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Letter: The truth about ARCs

I write in response to the letter "Foreigners must obey the law" (Letters, Nov. 8, page 8 ). I completely agree that all people must obey the law, but the writer's point about working in more than one place is incorrect. A foreigner can work in more than one establishment if at each place of work a new permit for employment is applied for.

People often confuse the Alien Residence Card (ARC) and work permit. No school furnishes you with an ARC. An ARC can be obtained for a number of reasons by the person applying to the foreign affairs department of their central police station. If this reason is to work in Taiwan, then you have to prove that you can do the job, as in all other countries, by producing documentation of education or any other necessary paperwork. If granted, then the employer is issued a permit allowing you to work at that place. You may apply to as many places as you wish as long as you fulfill the obligations for each permit.

Maybe it is the employee who holds the school captive, as the employee can give notice to leave at any time without reason, whereas the school has to have a valid reason for terminating your employment and you then have a right to appeal. Whereas the employer does not. This is why so many places of employment require a deposit from the employee: to prevent the sudden departure of employees.

A. Arnold
Tainan

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