Organization Act of the Ministry of Labor Article 8

Current LISC personnel with civil service employment qualifications prior to the enactment of this Act, their reassignment and the ranks and grades thereof, and their pension status shall be stipulated in separate regulations established by the Examination Yuan in coordination with the Executive Yuan. However, personnel reassigned in accordance with said regulations whose ranks, grades, and pay determined by the Ministry of Civil Service are lower than their pay prior to the enactment of this Act, they may choose to make up the difference; such difference shall be offset at the time pay adjustment is made. However, such personnel may not apply for living allowance during the period when they receive the pay difference; or they may choose not to accept such pay difference and retain the right to apply for living allowance according to law.Personnel specified in the preceding paragraph shall not be subject to restrictions on special assignment from special examinations and job transfers set forth in the Civil Service Examination Act and the Civil Service Employment Act. However, when applying for transfer, positions are limited to those in the agency organizing the original examination, its subordinate offices or the MOL.Current LISC personnel without civil service employment qualifications prior to the enactment of this Act may continue to be employed until they resign or retire in accordance with the original related regulations.Non-official employees, contract examiners, temporary examiners and office assistants hired by the LISC prior to the enactment of this Act shall be recorded under volume control to maintain their original position after the enactment of this Act. Their duty shall be continued until they resign or retire in accordance with the original regulations.Maintenance workers at the LISC with official employee status prior to the enactment of this Act shall remain employed in accordance with the Janitor Management Guidelines and their pay shall also be determined accordingly. If their pay is lower than the pay prior to the enactment of this Act, they may choose to make up the difference; such difference shall be offset at the time pay adjustment is made. However, such personnel may not apply for living allowance during the period when they receive the pay difference; or they may choose not to accept such pay difference and retain the right to apply for living allowance according to law.The pay adjustment stated in Paragraphs 1 and 5 refers to pay adjustments made to public employees in the country as a result of duty changes (promotion), advancements in annual performance evaluation, or promotions in rank.