2020/1/19

Legislator proposals for amendments to the Employment Services Act Section 52 and 55 of the third reading in the Legislative Yuan for review on January 19, 101 years, the most important of amendments to the Employment Service Act 46, a the provisions of paragraph 8 to paragraph 10 of the work (such as home care, manufacturing, and create industry, institutional care, domestic workers, ocean fishing, etc.) of foreign workers in Taiwan, the accumulated work experience from nine years to extend for 12 years. Because this amendment did not change the employer to the introduction of foreign labor conditions and procedures, will not increase the total number of foreign workers, it will not affect people employment rights and working conditions for national economic development and social stability as a whole, should have positive benefits.

CLA received many years since people continued to petition reflects the cumulative work experience of foreign labor, such as foreign workers and caregivers of the family class has been established to be familiar with the model of care will extend the life of the foreign workers for 12 years should be to relax, help take care of the maintenance of quality; foreign workers and if the industrial class coincided with the work of skilled and efficient state, and will extend the life of the foreign workers for 12 years, can reduce the employer's training time, reduce the in between jobs and reduce labor disputes.

Reflect the cumulative foreign labor to extend the period will harm the interests of foreign workers and change the section B of the complementary principle of foreign workers, the CLA said that after the amendment of this provision did not involve the number of foreign workers and employers of eligibility, foreign workers still complement for the outside world principle, and the rights of foreign workers has always been with their workers equal treatment, the same labor law protection, does not change the provisions of amendment.

Under current law, the Council of Labor Affairs issued by the employer during the work permit for 2 years, may apply for the extension of up to 1 year after the expiration, so foreign workers each working in Taiwan for up to three years. Yuan Yu does not affect our employment rights and interests and social stability of the premise, based on simple political convenience considerations, cancel the extension application procedures, but each work period in Taiwan will remain up to three years.

Other employers to hire foreign workers subject to employment stability fee, late payment of levy fines in accordance with existing laws and regulations, based on the proportion of moderate fines imposed and the upper limit has been enough to up the purpose of administration, and therefore lowered the ratio and the upper limit of the levy of late fees on a daily basis, The original daily levy of 1% was adjusted to 0.3%; 1 times the upper limit of adjustment and the original levy imposed 30 per cent cap in order to reduce the employers' economic burden.

The Council of Labor Affairs, said people 52 and for the amendments to the Employment Services Act 55 provides that if in doubt, contact the Employment and Vocational Training Board ( 02-8590-2561 ).

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