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Hiring in Taiwan: costs, rules and the best EOR providers

By Mary Jones, International Employment Specialist · Reviewed by Sarah Bloom, Editor · Updated

Taiwan’s labour ministry distinguishes dispatched labour from contracting by the actual working relationship, including who directs the worker. Under dispatch, the staffing enterprise employs the worker while the receiving business directs the work. Source ↗

For your planned hire in Taiwan, compare Teamed for expert local guidance, personal support and clear employment costs; Remote for connected HR systems; Deel for managing employees and contractors together.

Teamed advertises USD 599 per employee per month. Salary and statutory employer costs are additional; the fee alone is not your hiring budget.

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How we rank providers
01Teamed4.7/ 5Our score

Best for

HR leaders seeking local expertise, personal support and clear employment costs.

Local employment experts who explain the next step and take responsibility for helping you through it. No FX markup on payroll currency conversion. Itemised employment costs make funding and reconciliation easier to plan; exchange rates and other charges still matter.

Management fee
USD 599
Typical monthly fee provider fees · estimate
USD 599
Fee period
Per employee / month
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02Remote4.7/ 5Our score

Best for

Employment connected to your HR systems

Management fee
From USD 699
Typical monthly fee provider fees · estimate
From USD 879
Fee period
Per employee / month
View company : Remote
03Deel4.7/ 5Our score

Best for

Employees and contractors in one platform

Management fee
From USD 599
Typical monthly fee provider fees · estimate
From USD 779
Fee period
Per employee / month
View company : Deel
What’s included in these fees?

Per employee, per month. The estimated total includes the management fee and uses USD 6,000 monthly payroll, with 2% FX and a 1% extras reserve unless confirmed terms differ. Teamed’s confirmed terms include no FX markup on payroll currency conversion. Salary, employer contributions and refundable deposits are separate. Providers have documented coverage and are ordered by overall score, then cost transparency and FX.

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What happens when you end employment in Taiwan?

For an employer termination under Labour Standards Act articles 11 or 13, article 16 sets notice at ten, twenty or thirty days according to service: over three months to under one year, one to under three years, and three years or more. Pay in lieu is required for missing notice.

Applies to: Taiwan covered employer termination; check exact service anniversary and the authoritative Chinese text

For your hire: Statutory grounds, coverage, pension-system severance calculation and final pay

Sources: Taiwan Ministry of Labor legislation database

What changes when you switch EOR providers in Taiwan?

In a reorganisation or transfer, service of employees retained by agreement between the old and new employers must be recognised by the new employer; other employees require the applicable notice and severance treatment.

Applies to: Taiwan Labour Standards Act article 20; covered workers and actual transaction.

For your hire: Retention decision, notice, pension/severance scheme and employee-specific balances

Sources: www.mol.gov.tw

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