Summary of the Amendments to the Regulations Governing Employment Enhancement of Unemployed Middle-Aged Persons and Elderly Persons Article 27

If an unemployed middle-aged person or an unemployed elderly person who has any of the following situations has registered employment request in person with the public employment service agency which subsequently offers employment counseling and employment referral, the public employment service agency may dispatch the said person to the recruiting unit to work on a temporary job and the said unemployed person may receive the temporary job allowance from the said agency.1. If the said person has not been referred to a job 14 days after he or she registers employment request; or2. If the said person has legitimate reason for not accepting the referred job.The persons which are eligible for receiving the allowance from the public employment service agency in the preceding paragraph shall be similarly governed by Article 3 of the Regulations for the Implementation of the Employment Promotion Allowance.The legitimate reason, the recruiting unit and the allowance disbursement method prescribed in Paragraph One shall be similarly governed by Paragraphs Two to Four of Article 10 of theRegulations for the Implementation of the Employment Promotion Allowance.