Law of the People's Republic of China on Labor-dispute Mediation and Arbitration

中华人民共和国劳动争议调解仲裁法

 

Promulgating Institution: Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

Document Number: Order No. 80 of the President of the People's Republic of China

Promulgating Date: 12/29/2007

Effective Date: 05/01/2008

颁布机关: 全国人民代表大会常务委员会

文    号: 中华人民共和国主席令第八十号

颁布时间: 12/29/2007

实施时间: 05/01/2008

 

Order of the President of the People's Republic of China

No.80

The Law of the People's Republic of China on Labor-dispute Mediation and Arbitration, adopted at the 31st Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on December 29, 2007, is hereby promulgated and shall go into effect as of May 1, 2008.

Hu Jintao President of the People's Republic of China

December 29, 2007

  

中华人民共和国主席令

第八十号

    《中华人民共和国劳动争议调解仲裁法》已由中华人民共和国第十届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第三十一次会议于2007年12月29日通过，现予公布，自2008年5月1日起施行。

中华人民共和国主席 胡锦涛

2007年12月29日

Law of the People's Republic of China on Labor-dispute Mediation and Arbitration

(Adopted at the 31st Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress on December 29, 2007)

  

中华人民共和国劳动争议调解仲裁法

（2007年12月29日第十届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第三十一次会议通过）

Contents

Chapter 1: General Provisions

Chapter 2: Mediation

Chapter 3: Arbitration

Section 1: General Stipulations

Section 2: Application and Acceptance

Section 3: Hearing and Award

Chapter 4: Supplementary Provisions

    目录

    第一章 总则

    第二章 调解

    第三章 仲裁

    第一节 一般规定

    第二节 申请和受理

    第三节 开庭和裁决

    第四章 附则

Chapter 1: General Provisions

第一章 总则

   Article 1   This Law is enacted in order to resolve labor disputes in an impartial and timely manner, protect the lawful rights and interests of the parties and promote harmonious and stable labor relations.

     第一条 为了公正及时解决劳动争议，保护当事人合法权益，促进劳动关系和谐稳定，制定本法。

   Article 2   This Law is applicable to the following labor disputes arising between employing units and workers within the territory of the People's Republic of China:

(1) disputes arising from the confirmation of labor relations;

(2) disputes arising from the conclusion, performance, alteration, cancellation or termination of labor contracts;

(3) disputes arising from expulsion, charge, resignation or severance;

(4) disputes arising from working hours, the period of rest and vacation, social insurance, welfare benefits, training and occupational protection;

(5) disputes arising from labor remuneration, medical expenses for job-related injury, economic compensation or damages, etc.; and

(6) other labor disputes prescribed by laws and regulations.

     第二条 中华人民共和国境内的用人单位与劳动者发生的下列劳动争议，适用本法：

    （一）因确认劳动关系发生的争议；

    （二）因订立、履行、变更、解除和终止劳动合同发生的争议；

    （三）因除名、辞退和辞职、离职发生的争议；

    （四）因工作时间、休息休假、社会保险、福利、培训以及劳动保护发生的争议；

    （五）因劳动报酬、工伤医疗费、经济补偿或者赔偿金等发生的争议；

    （六）法律、法规规定的其他劳动争议。

   Article 3   Labor disputes shall be resolved on the basis of facts and pursuant to the principles of lawfulness, impartiality and timeliness, with stress on mediation, in order to protect the lawful rights and interests of the parties according to law.

     第三条 解决劳动争议，应当根据事实，遵循合法、公正、及时、着重调解的原则，依法保护当事人的合法权益。

   Article 4   When a labor dispute arises, the worker concerned may have a consultation with the employing unit or invite the trade union or a third party to join in the consultation with the employing unit, in order to reach a settlement agreement.

     第四条 发生劳动争议，劳动者可以与用人单位协商，也可以请工会或者第三方共同与用人单位协商，达成和解协议。

   Article 5   Where a labor dispute arises and the parties are not willing to have a consultation, or the consultation fails, or the settlement agreement reached is not performed, they may apply to a mediation institution for mediation. Where the parties are not willing to have mediation, or the mediation fails, or the mediation agreement reached is not performed, they may apply to a labor-dispute arbitration commission for arbitration. Where they are dissatisfied with the arbitral award, they may initiate a litigation to a people's court, unless otherwise provided for in this Law.

