勞資爭議調解辦法

The Regulations are prescribed in accordance with Paragraph 4 to Article 11 of the Settlement of Labor-Management Disputes Act (here-in-after referred to as the Act).

1The parties to the labor-management dispute shall prepare a written application for mediation and submit it to the municipal or county/city competent authority (here-in-after referred to as the local competent authority).

2When the local competent authority receives the application for mediation referred to in the preceding paragraph, it shall explain to the applicants the following matters:

31. They may choose either the way of using a mediator assigned by　　　　　　　　 the local competent authority or organizing a mediation committee to mediate.

42. In case of choosing the way by using a mediator assigned by the local competent authority, the authority may commission a civil organization to designate a mediator to mediate.

53. They may request the local competent authority to provide the name lists of mediators or commissioned civil organizations for them to review.

64. They may request the mediator to state his/her identity and qualification.

7The mediation application forms provided by the local competent authority shall include contents prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

The application forms referred to in the preceding paragraph shall list the items prescribed in Article 10 of the Act. In case applicants fail to conform to the requirements, the local competent authority may require corrections to be made within a given period. Failure to correct within the period shall result in an application rejection.

1A member of mediation committee appointed by the local competent authority shall have one of the following qualifications:

21. Person who has practicing experience in mediating or conciliating　labor-management disputes for no less than two years.

32. Person who has served or is currently servicing a labor administrative position at all level of government for no less than two years.

43. Person who has served or is currently serving at all level of government in charge of legal matters for no less than two years.

54. Person who has served or is currently servicing as a member of board of directors or supervisors of a labor union or employer organization or as a full-time personnel in charge of union or organization affairs for no less than five years.

65. Person who has served or is currently servicing a managerial position in a business entity for no less than five years.

76. Person who is consistent with the qualifications of a mediator as prescribed in Article 13 of the Regulations.

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1A person with one of the following situations is not qualified to be appointed as a member of mediation committee:

21. Person who has been declared as suspending civic rights which have not yet being restored.

32. Person who has been declared as bankruptcy which has not yet being restored.

43. Person who has started to undergo liquidation procedures in accordance with the statute for Consumers’ Debt Clearance and his/her property rights have not yet being restored.

54. Person who has been declared under quardianship or supervision and the declaration has not yet being revoked.

65. Person who is a minor.

1The local competent authority shall prepare a name list of members of mediation committees including the following items:

21. Name, age and gender.

32. Educational attainment and experience.

43. Current position and job.

54. Expertise.

65. Experience of handling labor-management relations.

76. Date of appointment.

8The local competent authority shall publicly announce the name list of members of mediation committees before the end of May each year.

1The term of service of members of mediation committee appointed by the local competent authority shall be three years each term.

2During the term of service of a member of mediation committee, the local competent authority may appoint a new member if necessary, his/her term of service shall be until the term of service of other incumbent members referred to in the preceding paragraph is expired.

1When the local competent authority assigns or designates a member of mediation committee in accordance with Article 13 or 14 of the Act respectively and it shall make the assignment or designation from the name list of members of mediation committee prepared in accordance with Article 6 of the Regulations.

2In case that the parties to the dispute choose a member of mediation committee in accordance with Article 14 of the Act, the member cannot be a person currently servicing a labor administrative position at all level of government.

1In case that a member of mediation committee has the situations as prescribed in Article 32 of the Administrative Procedures Act, the local competent authority shall not assign him/her.

2In case that the assigned member of mediation committee has the situations as prescribed in the preceding paragraph, he/she shall proactively report the situations and the local competent authority shall make other assignments.

3If the parties to the dispute regard that the assigned member of mediation committee has one of the situations as prescribed in Paragraph 1 to Article 33 of the Administrative Procedures Act, they may request the member to recuse.

4The request referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be submitted in writing and with reasons attached to the local competent authority before the mediation plan being proposed. The local competent authority shall make a decision regarding the request within five days after it has received it.

A member of mediation committee shall proactively state his/her relationship with the parties to the labor-management dispute before the commencement of mediation procedures. In case that a member of mediation committee has a property interest with the matters of mediation that the parties to the dispute have applied, the same action shall also be taken.

