The Department of Labor Protection and Welfare is conducting the public hearing on the draft of the ministerial regulation prescribing the criteria and procedures for employers to provide welfare assistance to employees in cases where employees resign or pass away.
Due to several noncompliance causes, including the redundant scope with the Social Security Fund requirements and economic hardship that could increase the burden for employers and employees to comply with the requirements on welfare assistance, the Department of Labor Protection and Welfare sees the need to revise the law to facilitate the labor protection efficiency through a public hearing from the public general and stakeholders, such as employers, employees, and the public.
The main contents of the draft include the requirement for the criteria and procedure on providing welfare assistance to employees, the requirement for the employer to deduct from the employee wages as contribution to the welfare fund, the requirement for the employer regarding the welfare contributions with the financial institution, and the requirement for the employers to return the contributions with interest to employees along with a confirmation letter enabling the employee to withdraw the funds in cases of termination, resignation, or retirement. The ministerial regulation is expected to be effective on 1 April 2025.