     第五条 发生劳动争议，当事人不愿协商、协商不成或者达成和解协议后不履行的，可以向调解组织申请调解；不愿调解、调解不成或者达成调解协议后不履行的，可以向劳动争议仲裁委员会申请仲裁；对仲裁裁决不服的，除本法另有规定的外，可以向人民法院提起诉讼。

   Article 6   Where a labor dispute arises, the parties have the responsibility to give evidence for their own claims. Where the evidence relevant to the matter under dispute is kept and controlled by the employing unit, the said unit shall provide such evidence. Where the employing unit refuses to do so, it shall bear any unfavorable consequences.

     第六条 发生劳动争议，当事人对自己提出的主张，有责任提供证据。与争议事项有关的证据属于用人单位掌握管理的，用人单位应当提供；用人单位不提供的，应当承担不利后果。

   Article 7   Where the party in a labor dispute consists of 10 workers or more, and they have a common request, they may choose one worker to represent them in mediation, arbitration or litigation.

     第七条 发生劳动争议的劳动者一方在十人以上，并有共同请求的，可以推举代表参加调解、仲裁或者诉讼活动。

   Article 8   The administrative departments of labor of the people's governments at or above the county level shall, in conjunction with the trade unions and representatives of enterprises, establish a tripartite coordination mechanism for labor relations to jointly study and resolve the major issues of labor disputes.

     第八条 县级以上人民政府劳动行政部门会同工会和企业方面代表建立协调劳动关系三方机制，共同研究解决劳动争议的重大问题。

   Article 9   Where an employing unit, in violation of State regulations, defaults in the payment of labor remuneration or fails to pay the same in full, or defaults in the payment of medical expenses for job-related injury, economic compensation or damages, the worker concerned may make a complaint to the administrative department of labor, which shall handle the complaint in accordance with law.

     第九条 用人单位违反国家规定，拖欠或者未足额支付劳动报酬，或者拖欠工伤医疗费、经济补偿或者赔偿金的，劳动者可以向劳动行政部门投诉，劳动行政部门应当依法处理。

Chapter 2: Mediation

第二章 调解

   Article 10   Where a labor dispute arises, the parties may apply for mediation to the following mediation institutions:

(1) labor-dispute mediation commissions of enterprises;

(2) people's mediation institutions at the grass-roots level established in accordance with law; and

(3) organizations with the function of labor-dispute mediation established in towns, townships or neighborhoods.

The labor-dispute mediation commission of an enterprise shall be composed of representatives of employees and of the enterprise. The representatives of employees shall be trade union members or be chosen by all employees, and the representatives of the enterprise shall be designated by the leading person of the enterprise. The director of the labor-dispute mediation commission of the enterprise shall be a trade union member or a person chosen by both parties.

     第十条 发生劳动争议，当事人可以到下列调解组织申请调解：

    （一）企业劳动争议调解委员会；

    （二）依法设立的基层人民调解组织；

    （三）在乡镇、街道设立的具有劳动争议调解职能的组织。

    企业劳动争议调解委员会由职工代表和企业代表组成。职工代表由工会成员担任或者由全体职工推举产生，企业代表由企业负责人指定。企业劳动争议调解委员会主任由工会成员或者双方推举的人员担任。

   Article 11   The mediators of labor-dispute mediation institutions shall be adult citizens who are fair-minded and upright, maintain ties with people, are devoted to mediation, are familiar with certain laws and policies, and are well-educated.

     第十一条 劳动争议调解组织的调解员应当由公道正派、联系群众、热心调解工作，并具有一定法律知识、政策水平和文化水平的成年公民担任。

   Article 12   The parties that apply for mediation of a labor dispute may do so in writing or orally. Where an application is made orally, the mediation institution shall, on the spot, note down the basic background of the applicant, the matters under dispute, the reasons for mediation and the time of application.

