Labor Pension Act Article 28

A worker, his/her survivor(s), or his/her designated person(s) shall file and submit an application and relevant documents to the Bureau of Labor Insurance to claim for the pension; the application procedures and documents required shall be prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Insurance.When the application procedures have been completed and if the monthly pension payment is approved, the payment shall be made on a quarterly basis from the month following the receipt of the application; if the lump-sum retirement payment is approved, the payment shall be made thirty days from the day of receiving the application.The basis of calculating the final amount of pension to be claimed by a worker, his/her survivor(s) or his/her designated person(s) shall be prescribed by the Central Competent Authority.A worker’s surviving family member, as listed above, or a designated claimant’s right to request a pension shall be forfeit if not exercised within ten years from the date a survivor or claimant becomes eligible to claim the pension.