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1.Enacted and promulgated a total seventy articles of the Act by the Presidential Order No. 2359 on May 8, 1992
2.Amended and promulgated Article 49 of the Act by the Presidential Order No. 8600118890 on May 21, 1997
3.Amended and promulgated Articles 43 and 51 of the Act by the Presidential Order No. 8900021190 on January 26, 2000
4.Promulgated a total eighty-three articles of the Act by the Presidential Order No. 09100010130 on January 21, 2002, and enforced on the date of promulgation except Paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 48 to be decided by the Order of Executive Yuan
Promulgated Paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 48 of the Act by the Executive Yuan Order No. 0930080307 on January 9, 2004, and enforced on January 15, 2004

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Article 33
In the event of layoff, employer shall list the laid-off employee, at least ten days prior to leaving his/her job, indicating the name of such employee, sex/gender, age, address, telephone numbers, position, the cause(s) of the layoff, and whether he/she is in need of employment counseling, and submit such list to and inform the local competent authority(ies) as well as public employment services institution(s). However, where the layoff is caused by a natural disaster, unforeseen event or any other force majeure, employer shall accomplish the aforementioned list within three days following the day when the laid-off employee leaves his/her job.
Public employment services institutions, after receiving the submitted information as referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, shall assist the laid-off with re-employment pursuant to their willingness and working capacity.