As part of its efforts to support tech workers forced to take unpaid leave, and to take advantage of a rare moment of downtime to initiate "factory overhauls," the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) rolled out two new subsidy programs in early February: the Plan for Promoting Employment Skills in the Short Term (PPESS) for businesses, and the Short-Term Skill Plus Program (STSPP) for workers.
為鼓勵被迫休無薪假的科技人，利用人生難得的空檔「進廠檢修」，勞委會於 2 月初推出了補助企業的「立即充電」，與補助勞工的「充電加值」計畫。