1In case that a member of mediation committee has one of the following situations, the local competent authority shall dismiss him/her after examination and confirmation of the facts:

21. Having one of the qualifications prescribed in Article 4 of the Regulations.

32. Having one of the situations prescribed in Article 5 of the Regulations.

43. In violation of Paragraph 2 to Article 9 of the Regulations.

54. In violation of Paragraph 1 or 2 to Article 24 of the Regulations.

6In case that a member of mediation committee has one of the situations prescribed in Item 3 or 4 of the preceding paragraph, the local competent authority shall not appoint him/her, and he/she is no longer qualified to be a member of mediation committee or a mediator.

The local competent authority may pay members of mediation committee the related fees for their attendance, transportation and fact-finding.

1A mediator shall have one of the following qualifications:

21. A practicing attorney-at-law who has handled labor-management　dispute cases in recent three years.

32. Person who has served or is currently servicing as a lecturer or above at universities or colleges certified by the Ministry of Education for no less than three years and teaching labor-management relations or law related courses and with practicing experience.

43. Person who has served a labor administrative position at all level of government and with experience in handling labor-management disputes or in charge of legal matters for no less than three years.

54. Person who has the qualification prescribed in Item 1 of Article 4 of the Regulations and obtained a certificate as a mediator of labor-management disputes issued by the Central Competent Authority in accordance with Article 14 of the Regulations.

6The local competent authority shall prepare the name list for persons who are qualified as mediators as prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

7The local competent authority may appoint persons who have qualifications as prescribed in Paragraph 1 to the Article to be full-time mediators.

1After persons who have qualification as prescribed in Item 1 of Article 4 of the Regulations and recommended by the local competent authority have completed the training courses that are designated by the Central Competent Authority and passed the required test, the Central Competent Authority shall issue them certificates of mediator.

2The training courses referred to in the preceding paragraph shall not be less than thirty-hour in-class lecturing and ten-hour case study.

3The training plan concerning the training courses, test and number of persons participating in training referred to in Paragraph 1 shall be designed and implemented by the Central Competent Authority.

4The Central Competent Authority may commission civil organizations or domestic universities and colleges certified by the Ministry of Education to implement the training plan referred to in the preceding paragraph.

Qualifications of mediators referred to in Paragraph 1, Article 13 shall participate in at least ten-hour training courses related to mediation business that are approved by the competent authority every two years.

1The local competent authority shall evaluate mediators annually and the items for evaluation are as following:

21. They have participated in the training courses prescribed in Article 15 of the Regulations and received certificates.

32. They have fulfilled the obligation to make statement prescribed in Article 18 of the Regulations.

43. They have complied with the requirements applicable to mediators prescribed in Article 19 of the Regulations.

54. They have complied with the mediation procedures prescribed in Article 23 of the Regulation.

65. They have complied with the requirements as prescribed in Paragraph 1 to Article 25 of the Regulations to make mediation records.

Qualifications of mediators referred to in Paragraph 1, Article 13 shall attend the training courses prescribed in Article 15 and passed the evaluation prescribed in the preceding Article, they can be reappointed as mediators after signing in the certificates by the local competent authority.

Mediators shall proactively states their status and qualifications to the parties to the labor-management dispute before the commencement of mediation procedure.

The requirements prescribed in Articles 5, 9-11 of the Regulations shall be applicable to mediators.

1Civil organizations that are commissioned by the local competent authority in accordance with Paragraph 3 to Article 11 of the Act shall comply with the following qualifications and requirements:

21. Being an incorporated association or foundation with a juristic person status, its charter is for the purpose of promoting labor-management relations and assisting the settlement of labor-management disputes.

32. Hiring no less than one full-time person in charge of business affairs.

43. With no less than four mediators who have the qualifications prescribed in Article 13 of the Regulations and passed the evaluation prescribed in Article 17 of the same Regulations.

5The commissioned civil organizations referred to in the preceding paragraph shall not be a labor or employer organization.

1The local competent authority shall prepare the name list of commissioned civil organizations and record the following items:

21. The names, addresses and telephone numbers.

32. The persons in charge.

43. The date of establishment.

54. The names, educational attainment, experiences, current positions　and jobs of mediators, and their qualifications prescribed in Article 13 of the Regulations.

6The name list of the commissioned civil organizations referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be reviewed by the public.