     第十二条 当事人申请劳动争议调解可以书面申请，也可以口头申请。口头申请的，调解组织应当当场记录申请人基本情况、申请调解的争议事项、理由和时间。

   Article 13   When mediating labor disputes, the mediator shall pay full heed to the facts and reasons stated by both parties, persuade them with patience and help them reach an agreement.

     第十三条 调解劳动争议，应当充分听取双方当事人对事实和理由的陈述，耐心疏导，帮助其达成协议。

   Article 14   Where an agreement is reached after mediation, a mediation agreement shall be prepared.

The mediation agreement shall be signed or sealed by both parties, and be signed by the mediator and sealed by the mediation institution to take effect. It shall be binding on both parties and be performed by them.

Where no mediation agreement is reached within 15 days from the date the labor-dispute mediation institution receives the application for mediation, the parties may apply for arbitration in accordance with law.

     第十四条 经调解达成协议的，应当制作调解协议书。

    调解协议书由双方当事人签名或者盖章，经调解员签名并加盖调解组织印章后生效，对双方当事人具有约束力，当事人应当履行。

    自劳动争议调解组织收到调解申请之日起十五日内未达成调解协议的，当事人可以依法申请仲裁。

   Article 15   Where, after the mediation agreement is reached, one of the parties fail to perform the agreement within the time limit prescribed in the agreement, the other party may apply for arbitration in accordance with law.

     第十五条 达成调解协议后，一方当事人在协议约定期限内不履行调解协议的，另一方当事人可以依法申请仲裁。

   Article 16   Where a mediation agreement is reached on the payment of labor remuneration, medical expenses for job-related injury, economic compensation or damages in arrears and the employing unit fails to perform the agreement within the time limit prescribed in the agreement, the worker concerned may, on the strength of the mediation agreement, apply to a people's court for a payment order in accordance with law. The people's court shall issue the payment order in accordance with law.

     第十六条 因支付拖欠劳动报酬、工伤医疗费、经济补偿或者赔偿金事项达成调解协议，用人单位在协议约定期限内不履行的，劳动者可以持调解协议书依法向人民法院申请支付令。人民法院应当依法发出支付令。

Chapter 3: Arbitration

第三章 仲裁

Section 1: General Stipulations

第一节 一般规定

   Article 17   Labor-dispute arbitration commissions shall be set up pursuant to the principles of overall planning, rational geographical distribution and meeting actual needs. The people's governments of provinces and autonomous regions may decide to set up such commissions in cities and counties; and the people's governments of municipalities directly under the Central Government may decide to set up such commissions in districts and counties; in municipalities directly under the Central Government and cities divided into districts, one or more labor-dispute arbitration commissions may also be established. Labor-dispute arbitration commissions shall not be set up level by level according to administrative divisions.

     第十七条 劳动争议仲裁委员会按照统筹规划、合理布局和适应实际需要的原则设立。省、自治区人民政府可以决定在市、县设立；直辖市人民政府可以决定在区、县设立。直辖市、设区的市也可以设立一个或者若干个劳动争议仲裁委员会。劳动争议仲裁委员会不按行政区划层层设立。

   Article 18   The administrative department of labor under the State Council shall formulate arbitration rules in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Law. The administrative departments of labor of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall provide guidance in labor-dispute arbitration within their own administrative areas.

     第十八条 国务院劳动行政部门依照本法有关规定制定仲裁规则。省、自治区、直辖市人民政府劳动行政部门对本行政区域的劳动争议仲裁工作进行指导。

   Article 19   A labor-dispute arbitration commissions shall be composed of representatives of the administrative department of labor, the trade unions and the enterprises. The number of the component members of such commission shall be an odd number.

Labor dispute arbitration commissions shall perform the following duties in accordance with law:

(1) appointing and dismissing full-time or part-time arbitrators;

(2) accepting and handling labor-dispute cases;

(3) discussing major or complicated labor-dispute cases; and

(4) exercising supervision over arbitration.

Labor-dispute arbitration commissions shall set up offices for handling their day-to-day work.

