Review Standards and Employment Qualifications for Foreign Workers Engaged in Work Specified in Subparagraphs 8 to 10, Paragraph 1, Article 46 of the Employment Service Act Article 28

Employers approved by the central competent authority in charge of the target business as having any of the following qualifications can apply for an initial foreign worker recruitment permit:1. Employers approved or recognized by the central competent authority in charge of the target business as having invested overseas for two years or more and confirmed as conforming to one of the following conditions:(1) Where international sales of own brand products over the past two years in foreign countries account for 50 percent or more of the company’s total output.(2) Where the company was one of the top five suppliers in the international supply chain or has a market share of 10 percent or more of the international market over the past year(3) When it is classified as a high-value added product and key component related industry.(4) When the central competent authority in charge of the target business approves the establishment of an R&D center or enterprise operations headquarters.2. Factories completed within three years of the date of a letter of approval issued by the central competent authority in charge of the target business in accordance with the previous subparagraph that obtain certified new factory registration and are in compliance with the qualifications stipulated in items 1 and 2 of Subparagraph 2 in the first paragraph of the preceding Article.The time frame for applications for approval prescribed in the previous paragraph are as follows:1. Subparagraph 1 of the previous paragraph: From November 22, 2012 to December 31,2014.2. Subparagraph 2 of the previous paragraph: Within three years of the date the central competent authority in charge of the target business issues the letter of approval detailed in Subparagraph 1 of the previous paragraph.Employers approved according to Paragraph 1 can apply one time to the Central Competent Authority to hire foreign workers, but the number of foreign workers applied for and already employed foreign workers should be calculated based on Paragraph 3 of the previous Article. However, when the ratio of foreign workers applied for is less than 40 percent the employer is required to pay additional employment security fees pursuant to SubParagraph 3, Paragraph 1, Article 26 and increase the ratio of foreign workers to 40 percent.When the ratio of hired foreign workers referred to in the previous paragraph conforms to either of the following rules the employer does not have to pay the additional employment security fee prescribed in the provisos of each subparagraph of Paragraph 1, Article 26 and the provisos of the previous paragraph for a period of five years:1. Points 1 to 3, Subparagraph 1, Paragraph: 1: 20 percent or less.2. Point 4, Subparagraph 1, Paragraph: 1: 15 percent or less.
中文原文 外國人從事就業服務法第四十六條第一項第八款至第十一款工作資格及審查標準第28條
雇主符合下列資格,向中央目的事業主管機關申請經認定後,得申請聘僱外國人初次招募許可:
一、經中央目的事業主管機關核准或認定赴海外地區投資二年以上,並認定符合下列條件之一者:
(一)自有品牌國際行銷最近二年海外出貨占產量百分之五十以上。
(二)國際供應鏈最近一年重要環節前五大供應商或國際市場占有率達百分之十以上。
(三)屬高附加價值產品及關鍵零組件相關產業。
(四)經中央目的事業主管機關核准新設立研發中心或企業營運總部。
二、經中央目的事業主管機關依前款規定核發認定函之日起三年內完成新設立廠場,並取得工廠設立登記證明文件,且符合前條第一項第二款第一目及第二目規定資格者。
前項申請認定之期間如下:
一、前項第一款:自中華民國一百零一年十一月二十二日起,至一百零三年十二月三十一日止。
二、前項第二款:中央目的事業主管機關核發前項第一款之認定函之日起三年內。
第一項經認定之雇主,應一次向中央主管機關申請,且申請外國人及所聘僱外國人人數,應依前條第三項規定計算。
但雇主申請外國人之比率未達百分之四十者,得依第二十六條第一項第三款規定額外繳納就業安定費之金額,提高聘僱外國人比率至百分之四十。
前項聘僱外國人之比率,符合下列規定者,得免除第二十六條第一項各款及前項但書所定應額外繳納就業安定費之數額五年:
一、第一項第一款第一目至第三目:百分之二十以下。
二、第一項第一款第四目:百分之十五以下。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.