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[Complete Guide to Self-Help During Unemployment] The Golden 6 Months After Involuntary Resignation and the Process of Receiving Payments

What to do if you are unfortunately laid off? This guide teaches you how to apply for unemployment benefits, receive free vocational training allowances, get early employment bonuses, and analyzes the rights of migrant workers and new immigrants facing involuntary layoffs.

NT$16,000–40,000Labor Insurance Bureau, Ministry of Labor
Employment

1955 Foreign Workers' Advisory and Protection Hotline

A 24-hour free service hotline provides assistance with migrant worker wage disputes, occupational accidents, personal safety, and escape and asylum cases, and supports multilingual services including Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, and English.

Ministry of Labor
Employment

Employment Promotion Subsidies for Middle-Aged and Older Workers

Job seekers aged 45 and above are supported by multiple subsidies: employers who hire them can receive a wage subsidy; workers themselves may also access relocation allowances and cross-city employment benefits to help them re-enter the workforce.

Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor
Employment

Subsidy for direct hiring of foreign caregivers

Families hiring foreign caregivers can now opt for direct hiring. They can apply for services from the Direct Hiring Joint Service Centre, which waives intermediary fees and provides free matching and document processing services from the government.

Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor
Employment

Free legal aid for foreign migrant workers

Migrant workers in Taiwan who encounter issues such as wage disputes, occupational injuries, wrongful dismissal, or personal safety problems can apply to the Legal Aid Foundation for free legal consultation or litigation representation — without any fees.

Legal Aid Foundation / Ministry of Labor
Employment

Subsidy for regular health check-ups for foreign migrant workers

For migrant workers legally employed in Taiwan, their employers are legally required to cover the cost of annual health checkups. If an employer illegally shifts the cost to the migrant worker, the worker can apply for a refund and file a complaint with the competent authority.

Ministry of Health and Welfare / Ministry of Labor
Employment

Mandatory savings refund for foreign migrant workers

Some employers or intermediaries arrange mandatory savings for migrant workers in accordance with contracts. When the contract expires or is terminated early, the migrant workers have the right to withdraw all savings and interest, and the employers may not arbitrarily withhold them.

Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor
Employment

Unemployment Benefit

60% of average insured salary for 6 months for involuntary termination.

Bureau of Labor Insurance
Employment

Early Re-employment Incentive

50% of remaining unemployment benefits if re-employed for 3+ months.

Bureau of Labor Insurance
Employment

Free legal aid for new immigrants

New immigrants in Taiwan (foreign nationals or spouses from mainland China) who encounter domestic violence, marriage disputes, divorce, child custody issues, or residency disputes can apply to the Legal Aid Foundation for free legal consultation or litigation representation — without any fees.

Legal Aid Foundation / National Immigration Agency
Employment

Incentive for new immigrants obtaining technical certification

New immigrants are encouraged to obtain national-level technical skill certificates to improve their professional skills. A reward of NT$2,000-4,000 is given for Level C certification, and NT$4,000-8,000 for Level B certification.

NT$2,000–8,000Ministry of Labor / Municipal Governments of all counties and cities
Employment

Micro-enterprise loans for new residents

New residents in Taiwan (foreign nationals or spouses from mainland China) who intend to start a business can apply for the government-provided micro-entrepreneurship Phoenix Loan, with a maximum of NT$2 million, an annual interest rate of approximately 1.5%, and no collateral required.

NT$500,000–2,000,000Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor
Employment

New immigrants' vocational training living allowance

A living allowance of NT$12,000 per month will be provided to unemployed new immigrants during their vocational training period, for a maximum of 6 months, to help them acquire professional skills with peace of mind.

NT$12,000–72,000Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor
Employment

Occupational injury compensation (applicable to migrant workers)

Migrant workers who are injured, become ill, or die in the course of their work in Taiwan can apply for medical subsidies, injury and illness benefits, disability benefits, or death benefits under the labor insurance scheme, and their employers are also liable for compensation.

Labor Insurance Bureau, Ministry of Labor
Employment

Vocational Training Allowance

60% of average insured salary during full-time vocational training.

Bureau of Labor Insurance
Employment

Youth Job Search Allowance

NT$6,000/mo for youth (15-29) searching for first job, max NT$18k.

NT$6,000+Workforce Development Agency