Taipei City Government

If your Japanese friend signed labor contract and applied employment permit in accordance with Item 4, Paragraph 1 of Article 46 of the Employment Service Act “as full-time teacher teaching course(s) on foreign language(s) at a short-term class registered for supplementary schooling in accordance with the Supplementary Education Act,” he or she will be governed by the Labor Standards Act. However, if his/her permit is granted in accordance with Item 3, Paragraph 1 of Article 46 of the same Act as “1) Teacher at a public or registered private college/university or school established especially for foreign residents; 2) Approved teacher teaching course(s) on for-eign language(s) at a public or registered private high school or below; 3)Teacher teaching course(s) at a public or registered private experimental high school’s bilingual department or at bilingual school,” he or she will not be governed by the Labor Standards Act.