     第十九条 劳动争议仲裁委员会由劳动行政部门代表、工会代表和企业方面代表组成。劳动争议仲裁委员会组成人员应当是单数。

    劳动争议仲裁委员会依法履行下列职责：

    （一）聘任、解聘专职或者兼职仲裁员；

    （二）受理劳动争议案件；

    （三）讨论重大或者疑难的劳动争议案件；

    （四）对仲裁活动进行监督。

    劳动争议仲裁委员会下设办事机构，负责办理劳动争议仲裁委员会的日常工作。

   Article 20   A labor dispute arbitration commission shall have a roster of arbitrators.

An arbitrator shall be fair-minded and upright, and meet one of the following requirements:

(1) having served as a judge;

(2) being engaged in legal research or teaching with a professional title at the intermediary level or above;

(3) possessing legal knowledge and having been engaged in human resources management, trade union work or other professional work for five full years; or

(4) being a lawyer, having been in legal practice for three full years.

     第二十条 劳动争议仲裁委员会应当设仲裁员名册。

    仲裁员应当公道正派并符合下列条件之一：

    （一）曾任审判员的；

    （二）从事法律研究、教学工作并具有中级以上职称的；

    （三）具有法律知识、从事人力资源管理或者工会等专业工作满五年的；

    （四）律师执业满三年的。

   Article 21   A labor-dispute arbitration commission shall be responsible for arbitrating labor disputes arising in the district under its jurisdiction.

A labor dispute shall be under the jurisdiction of the labor-dispute arbitration commission at the place where the labor contract concerned is performed or where the employing unit is located. Where one of the two parties applies for arbitration to the labor-dispute arbitration commission at the place where the labor contract is performed and the other does so at the place where the employing unit is located, the labor dispute shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the former.

     第二十一条 劳动争议仲裁委员会负责管辖本区域内发生的劳动争议。

    劳动争议由劳动合同履行地或者用人单位所在地的劳动争议仲裁委员会管辖。双方当事人分别向劳动合同履行地和用人单位所在地的劳动争议仲裁委员会申请仲裁的，由劳动合同履行地的劳动争议仲裁委员会管辖。

   Article 22   The worker and the employing unit, between whom a labor dispute arises, constitute the two parties to the labor dispute case for arbitration.

Where a labor dispute arises between a labor dispatching unit or an employing unit on the one hand and a worker on the other, the labor dispatching unit and the employing unit constitute a joint party.

     第二十二条 发生劳动争议的劳动者和用人单位为劳动争议仲裁案件的双方当事人。

    劳务派遣单位或者用工单位与劳动者发生劳动争议的，劳务派遣单位和用工单位为共同当事人。

   Article 23   The third party that has an interest in the result of a labor dispute case to be handled may apply for participating in arbitration or be notified to do so by the labor-dispute arbitration commission.

     第二十三条 与劳动争议案件的处理结果有利害关系的第三人，可以申请参加仲裁活动或者由劳动争议仲裁委员会通知其参加仲裁活动。

   Article 24   The parties may appoint agents to participate in arbitration. To appoint an agent to participate in arbitration, a letter of attorney signed or sealed by the appointing party shall be submitted to the labor-dispute arbitration commission, in which shall clearly be stated the entrusted matters and the limit of authority.

     第二十四条 当事人可以委托代理人参加仲裁活动。委托他人参加仲裁活动，应当向劳动争议仲裁委员会提交有委托人签名或者盖章的委托书，委托书应当载明委托事项和权限。

   Article 25   A worker who fully or partially losses the capability of civil conduct shall have his statutory agent participate in arbitration. Where such an agent is lacking, an agent shall be designated for him by the labor-dispute arbitration commission. Where the worker is dead, his close relative or agent shall participate in arbitration.

     第二十五条 丧失或者部分丧失民事行为能力的劳动者，由其法定代理人代为参加仲裁活动；无法定代理人的，由劳动争议仲裁委员会为其指定代理人。劳动者死亡的，由其近亲属或者代理人参加仲裁活动。

   Article 26   The arbitration of labor disputes shall be conducted openly, unless where the parties agree otherwise, or where State secrets, commercial secrets or personal affairs are involved.

