Regulations on Aids for Legal Service and Living Expenses of Labor-Management Disputes Article 26

The period for receiving Living Expense Aid shall begin in the month in which living expense aid is approved after the petition for labor mediation is filed or a lawsuit is initiated, and shall end in the month in which the labor mediation is concluded, the court judgment becomes final, or a settlement is reached.Each aid period shall run from the first day of the month to the last day of the month. However, where the aid period overlaps with a previous payment period, the overlapping days shall be deducted.The standard of Living Expense Aid shall be given an amount equivalent to the sixty percent of insured salary of the first grade in accordance with the Table of Grades of Insured Salary of Labor Insurance; aid shall be provided for a maxi-mum of six months, calculated on a monthly basis, and where the period is less than one month, the amount shall be calculated on a pro rata basis. However, if the worker is aged 45 or older at the time of application, or holds a disability certificate issued by the competent social welfare authority, the maximum aid period may be extended to nine months.Where, prior to the amendment of these Regulations taking effect on January 1, 2026, a worker has applied to a public employment service institution for job referral, and submits an application for living expense aid within 90 days from the date of such job referral, the method for calculating the aid period for that application shall continue to be governed by the provisions prior to the amendment.