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Brief Introduction
INSURE
Your Life

shall repay the amount to the fund within a specified the Regulations Governing the Parental Leave Wage
timeframe. Subsidy, which shall take effect on July 1, 2021.
To strengthen the security and stability of the
employees' lives and economic welfare, in July 1. Applicable Subjects and Eligibility
1984 the Labor Standars Act was enacted; Article The Regulations shall be applicable to the
28 stipulates expressively that employees who insured persons who have applied for parental
are entitled to claim their arrears of wages under leave allowances in accordance with Article 11,
the labor contract within six months prior to Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 4 and Article 19-2 of
suspension, liquidation or bankruptcy declaration the Employment Insurance Act.
of the employer’s business from the wage arrears 2. Subsidy Standard
payment fund. To further protect employees' rights
and to reduce labor disputes, on February 4, 2015, The parental leave wage subsidy shall be 20% of
the amendment to Article 28 expanded the scope the average monthly insurance salary, which is the
of payments the fund covers, with the fund now basis for calculating the parental leave allowance.
covering retirement pension and severance pay The wage subsidy shall be paid along with the
required by the provisions of Labor Standards Act, parental leave allowance. It is not necessary to file a
and the severance pay required by the provisions separate application.
of Labor Pension Act (the total amount shall be no Pregnancy Checkup Leave
more than 6 months of average wage).
The collection of the fund began in November 1986, Wage Subsidy

and it shall be collected by 0.05% of total labor To fully implement the government policy of "A
insurance salary. From July 1996, after a certain Worry-Free Pregnancy ", the Ministry of Labor
amount was accumulated in the fund, the rate was has established and announced the "Regulations
lowered to 0.025% to reduce the financial burden Governing the Pregnancy Checkup Leave Wage
of employers. This system has made significant Subsidy" on June 4, 2021. While safeguarding
contribution to the protection of workers' lives and the rights and interests of the workers in taking
stability of our society.
pregnancy checkup leaves, the government also
Parental Leave Wage grants pregnancy checkup leave wage subsidy to the
employers offering such paid leaves. The purpose is
Subsidy to reduce the financial burden of the employers and

build up harmonious labor relation. The BLI shall be
To fully implement the policy of "Helping the Parents responsible to implement the Regulations Governing
to Parent -the Government's Commitment ", the the Pregnancy Checkup Leave Wage Subsidy, which
Ministry of Labor has established and announced shall take effect on July 1, 2021.
the "Regulations Governing the Parental Leave
Wage Subsidy" on June 4, 2021. The parental On January 18, 2022, amendments of Article 15
leave wage subsidy shall be granted to assist the of the Act of Gender Equality in Employment were
insured persons under the Employment Insurance implemented stipulating that after employers have
Act, elevating their life quality and strengthening paid the required salary for pregnancy checkup
their economic safety during the period of parental leave, employers may apply to the central competent
leave. The BLI shall be responsible to implement authority for subsidies if the leave has exceeded 5
days. The central competent authority shall entrust

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