     第二十六条 劳动争议仲裁公开进行，但当事人协议不公开进行或者涉及国家秘密、商业秘密和个人隐私的除外。

Section 2: Application and Acceptance

第二节 申请和受理

   Article 27   The limitation period for application for arbitration of a labor dispute is one year, which shall be calculated from the date a party comes to know or is expected to known the infringement of its rights.

The limitation period for arbitration as prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be discontinued when one party claims its rights against the other party or requests the relevant department for remedy, or when the other party agrees to perform its obligations. The limitation period for arbitration shall be calculated anew from the time of discontinuance.

Where, due to force majeure or for other justifiable reasons, the party fails to apply for arbitration within the limitation period for arbitration as prescribed in the first paragraph of this Article, the limitation period for arbitration is suspended, calculation of the limitation period for arbitration shall continue from the date the reasons for suspension disappear.

Where, during the existence of the labor relations, a dispute arises over the default in payment of labor remuneration, application for arbitration by the worker concerned shall not be restricted by the limitation period for arbitration prescribed in the first paragraph of this Article. However, where the labor relations are terminated, such application for arbitration shall be submitted within one year from the date the labor relations are terminated.

     第二十七条 劳动争议申请仲裁的时效期间为一年。仲裁时效期间从当事人知道或者应当知道其权利被侵害之日起计算。

    前款规定的仲裁时效，因当事人一方向对方当事人主张权利，或者向有关部门请求权利救济，或者对方当事人同意履行义务而中断。从中断时起，仲裁时效期间重新计算。

    因不可抗力或者有其他正当理由，当事人不能在本条第一款规定的仲裁时效期间申请仲裁的，仲裁时效中止。从中止时效的原因消除之日起，仲裁时效期间继续计算。

    劳动关系存续期间因拖欠劳动报酬发生争议的，劳动者申请仲裁不受本条第一款规定的仲裁时效期间的限制；但是，劳动关系终止的，应当自劳动关系终止之日起一年内提出。

   Article 28   To applying for arbitration, the applicant shall submit a written application for arbitration and submit duplicates of the application according to the number of the respondents.

In the application for arbitration shall clearly be stated the following matters:

(1) name, gender, age, occupation, working unit and domicile of the worker, title and domicile of the employing unit, and name and position of the legal representative or the principal leading person;

(2) the claims for arbitration and the facts and reasons on which the request is based; and

(3) evidence and the source thereof, and name and domicile of the witness.

Where the applicant has difficulty in writing an application for arbitration, he may make an oral application, which shall be transcribed by the labor-dispute arbitration commission and be made known to the other party.

     第二十八条 申请人申请仲裁应当提交书面仲裁申请，并按照被申请人人数提交副本。

    仲裁申请书应当载明下列事项：

    （一）劳动者的姓名、性别、年龄、职业、工作单位和住所，用人单位的名称、住所和法定代表人或者主要负责人的姓名、职务；

    （二）仲裁请求和所根据的事实、理由；

    （三）证据和证据来源、证人姓名和住所。

    书写仲裁申请确有困难的，可以口头申请，由劳动争议仲裁委员会记入笔录，并告知对方当事人。

   Article 29   The labor-dispute arbitration commission shall, within five days from the date it receives the arbitration application, accept the application and notify the applicant of its acceptance, if it considers that the application meets the conditions for acceptance; otherwise, it shall notify the applicant in writing that it shall not accept the application and state the reasons. Where the labor-dispute arbitration commission rejects an application or fails to make a decision within the specified time limit, the applicant may initiate a litigation to a people's court with respect to the labor dispute in question.

     第二十九条 劳动争议仲裁委员会收到仲裁申请之日起五日内，认为符合受理条件的，应当受理，并通知申请人；认为不符合受理条件的，应当书面通知申请人不予受理，并说明理由。对劳动争议仲裁委员会不予受理或者逾期未作出决定的，申请人可以就该劳动争议事项向人民法院提起诉讼。

   Article 30   The labor-dispute arbitration commission shall, upon acceptance of an application for arbitration, serve a duplicate of the said application on the respondent within five days.