1The local competent authority shall audit and review commissioned civil organizations annually, and the items for auditing and reviewing are as following:

21. The payments of subsidies prescribed in Paragraph 5 to Article 11 of the Act.

32. The qualifications and requirements of commissioned civil organizations prescribed in Article 20 of the Regulations.

43. The handling of mediation records prescribed in Paragraph 2 to Article 25 of the Regulations.

5The result of auditing and reviewing commissioned civil organizations undertaken by the local competent authority shall be publicly announced.

6For those commissioned civil organizations which fail to pass the auditing and reviewing, the local competent authority shall not commission mediation business to them within two years.

1When a mediator or a member of mediation committee deems it as necessary that the parties to the dispute, a person concerned or business entity shall make statements for the purpose of finding the fact, the local competent authority shall in advance notify them in writing.

2In case that a mediator or an assigned member of mediation committee deems it as necessary to interview a related business entity for the purpose of finding the fact, he/she shall obtain a written permission from the local competent authority in advance, and proactively display the permission when engaging in the interview.

3In case that a member of mediation committee who is chosen by the parties to labor-management dispute or is designated by the local competent authority in accordance with Paragraph 1 to Article 14 of the Act has the reasons to recuse prescribed in Paragraph 1 to Article 9 of the Regulations, he/she shall not be assigned to conduct the fact-finding.

1When a member of the mediation committee and a mediator conduct mediation activities, they shall comply with provisions concerning mediation procedure as prescribed in Chapter II of the Act.

2A member of the mediation committee or a mediator shall not execute the following actions:

31.Process improper interests while executing mediation activities;

42.Use violence or coercion while processing mediation activities;

53.Order parties or the person or business entity involved in the dispute to make statements without issue of a notification by the local competent authority in accordance with Paragraph 1 of the preceding article;

64.Enter the concerned business entity for interview without prior permission from the local competent authority issued in accordance with Paragraph 2 of the preceding article;

75.Execute any other action in violation of mediation ethics.

8Should a member of the mediation committee or a mediator execute any of the actions prescribed in the preceding paragraph and any such commitment is deemed to have been executed by the local competent authority, he or she shall not be allowed to serve as a member of the mediation committee or as a mediator. Should he or she have been appointed by the local competent authority as a member of the mediation committee, he or she shall be dismissed immediately. Should he or she have obtained a mediation certificate of labor-management disputes and have materially violated any laws or regulations, the local competent authority shall report to and request that the central competent authority revoke his or her certificate.

1The central competent authority shall establish the Labor-Management Disputes Mediator’s Certificate Revocation Review Group (hereinafter referred to as the Review Group) to review the request made in accordance with Paragraph 2 of the preceding article in the event of the revocation of a mediator’s certificate.

2The Review Group referred to in the preceding paragraph shall consist of 5 or 7 members. The central competent authority shall appoint a particular person to act as one of the members of the Review Group and its convener. The remaining members shall be selected from among experts and scholars. Members shall service for a term of two years.

3When the Review Group holds a meeting, more than a half of the members shall attend the meeting. A resolution may be adopted only by way of a vote of more than two-thirds of the members present at the meeting.

4The Review Group may invite administrative agencies, units or persons relevant to the matter under resolution to attend, state facts or issue comments at the meeting of the Review Group as it deems necessary.

5When the Review Group holds a meeting, members shall appear in person for the review in any of the situations stated in Articles 32 and 33 of the Administrative Procedure Act.

6The positions of members of the Review Group are unpaid positions. However, expert and scholar members shall receive an attendance allowance pursuant to regulations.

1The mediation committee and a mediator are required to produce a mediation record which shall include the following matters:

21. Matters prescribed in Article 10 of the Act;

32. Date that the application for a mediation of labor-management dispute is filed;

43. Date and duration of the mediation meeting held; in case more meetings are held, they shall be recorded in order separately;

54. Location of the mediation meeting;

65. Assertions and statements made by the parties in the dispute;

76. Results of fact-finding;

87. Contents of the mediation plan;

98. Result of the mediation;

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1The local competent authority may pay the expenses for the mediation or other expenses derived from the mediation to the mediator who is assigned in accordance with Paragraph 1 to Article 11 of the Act.

2The local competent authority may pay commission fees to the civil organizations that are commissioned in accordance with Paragraph 3 to Article 11 of the Act.

Formats of related documents and forms referred to in the Regulations shall be prescribed by the Central Competent Authority.

The amendments to these Regulations shall become effective from the date of promulgation, with the exception to Article16 and Article 17, which shall become effective on May 1, 2016.