging in intermediate skilled jobs or hospitality jobs with salary reaching the statutory amount, employers will not need to submit their proof of skills. However, new employer shall submit the proof of skills of international and overseas Compatriot graduates engaging in intermediate skilled jobs or hospitality jobs when they fail to meet the said salary condition in the continued employment.
If employers cannot submit proof of training courses, they should submit a statement issued by the school or partner entity regarding the internship training of international and overseas Compatriot graduates. The statement should include the names, passport numbers, training courses received, and duration of training of the respective international and overseas Compatriot graduates.
If it involves more than two schools or partner entities of internship training, and the duration of training courses is over 80 hours, more than one copy with the seal of each school or partner entity of internship training will be required.