As summer vacation begins in Taiwan, the Labour ministry is encouraging parents of the students taking up part-time jobs, to help their children confirm their insurance coverage and pension contributions through payroll records or the Bureau of Labor Insurance's online service.
The Ministry has stated that employers must enrol student workers in labour insurance, employment insurance, and occupational accident insurance on their first working day. Employers are also required to contribute at least 6% of the employee's monthly wage to the labour pension fund, and this contribution cannot be deducted from the student's salary.
In Taiwan many students take up part-time jobs during their summer vacation, to gain work experience for later years. The Ministry of labour has said that besides salary and working conditions, labour rights are equally important.
Taiwan had increased the minimum wage to NT$196 ($6.16) per hour or NT$29,500 per month beginning 1 January 2026.
Also, regardless of company size, employers must report insurance based on the student's actual salary. Failure to provide insurance or making false salary declarations may result in fines and compensation for any losses suffered by employees.
Taiwan Alliance for Advancement of Youth Rights and Welfare Secretary General Chang You-chia has said that summertime part-time jobs commonly carry the risk of contraventions of basic guarantees such as holiday pay, labour and health insurance coverage, and minimum wage guarantees. The risks that adolescents face in part-time work are not isolated cases.
According to a report in the Taipei Times a Ministry of Labor inspection task force reported a 24.89% violation rate in July 2025 among companies hiring students part-time.