Intermediate technical employment — bilingual translation

1. Bilingual translation work: Engaging in translation work related to counseling and management at private employment services agencies providing cross-border labor brokerage services.

When a foreign skilled worker is employed to engage in bilingual translation work detailed in Subparagraph 1, Article 5, the employer is required to be a private employment services agency engaged in cross-border labor brokerage services.

1. The upper limit cannot exceed one-fifth of the number of employees hired by the institution referred to in the above Article. 2. Based on the number of foreign nationals managed by the institution referenced in the above Article, one bilingual translator can be hired for every 50 individuals of the same nationality.

1. Foreign skilled workers employed to engage in bilingual translation work detailed in Paragraph 1 of the above Article are required to have graduated from a senior high school or higher in Taiwan or overseas.

(Ⅰ)Employers intending to hire foreign workers for work categories listed in Subparagraphs 8 to 11 of Paragraph 1 of Article 46 must first attempt domestic recruitment with reasonable labor terms. The application for a permit to recruit foreign personnel is permissible only if sufficient domestic employees cannot be acquired to meet business needs. In the process of recruiting foreign workers under these conditions, employers are required to: notify the labor union or the workers of the business entity about the full details of such recruitment; announce publicly the recruitment information in the workplace where the foreign workers will be employed.

(Ⅳ)Unless authorized by the Central Competent Authority under specific circumstances outlined in Paragraph 1 of Article 59, foreign workers employed in job categories listed in Subparagraphs 8 to 11 of Paragraph 1 of Article 46 may not change employers or work types.

3. Assigning the employed foreign worker to work outside the scope of the work permitted.

(Ⅰ)Employment permits for foreign workers engaged in work types listed in Subparagraphs 1 to 7 and Subparagraph 11 of Paragraph 1 of Article 46 shall be valid for up to three years. Employers may apply for extensions based on business needs.