進用身心障礙者工作績優機關（構）獎勵辦法

These Regulations are enacted in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Article 45 of the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”).

The competent authorities referred to in these Regulations are the Ministry of Labor at the central level, the municipal city government(s) at the municipal level, and the county (city) government(s) at the county (city) level.

1Institutions (enterprises) are entitled to apply for rewards when they meet any of the following requirements and have outstanding achievements in assisting and counselling the people with disabilities:

21. Employing the people with disabilities pursuant to Article 38 of the Act.

32. Employing the people with disabilities while they have no obligation to do so.

1The institutions (enterprises) applying for awards according to each Subparagraph of the preceding Article shall be categorized by the following groups and ranked respectively:

21. Government agencies, public schools, and public enterprises.

32. Private schools and associations.

43. Private enterprises.

1Items to be ranked under the preceding Article are as follows:

21. The mechanism set for the friendly employment of the people with disabilities.

32. The plans for a friendly workplace surrounding to accommodate the people with disabilities.

43. The measures for the improvement of the career development of the people with disabilities.

54. The factual ratio of the actual employment of the people with disabilities.

6The indices, score allocated and weighted, assessment standards and other matters of the ranking items in each Subparagraph of the preceding Paragraph will be announced separately by the competent authority.

7The base date for calculating the number of the people with disabilities being employed and their seniority is December 31 of the preceding year of the application filed for rewards.

1The number of rewards under these Regulations shall be announced by the competent authority, and will be adjusted and allocated by the evaluation team according to the reward application status of each group; however, that some awards may be vacant.

2The competent authority may reward the outstanding institutions (enterprises) by the following methods in addition to presenting medals or trophies:

31. Giving monetary rewards;

42. Subsidizing the participation in domestic and overseas business-related interactive activities; and

53. Other proper encouraging and motivational methods.

6The announcement in Paragraph 1 and the rewards in the preceding Paragraph will be handled on a biennial basis.

1The institutions (enterprises) applying for rewards pursuant to Article 3 shall prepare and present the following documents to the local competent authority within the term announced by the competent authority:

21. Reward application form used by the outstanding institutions (enterprises) employing the people with disabilities;

32. Name list of the people with disabilities and their working seniority;

43. Description of the measures and performance of the assistance granted to the people with disabilities; and

54. Other relevant evidentiary documents designated by the competent authority.

When the institutions (enterprises) that have been rewarded under Article 6 apply for rewards pursuant to Article 3, they are required to present the further improvement and achievement made after the previous reward.

The applications for the rewards from the central competent authority filed pursuant to Article 3 will be sent to the central competent authority for evaluation after being received by the local competent authority.

The competent authority may, for the purpose of proceeding with evaluation procedures, invite five to seven experts, scholars, or the just and fair people from the society to form an evaluation team, and the percentage of any gender therein shall not be less than one-third of the total members.

The matters regarding evaluation methods, schedule, and information under these Regulations will be announced separately by the competent authority.

The rewards set forth under these Regulations shall be presented in public.

1If the applicant for the rewards falls under any of the following circumstances during the 2 years prior to the application deadline, the investigation period, or the 2 years after receiving the reward, the competent authority will not grant the reward; if the reward has already been granted, then after revocation or nullification, it must be returned before the deadline ordered in the written notice of administrative sanction.

21. The applicant has submitted forged, altered, false, or invalid information.

32. The applicant has been fined for violating provisions related to the prohibition of employment discrimination, gender discrimination, or age discrimination under the Act, the Employment Service Act, the Gender Equality in Employment Act, or the Middle-aged and Elderly Employment Promotion Act.

43. The applicant has been fined pursuant to Subparagraph 2 of Article 96 of the Act.

54. The applicant has evaded, obstructed, or refused investigation by the competent authority; and

65. The applicant has violated other relevant labor laws and regulations, and the violation is serious.

These Regulations shall take effect on the day of its promulgation.