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Payroll in Taiwan
Payroll in Taiwan runs in TWD on a monthly payroll cycle is standard. cycle, with statutory employer contributions and no statutory 13th-month bonus, but a lunar new year bonus is a widespread market practice, not a legal requirement.. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.
Currency
TWD, New Taiwan dollar
Payroll cycle
Monthly payroll cycle is standard.
Working week
Standard workweek is 40 hours under the Labor Standards Act, with overtime capped and paid at escalating premium rates.
Minimum wage
Minimum wage is set under the newly enacted Minimum Wage Act (effective January 2024), with rates reviewed periodically by the Ministry of Labor [3](https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=N0030028)
13th-month
No statutory 13th-month bonus, but a Lunar New Year bonus is a widespread market practice, not a legal requirement.
Employer cost
Employer contributions to Labor Insurance, National Health Insurance and the mandatory pension fund together commonly total roughly 15-20% of gross salary.
Probation
Taiwan's Labor Standards Act does not define a fixed statutory probation period; probation is typically set by contract, commonly 1-3 months.
Notice period
Statutory severance pay is required for terminations under specified grounds (Articles 11, 13 proviso, 14, 20), calculated by years of service under the Labor Standards Act and Labor Pension Act [1](https://english.mol.gov.tw/21004/21015/21065/21071/34278/post)
Two ways to run payroll in Taiwan
Own-entity payroll
For long-term presence in Taiwan. Gracemark manages statutory filings, pay runs, and year-end reporting under your entity, with a named operator on Eastern Asia time.
EOR-run payroll
No entity in Taiwan? Employ and pay talent under Gracemark's local infrastructure via EOR, onboard in typically 1–3 weeks via eor, no local incorporation.
Compliance essentials in Taiwan
- Employment model: EOR vs. contractor vs. local entity for Taiwan
- Mandatory benefits, social contributions and any 13th-month obligation
- Termination rules, statutory notice and severance exposure
- Contractor misclassification risk and how local law defines employment
- Currency (TWD), payroll cycle and Chinese-language contract requirements
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