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Cabinet approves changes to attract foreign talent
Staff writer, with CNA
The Executive Yuan on Thursday approved a draft amendment to a foreign talent act, in the hope that more friendly regulations would attract more foreign professionals to the country.
The draft amendment to the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals (外國專業人才延攬及僱用法), which was enacted in 2018, could “enable foreign professionals to come to Taiwan and stay here for good,” Executive Yuan spokesman Lo Ping-cheng (羅秉成) said at a weekly news briefing.
The proposed amendment would also allow “foreign special professionals” to enjoy greater tax concessions, the National Development Council said.
Cabinet approves draft bill to attract more foreign professionals
04/15/2021 07:39 PM
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Taipei, April 15 (CNA) The Cabinet on Thursday approved a draft amendment to a foreign talent act, in the hope that more friendly regulations governing foreign professionals in the country will attract more such talent.
The draft amendment to the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals, which was enacted in 2018, could enable foreign professionals to come to Taiwan and stay here for good, said Cabinet spokesman Lo Ping-cheng (羅秉成) in a weekly press briefing.
The National Development Council (NDC) explained that the draft amendment would also allow foreign special professionals to enjoy greater tax concessions.
Max Planck funding contracts remunerated according to the DFG funding rates since 1 January 2021
What had been prepared over a long period of time has finally come to fruition: the Joint Science Conference (GWK – Gemeinsame Wissenschaftskonferenz) has granted the Max Planck Society its approval to apply the DFG-German Science Foundation’s gold standard in compensation for doctoral researchers. The new contract details were published on December 14, 2020 within the Max Planck Society’s Organisational Manual (OHB).
As of January 1, 2021, all doctoral researchers with Max Planck funding contracts will be compensated according to the DFG’s funding rates. This applies to both new and already running contracts, which will be adjusted accordingly. If there are delays in signing contracts due to home office regulations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, for example, the regulation and payment will be applied retroactively. In addition, institutions may also set higher basic salaries