Supplementary Provisions, Article 2Transitional Measures Accompanying the Partial Amendment of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Employment Insurance Act

②With regard to the payment of the incentive for employing many elderly persons under Article 106 of the Former Ordinance pertaining to the total number of person-days of employment of elderly persons prescribed in Article 106, item (ii), (a) of the Former Ordinance or the total number of person-days of employment of elderly part-time workers prescribed in (b) of that item during the period from January 1, 1997 to December 31 of that year, the provisions then in force may continue to govern.

③To an employer that has received payment of the incentive for employing many elderly persons under Article 106 of the Former Ordinance pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the grant for continuous employment of many persons under Article 104 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Employment Insurance Act after amendment (hereinafter referred to as the "New Ordinance") pertaining to the total number of person-days of employment of elderly persons prescribed in Article 104, paragraph (3), item (i), (a) of the New Ordinance or the total number of person-days of employment of part-time workers prescribed in (b) of that item during the period referred to in the preceding paragraph is not to be paid.

④With regard to the payment of the year-round employment incentive to an employer that, before the Effective Date, became eligible to receive payment of the year-round employment incentive pursuant to Article 114 of the Former Ordinance or Article 16-3 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Former Ordinance, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑤With regard to the payment of the grant for childcare and caregiving expenses under Article 117 of the Former Ordinance to an employer that, before the Effective Date, became eligible to receive payment of the grant for childcare and caregiving expenses pursuant to that Article, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑥With regard to the payment of the re-employment promotion benefit for persons who retired for childcare, caregiving, etc. under Article 118 of the Former Ordinance to an employer that, before the Effective Date, became eligible to receive payment of the re-employment promotion benefit for persons who retired for childcare, caregiving, etc. pursuant to that Article, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑦With regard to the payment of the grant for human resources development training facilities of small and medium-sized enterprises under Article 121 of the Former Ordinance to a small and medium-sized enterprise employers' association or its federation that, before the Effective Date, became eligible to receive payment of the grant for the human resources development project of small and medium-sized enterprises pursuant to Article 122 of the Former Ordinance, and that installs or improves the facilities necessary for implementing authorized training based on the plan under paragraph (1), item (i) of that Article, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑧The provisions of Article 125, paragraphs (2) and (3) of the New Ordinance (including as applied with replacement of terms pursuant to Articles 18-3 and 18-4 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Former Ordinance; the same applies hereinafter) apply to the payment of the ability development benefit under Article 125, paragraph (1) of the New Ordinance pertaining to eligible vocational training under paragraph (2), item (ii), (a) of that Article, and of the self-development subsidy benefit under paragraph (1) of that Article pertaining to paid educational training leave under paragraph (3), item (i), (a) of that Article, each commencing on or after the Effective Date.

⑨For the application of the provisions of Article 125, paragraph (2), item (ii), (a) of the New Ordinance (including as applied with replacement of terms pursuant to the provisions of (b) of that item; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph) to the payment of the ability development benefit under Article 125, paragraph (1) of the Former Ordinance to an employer that commenced eligible vocational training under Article 125, paragraph (2), item (ii), (a) of the Former Ordinance before the Effective Date and is actually conducting it at the time of enforcement of this Ministerial Order, in the case where the day in the fiscal year that includes the Effective Date corresponding to the day on which the first vocational training was commenced under the in-house vocational ability development plan that the employer first prepared (hereinafter referred to as the "corresponding day" in this paragraph) is the day on which one year has passed counting from the day on which that vocational training was commenced, that corresponding day is deemed to be the day on which one year has passed counting from the day on which the first vocational training was commenced under Article 125, paragraph (2), item (ii), (a), (1), (i) of the New Ordinance and the one-year day under (a), (2), (i) of that item; in the case where the corresponding day is the day on which a period exceeding one year has passed counting from the day on which the first vocational training was commenced, that corresponding day is deemed to be the day on which two years have passed counting from the same day under (a), (1), (i) of that item and the two-year day under (a), (2), (i) of that item; and "the day on which one year has passed (hereinafter referred to as the "one-year day" in this item)" in (a), (1), (i) of that item and "one-year day" in (a), (2), (i) of that item are deemed to be replaced with "before the Effective Date", and "the day following the one-year day" in (a), (1), (i) and (2), (i) of that item with "the Effective Date".

⑩With regard to the payment of the skills assessment promotion benefit under Article 125, paragraph (4) of the Former Ordinance to a person who, before the Effective Date, became eligible to receive payment of that benefit pursuant to that paragraph, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑪Educational training designated by the Minister of Labour pursuant to Article 139-3 of the Former Ordinance before the Effective Date is deemed to be educational training designated by the Minister of Labour pursuant to Article 139-3 of the New Ordinance.

⑫With regard to the payment of the incentive for course attendance by middle-aged and elderly workers, etc. under Article 138, item (iii) of the Former Ordinance pertaining to educational training prescribed in Article 139-3 of the Former Ordinance commenced before the Effective Date, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑬With regard to the payment of the grant for employment management training for care workers under Article 140, item (xiii) of the Former Ordinance to an employer that, before the Effective Date, became eligible to receive payment of the grant for employment management training for care workers pursuant to that item, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑭With regard to the payment of the grant for welfare facilities for care workers under Article 140, item (xiv) of the Former Ordinance to an employer that, before the Effective Date, became eligible to receive payment of the grant for welfare facilities for care workers pursuant to that item, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑮With regard to the payment of the grant for childcare facilities at places of business under Article 140, item (xvi) of the Former Ordinance to an employer that, before the Effective Date, became eligible to receive payment of the grant for childcare facilities at places of business pursuant to that item, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑯With regard to the payment of the grant for improvement of employment management, etc. of part-time workers in small and medium-sized enterprises under Article 140, item (xvii) of the Former Ordinance to an employer that, before the Effective Date, became eligible to receive payment of the grant for improvement of employment management, etc. of part-time workers in small and medium-sized enterprises pursuant to that item, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑰An employers' organization that, before the Effective Date, became eligible to receive payment of the grant for improvement of employment management, etc. of part-time workers by employers' organizations pursuant to Article 140, item (xviii) of the Former Ordinance is deemed to be an employers' organization that has become eligible to receive payment of the grant for improvement of employment management, etc. of part-time workers pursuant to Article 140, item (xiv), (b) of the New Ordinance.

⑱With regard to the payment of the winter skill training course subsidy benefit to an employer, etc. that, before the Effective Date, became eligible to receive payment of the winter skill training course subsidy benefit pursuant to Article 17-2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Former Ordinance, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑲With regard to the payment of the incentive for introduction of a caregiver leave system under Article 17-3, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Former Ordinance to an employer that, before the Effective Date, became eligible to receive payment of that incentive pursuant to that paragraph, the provisions then in force continue to govern.