Summary of the Amendments to the Regulations Governing Employment Enhancement of Unemployed Middle-Aged Persons and Elderly Persons Article 33

The recruiting unit shall not employ the referred person at a wage lower than the minimumwage announced by the central competent authority during the period in which the recruiting unit is receiving the workplace learning and re-adaptation allowance.The workplace learning and re-adaptation allowance shall be calculated and disbursed on the basis of the minimumwage per hour which shall not exceed the minimum wage per month.The period for receiving the allowance set forth in the preceding paragraph shall not exceed three months. However, in the case of an elderly person, the period may be extended to six months after the said person has been evaluated by the local public employment service agency.The periods in which a middle-aged person or an elderly person changed workplace learning and re-adaptation unit shall be added up. The maximum period shall be up to six months in a two-year period.