The respondent shall, upon receipt of the duplicate of the arbitration application, submit a statement of defense to the labor-dispute arbitration commission within 10 days. The labor-dispute arbitration commission shall, within five days after it receives the statement of defense, serve a copy of the statement of defense on the applicant. Failure on the part of the respondent to submit a statement of defense shall not affect the arbitration procedure.

     第三十条 劳动争议仲裁委员会受理仲裁申请后，应当在五日内将仲裁申请书副本送达被申请人。

    被申请人收到仲裁申请书副本后，应当在十日内向劳动争议仲裁委员会提交答辩书。劳动争议仲裁委员会收到答辩书后，应当在五日内将答辩书副本送达申请人。被申请人未提交答辩书的，不影响仲裁程序的进行。

Section 3: Hearing and Award

第三节 开庭和裁决

   Article 31   To make awards of labor-dispute cases, labor-dispute arbitration commissions shall adopt the arbitral tribunal system. The arbitral tribunal shall be composed of three arbitrators, with one serving as chief arbitrator. Simple labor-dispute cases may be arbitrated solely by one arbitrator.

     第三十一条 劳动争议仲裁委员会裁决劳动争议案件实行仲裁庭制。仲裁庭由三名仲裁员组成，设首席仲裁员。简单劳动争议案件可以由一名仲裁员独任仲裁。

   Article 32   The labor-dispute arbitration commission shall, within five days from the date it accepts an application for arbitration, notify the parties in writing of the composition of the arbitral tribunal.

     第三十二条 劳动争议仲裁委员会应当在受理仲裁申请之日起五日内将仲裁庭的组成情况书面通知当事人。

   Article 33   An arbitrator shall withdraw, and the parties also have the right to apply orally or in writing for his withdrawal, under one of the following circumstances:

(1) He is a party to the case in question or a close relative of a party or its agent;

(2) He has an interest in the case;

(3) He has other relations with a party to the case or its agent, which may affect impartial award; or

(4) He meets with a party or its agent without authorization or accepts invitation to dinners or gifts therefrom.

The labor-dispute arbitration commission shall, in a timely manner, make a decision on the application for withdrawal and notify the parties of the decision orally or in writing.

     第三十三条 仲裁员有下列情形之一，应当回避，当事人也有权以口头或者书面方式提出回避申请：

    （一）是本案当事人或者当事人、代理人的近亲属的；

    （二）与本案有利害关系的；

    （三）与本案当事人、代理人有其他关系，可能影响公正裁决的；

    （四）私自会见当事人、代理人，或者接受当事人、代理人的请客送礼的。

    劳动争议仲裁委员会对回避申请应当及时作出决定，并以口头或者书面方式通知当事人。

   Article 34   Where an arbitrator is under the circumstances prescribed in Subparagraph (4) of Article 33 of this Law, or extorts for or accepts bribes, engages in malpractices for personal gain, or perverts the law in making awards, he shall bear legal liability in accordance with law. The labor-dispute arbitration commission shall dismiss him.

     第三十四条 仲裁员有本法第三十三条第四项规定情形，或者有索贿受贿、徇私舞弊、枉法裁决行为的，应当依法承担法律责任。劳动争议仲裁委员会应当将其解聘。

   Article 35   The arbitral tribunal shall, five days before the hearing is held, notify both parties to a case of the date and place of the hearing in writing. Where a party has justifiable reasons, it may, three days before the hearing is held, request for postponing the hearing. The decision on whether to postpone the hearing is up to the labor-dispute arbitration commission to make.

     第三十五条 仲裁庭应当在开庭五日前，将开庭日期、地点书面通知双方当事人。当事人有正当理由的，可以在开庭三日前请求延期开庭。是否延期，由劳动争议仲裁委员会决定。

   Article 36   Where the applicant has received the written notification but fails to be present for the hearing without justifiable reasons or, without approval of the arbitral tribunal, withdraws from the hearing before it is over, it may be deemed to withdraw its arbitration application.

Where the respondent receives the written notification but fails to be present for the hearing without justifiable reasons or, without approval of the arbitral tribunal, withdraws from the hearing before it is over, an award may be rendered by default.

