In order to assist new residents with employment willingness and needs, the Ministry of Labor establishes the following guidelines through the implementation of Temporary Work Allowance, Employment Incentives, Vocational Training Living Allowance, and Job-Seeking Transportation Subsidy.

I. Temporary Work Allowance

New residents who complete job-seeking registration at a public employment service agency and, after employment consultation, are not referred to employment within fourteen (14) days, or are unable to accept the referred employment for justified reasons, may be assigned by the public employment service agency to undertake temporary work with an employer (referring to government agencies or legally registered non-profit organizations). The purpose is to assist unemployed new residents in workplace adaptation and in successfully entering the labor market. The allowance shall be calculated based on the hourly minimum wage announced by the central competent authority and shall not exceed the monthly minimum wage, for a maximum duration of six (6) months.

II. Employment Incentives

Employers who hire new residents referred by a public employment service agency, who have been unemployed for a continuous period of no less than thirty (30) days, may be granted an employment incentive. The subsidy shall be provided at NT$11,000 per month per person, or NT$60 per hour, for a maximum period of twelve (12) months, in order to encourage the employment of new residents.

III. Vocational Training Living Allowance

Unemployed new residents, upon referral and consultation by a public employment service agency, who are selected and admitted to vocational training organized or commissioned by government agencies, shall be fully subsidized for training fees. For full-time vocational training, a vocational training living allowance shall be provided to stabilize the basic livelihood of new residents during the training period, calculated at sixty percent (60%) of the monthly minimum wage, for a maximum duration of six (6) months.

IV. Job-Seeking Transportation Subsidy

Where the location of a referred job interview is at a distance exceeding thirty (30) kilometers from the new resident’s place of residence, a job-seeking transportation subsidy may be granted. The subsidy shall be provided in the amount of NT$500 to NT$1,250 per trip, limited to a maximum of four (4) times per person per year.