Jeremy Lin, the first American-born NBA
player of Taiwanese descent, can return to Taiwan any time to engage in
basketball-related work in his capacity as an “excellent basketball player”,
under the existing rules governing the entry of white-collar workers, Wang
Ju-hsuan, minister of the Council of Labor Affairs, said yesterday.
But if
Lin wants to work in Taiwan in his capacity as a graduate of the Department of
Economics, Harvard University, he needs to meet the minimum requirement of two
years of relevant work experience in order to qualify, Wang said.
Wang
made the remarks at a legislative session when asked by lawmaker Lu Hsueh-chang
of the ruling Kuomintang to answer whether she would follow the instruction
from Premier Sean Chen to relax the restrictions on the introduction of
white-collar workers into Taiwan, including the requirement of two-year working
experience and the floor monthly pay of NT$47,971 (US$1,600).
Lu said
Taiwan will gradually lose its competitive edge in the global market if the
government fails to offer sufficient incentives to both keep its domestic
talents and continue to attract more from abroad.
In
response, Wang said she would act on the instruction of Premier Chen and the
CLA to convene a cross-border labor policy consultation and advisory panel
meeting in May to discuss the amendment.
Wang
said that based on the existing employment rules, Jeremy Lin can certainly
return to Taiwan to engage in basketball-related jobs any time he wants,
without having to meet the two-year work experience requirement or face pay
restrictions.
But if
Lin returns to Taiwan to work in his capacity as a Harvard University graduate
of economics department, he should still be subject to the restrictions until
they are removed, Wang continued.
Just
one week earlier, Premier Chen told related units under the Cabinet to relax
restrictions on the introduction of white-collar workers into Taiwan, including
the attraction of chief executive officers to Taiwan via the reduction of
income tax to 20 per cent and the removal of the two-year work experience
requirement for foreign students and overseas Chinese students coming to work
in Taiwan.
Chen
called for the exchange of talent among the government sector, academia, and
commercial enterprises.
Shan
Chi, vice minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD),
reported that the introduction of foreign talents will start from the six
emerging industries and those lines with a shortfall of talents. The latter
industries include international medicine, long-term care, green building,
convention and exhibition, green energy, digital content, tourism, cinema and
television.
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