     第三十六条 申请人收到书面通知，无正当理由拒不到庭或者未经仲裁庭同意中途退庭的，可以视为撤回仲裁申请。

    被申请人收到书面通知，无正当理由拒不到庭或者未经仲裁庭同意中途退庭的，可以缺席裁决。

   Article 37   Where the arbitral tribunal considers that expert evaluation is needed for issues of a special character, it may hand over such issues to the evaluation institution agreed upon by the parties; where there is no such agreement or the parties cannot reach an agreement, it shall designate an evaluation institution for the purpose.

The evaluation institution shall, at the request of the parties or under demand from the arbitral tribunal, send its experts to participate in the hearing. With permission of the arbitral tribunal, the parties may put questions to the experts.

     第三十七条 仲裁庭对专门性问题认为需要鉴定的，可以交由当事人约定的鉴定机构鉴定；当事人没有约定或者无法达成约定的，由仲裁庭指定的鉴定机构鉴定。

    根据当事人的请求或者仲裁庭的要求，鉴定机构应当派鉴定人参加开庭。当事人经仲裁庭许可，可以向鉴定人提问。

   Article 38   In the course of arbitration, the parties shall have the right to examination and cross-examination and to debate. Upon conclusion of the examinations and cross-examinations and the debates, the chief arbitrator or the sole arbitrator shall solicit the final opinions of the parties.

     第三十八条 当事人在仲裁过程中有权进行质证和辩论。质证和辩论终结时，首席仲裁员或者独任仲裁员应当征询当事人的最后意见。

   Article 39   Where the evidence provided by a party is substantiated upon verification, the arbitral tribunal shall make it the basis on which to confirm the facts.

Where a worker cannot provide the evidence, which is kept and controlled by the employing unit and is relevant to his arbitration claim, the arbitral tribunal may require the employing unit to give such evidence within a specified time limit. Where the employing unit fails to do so, it shall bear the unfavorable consequences.

     第三十九条 当事人提供的证据经查证属实的，仲裁庭应当将其作为认定事实的根据。

    劳动者无法提供由用人单位掌握管理的与仲裁请求有关的证据，仲裁庭可以要求用人单位在指定期限内提供。用人单位在指定期限内不提供的，应当承担不利后果。

   Article 40   The arbitral tribunal shall make a written record of the hearing. Where the parties or the other participants in the arbitration believe that there are omissions or errors in their statements recorded, they shall have the right to apply for supplementation or correction. If the tribunal refuses to make supplementation or correction, the application shall be recorded.

The written record shall be signed or sealed by the arbitrators, recording clerks, the parties and other participants in the arbitration.

     第四十条 仲裁庭应当将开庭情况记入笔录。当事人和其他仲裁参加人认为对自己陈述的记录有遗漏或者差错的，有权申请补正。如果不予补正，应当记录该申请。

    笔录由仲裁员、记录人员、当事人和其他仲裁参加人签名或者盖章。

   Article 41   After applying for arbitration of their labor dispute, the parties may reach a settlement on their own. Where a settlement agreement is reached, the arbitration application may be withdrawn.

     第四十一条 当事人申请劳动争议仲裁后，可以自行和解。达成和解协议的，可以撤回仲裁申请。

   Article 42   The arbitral tribunal shall mediate before making an award.

Where an agreement is reached through mediation, a statement of mediation shall be prepared by the arbitral tribunal.

In the statement of mediation shall be stated the arbitration claims and the results agreed upon by the parties. The statement of mediation shall be signed by the arbitrators, sealed by the labor-dispute arbitration commission and served on the parties. The statement of mediation shall take legal effect after acknowledgement by both parties.

Where mediation fails or before the statement of mediation is served, one party goes back on the agreement reached, the arbitral tribunal shall make an award in a timely manner.

