First, I tried to search for an appropriate thread that would answer this concern. I’m not finding it, so I’ll just ask:
What are the current minimum monthly pay/weekly hour requirements for a teaching ARC?
A few weeks ago when I was at the tax office, they scrutinized my paperwork and said I didn’t earn enough. After a few phone calls here and there, I was ok’d to go with no damage done.
But the lady said I should be making $48,000/month to have a legal ARC, and that they are getting more serious at the tax office about calling up the Labor Dept when there are problems.
One school director just told me the legal minimum for weekly hours are 16. I’ve also heard 20.
Yes, I will make phone calls to the offices above for clarification (and post what I learn), but that is oftentimes a maze. Maybe someone here knows…
I’m looking for a new job, and would certainly not want troubles next tax time.
The minimum hourly requirement is 14 hours per week. In order for a work permit to be issued the employment contract must be for at least 14 hours per week. Based upon the average wages of foreigners this is judged as the minimum requirement to earn a living here in Taiwan.
It’s interesting to hear about the tax office situation. I was wondering how long it would be before the tax office started comparing notes with the labor bureau.
But I wonder why the tax lady quoted a specific monthly income? Strange.
I couldn’t say how hard they’re checking details or how often they call up the labor bureau, but she did indeed say they are cooperating more.
She indicated a bit of a “grace period”, where she’s telling schools to behave, in hopes they’ll shape up on their own before any hammers fall. This is how I recall the conversation.
In fact, I don’t believe its NT$48,000 for a work permit. I have a part-time job that used to pay NT$40,000/month, but they had to raise it to NT$48,000 due to the new labour law, even though I don’t need a work permit at all.
yeah, there are 100 billion english schools on the island and most are kindergardens.
at issue is an ongoing debate about when it is best for children to learn a second language.
right now the gov’t says kids under 6 can’t get intensive instruction, yet there’s a huge demand from parents and schools can’t resist the opportunity.
and a lot of authorities seem to look the other way, or follow convenience, or…
i’m sure there’s a lot of discussion on this elsewhere in the site.
sorry to bring the bad news to u.
i’d reckon you’re fine, depending on your school’s guanxi…
good luck.