TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor (MOL) has announced that work restrictions placed on spouses of foreign white-collar workers will be relaxed to allow them to do short-term work.
Not subject to the restrictions of having a capital of NT$5 million and revenues of NT$10 million
Must earn same minimum wage for foreigners in Taiwan (NT$47,971 or NTD 200 per hour)
There appears to be nothing about it on the MOL’s website yet. It’ll probably come in the next few days.
They can be paid hourly wages, but the pay rate must be based on the standard salary of NT$47,971 (about US$1,600), which is about NT$200 per hour, the ministry said.
47971/200 works out to a 10 or 11 hour work day, I guess that’s standard for many Taiwanese. Still, a good change that will be welcome by many expat families.