Confirmation of Employer (Applicant) Eligibility
·Employer’s Application Eligibility:
Must meet one of the following conditions:
1. Construction Engineering:
(1) Public Construction: Employers undertaking public construction (infrastructure) contracts with government agencies, administrative bodies, or public enterprises meet one of the following conditions:
a. Have a contract value of NT$100 million or more and a project duration of at least 1 year and 6 months.
b. Have a contract value of NT$50 million or more but less than NT$100 million, and a project duration of at least 1 year and 6 months, and the cumulative total of other public construction contracts undertaken by the same employer reaches NT$100 million or more.
However, when applying for an employment permit, completed public construction projects undertaken by the same employer, a contract value of less than NT$50 million or a project duration of less than 1 year and 6 months, will not be counted toward the cumulative total.
(2) Major Private Construction: Employers undertaking major construction projects invested by private institutions, and have an construction contract with the private institutions, with an individual contract value of NT$200 million or more, a contract duration of at least 1 year and 6 months, and meeting the specified project type requirements.
2. General Construction:
Employers meeting construction-related regulations, recognized as undertaking ongoing construction projects, and meeting the criteria announced by the Ministry of Labor.
·Employer Application Quota:
1.Construction Engineering:
(1)According to the allocation ratio based on the Project Finance Methodology and Manpower Demand Model (20% to 40%, or the ratio specially approved by the Executive Yuan) × 0.25.
(2)The total number of migrant workers, foreign skilled workers, and foreigners engaged in professional or technical work shall not exceed 50% of the total workers. However, professional or technical foreign workers employed, upon special approval by the Ministry of Labor in consultation with the central competent authority, shall not be counted toward the total number of foreign workers employed.
2.General construction:
(1)According to the allocated ratio of migrant workers: 30% × 25% of the average number of workers employed in one year prior to the two months preceding the application month.
(2)The total number of migrant workers, foreign skilled workers, and foreigners engaged in professional or technical work shall not exceed 50% of the total workers. However, professional or technical foreign workers employed, upon special approval by the Ministry of Labor in consultation with the central competent authority, shall not be counted toward the total number of foreign workers employed.
