I was recently planning to create a website to help job seekers and companies to meet each other in a more convenient way than by using the existing websites. A friend of mine found that there is a regulation in Taiwan about this kind of activity, even if it is done for free and without being a kind of agent between the involved parties. Apparently, a permission is required for the website, and the permission has to be requested by either a registered Taiwanese company or a registered organization made of at least 30 persons.
As I am sure that it didn’t occur to the regulators that some individuals which do not belong to either of those 2 categories would be willing to made such a website for free and with the general interest in mind, I would like to ask you what can be done to inform the regulators about how limiting this regulation is, and I would like to ask if it is possible to suggest a change of this regulation to allow non-agent individuals to write such websites for non-profit purpose.
My friend asked a confirmation from the Labor Office, and this is their answer :
[XXX] 您好！
本部已收到您106年2月10日電子郵件，有關詢問成立免費就業媒合網站之相關法規適用等問題，謹就本部業管，說明如下：
一、依據就業服務法（以下簡稱本法）第35條第1項規定，就業服務業務之範疇，係指職業介紹或人力仲介業務、接受委任招募員工、協助國民釐定生涯發展計畫之就業諮詢或職業心理測驗、其他經中央主管機關指定之就業服務事項。第34條規定，私立就業服務機構及其分支機構，應向主管機關申請設立許可，經發給許可證後，始得從事就業服務業務。未經許可，不得從事就業服務業務。但依法設立之學校、職業訓練機構或接受政府機關委託辦理訓練、就業服務之機關 (構) ，為其畢業生、結訓學員或求職人免費辦理就業服務者，不在此限。違反者，依第65條第1項規定，處新臺幣30萬元以上150萬元以下罰鍰。
二、有關您所建置之就業媒合網路平臺，若涉及推介人才、職業介紹等本法第35條規定之業務範疇，無論收費與否，皆應依本法第34條規定，向主管機關申請設立許可，經發給許可證後，始得從事就業服務業務。請您逕向機構設立地址之主管機關依法辦理相關程序，並恪遵「私立就業服務機構許可及管理辦法」及「私立就業服務機構收費項目及金額標準」等相關規定。
為瞭解本部處理人民陳情案之狀況，檢附「人民陳情案件滿意度調查表」一份，敬請撥冗填答（本案承辦人：程小姐，連絡電話：02-89956052）。
感謝您利用此信反映問題。敬祝
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I am sure that something as simple as writing a website which lists job offers *should* be allowed in Taiwan with less financial or logistic constraints.