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19. Care workers employed by the trial unit are subject to various labor laws, including the Labor Standards Act, Gender Equality in Employment Act, Labor Insurance Act, and the Labor Occupational Accident Insurance and Protection Act.

20. The trial unit can apply to the ministry for early termination of the trial period before the approved trial period expires. However, termination is only allowed with the ministry's approval. In such cases, the trial unit must return the startup subsidy as specified in Item 17, Section 1, based on the length of the trial period compared with the original approved trial period.

21. The ministry can revoke or annul the original approval of the trial unit’s status if any of the following conditions pertain:
(1)Violation of relevant labor laws determined by the ministry to be serious.
(2)Violation of the program’s related provisions, after failing to make necessary improvements when given a deadline to do so, reaching five instances within one year.
(3)When the ministry determines the trial unit poses a significant harm to the public interest.

22. The trial unit will not be granted trial subsidies or performance bonuses if any of the following pertain; if a subsidy or bonus has already been paid, after being revoked or annulled a written administrative order will be issued for its return within a fixed period of time:
(1)Provision of false or inaccurate information.
(2)Repeated applications.
(3)When the ministry revokes or annuls the original status of the trial unit.
(4)Violations of the Labor Standards Act or Employment Service Act that result in the maximum statutory fine.
If the ministry revokes or annuls the original trial unit’s status, the unit will not be allowed to apply for trial subsidies or performance bonuses under the program.

23. After reviewing the effectiveness of the trial policy, the ministry may adjust the qualifications for trial units, the trial period, trial methods, target service group, the work the trial unit is required to perform, trial subsidies, performance bonuses, and other elements in the program.

24. The funds required for the program will be provided by the Ministry of Labor through the annual budget’s Employment Stability Fund.