Act Governing Retirement of and Bereavement Compensation for Employees of Post and Telecommunications Enterprises under the MOTC Article 34

In case when employees of post and telecommunications enterprises passed away while still in employment, the funeral and burial subsidy disbursed to the surviving dependents shall be a lump-sum payment in equivalent to the total of six base units, calculated based on the salary level at the time of their retirement and the provisions of Article 3.If the said employee has no surviving dependents, nor a will designating use of such subsidy, the funeral and burial subsidy shall be received by the original serving agency to handle the funeral matters, and the remaining balance of the subsidy shall be returned to the national treasury.If the said employee has no surviving dependents in Taiwan, or relatives or friends to assist with funeral matters; or the surviving dependents living in the Mainland cannot come to Taiwan to handle the funeral matters; or it is uncertain whether there are surviving dependents outside Taiwan, the funeral and burial subsidy shall be received by the original serving agency to handle the funeral matters. The remaining balance of the subsidy may be claimed within five years from the death of the personnel mentioned in Paragraph 1, and shall be returned to the national treasury after the deadline.