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Chapter Two - Profile of Labor Insurance and Labor Protection Programs

years shall only claim a lump-sum pension The Collection and
payment. Workers claiming for monthly
pension payments may on their own decide Disbursement of Wage
the number of years for which they are Arrears Payment Fund
eligible to claim pension payments.
Program
2. Annuity Insurance

A business entity with over 200 workers may, with The collection and disbursement of wage arrears
the consent of a labor union or with the approval of payment fund program stipulates that employers
labor-management conference when no labor union should pay a certain amount into the fund monthly
exists, insure with the annuity insurance pursuant to to be used for subsequent payment of wage arrears,
the Insurance Act for workers who choose in writing retirement pension and severance pay required
to insure with the annuity insurance. If a business by the provisions of Labor Standards Act, and the
entity is approved to implement annuity insurance severance pay required by the provisions of Labor
but fails to contribute monthly or contribute Pension Act. In case of non-payments upon the
insufficiently for insured employees, the BLI will employee's request for arrears of wages, pensions,
impose penalties. or severance pay owed by employers, the fund can
temporarily cover the payments, but the employer

No. of Units and Persons Availing of Wage Arrears Payment and Amount (1999-2021)
No. of units Amount
No. of persons (in 100) (in NT$1 million)
400 1350
1242
1242
350 336 344 336 1200
344
336
336
1050
300
264
264 900
252
250 252 796
796
750
202
200 202
600
541
541
150 462 145
145
462
132
132 427 450
427
123
123
114
108
112 333 108 108 114
112
108
333
100 287 291 303 280 92 95 89 281
95
303
92
291
89
287
280
281
271
87
87 271 300
215
213 63 215 82 191 58
213
82
63
191
58
57
160
54
53
53
51
50 114 43 54 53 53 49 37 51 57 116 150 160 45 150
150
45
43
49
116
114
37
35
132
34
35
30
30 34 132 27 35 66 66 71 71 73 73 26 35
27
26
23
18
19
18
18 18 17 18 19 16 23
17
18
16
10
11
22
22 10 11 10
10
0 0
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
No. of insured units No. of persons (in 100) Amount (in NT$1 million)
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