     第四十二条 仲裁庭在作出裁决前，应当先行调解。

    调解达成协议的，仲裁庭应当制作调解书。

    调解书应当写明仲裁请求和当事人协议的结果。调解书由仲裁员签名，加盖劳动争议仲裁委员会印章，送达双方当事人。调解书经双方当事人签收后，发生法律效力。

    调解不成或者调解书送达前，一方当事人反悔的，仲裁庭应当及时作出裁决。

   Article 43   Where the arbitral tribunal is to make an award of a labor dispute case, it shall finish making the award within 45 days from the date the labor-dispute arbitration commission accepts the arbitration application. If an extension is needed due to the complexity of the case, such extension shall be subject to approval by the director of the labor-dispute arbitration commission, and the parties shall be notified of the extension in writing; however, the period of extension may not exceed 15 days. If no arbitral award is made at the expiration of the time limit, the parties may initiate a litigation to a people's court with respect to the labor dispute.

When making an award of a labor dispute case, in which part of the facts are clear, the arbitral tribunal may make an award first on the basis of the said facts.

     第四十三条 仲裁庭裁决劳动争议案件，应当自劳动争议仲裁委员会受理仲裁申请之日起四十五日内结束。案情复杂需要延期的，经劳动争议仲裁委员会主任批准，可以延期并书面通知当事人，但是延长期限不得超过十五日。逾期未作出仲裁裁决的，当事人可以就该劳动争议事项向人民法院提起诉讼。

    仲裁庭裁决劳动争议案件时，其中一部分事实已经清楚，可以就该部分先行裁决。

   Article 44   In respect of the cases involving the recovery of labor remuneration, payment of medical expenses for job-related injury, economic compensation or damages, the arbitral tribunal may, according to the application of the parties, make an award on advance execution and transfer it to the people's court for execution.

For the arbitral tribunal to make an award on advance execution, the following conditions shall be met:

(1) The relationship between both parties in terms of their rights and obligations are clearly defined; and

(2) The living standards of the applicant will seriously be affected, unless advance execution is awarded.

Where a worker applies for advance execution, no guarantee needs to be provided.

     第四十四条 仲裁庭对追索劳动报酬、工伤医疗费、经济补偿或者赔偿金的案件，根据当事人的申请，可以裁决先予执行，移送人民法院执行。

    仲裁庭裁决先予执行的，应当符合下列条件：

    （一）当事人之间权利义务关系明确；

    （二）不先予执行将严重影响申请人的生活。

    劳动者申请先予执行的，可以不提供担保。

   Article 45   An award shall be made on the basis of the opinions of the majority of the arbitrators, and the differing opinions held by the minority of the arbitrators shall be recorded. When an opinion of the majority cannot be formed in the arbitral tribunal, an award shall be made on the basis of the opinion of the chief arbitrator.

     第四十五条 裁决应当按照多数仲裁员的意见作出，少数仲裁员的不同意见应当记入笔录。仲裁庭不能形成多数意见时，裁决应当按照首席仲裁员的意见作出。

   Article 46   In the award shall clearly be stated the arbitration claim, the facts under dispute, the reasons for award, the results of award and the date of award. The award shall be signed by the arbitrators and sealed by the labor-dispute arbitration commission. The arbitrators holding differing opinions on the award may choose to sign or not to sign it.

     第四十六条 裁决书应当载明仲裁请求、争议事实、裁决理由、裁决结果和裁决日期。裁决书由仲裁员签名，加盖劳动争议仲裁委员会印章。对裁决持不同意见的仲裁员，可以签名，也可以不签名。

   Article 47   For the following labor disputes, the arbitral award shall be final and the award shall take legal effect from the date the award is made, unless otherwise provided for in this Law:

(1) disputes involving the recovery of labor remuneration, medical expenses for job-related injury, economic compensation or damages, and the amount involved does not exceed that of the standard local monthly wage rates multiplying 12 months; and

(2) disputes arising over working hours, the period of rest and vacation, and social insurance, etc., in the course of applying the occupational standards of the State.

     第四十七条 下列劳动争议，除本法另有规定的外，仲裁裁决为终局裁决，裁决书自作出之日起发生法律效力：

    （一）追索劳动报酬、工伤医疗费、经济补偿或者赔偿金，不超过当地月最低工资标准十二个月金额的争议；

    （二）因执行国家的劳动标准在工作时间、休息休假、社会保险等方面发生的争议。

   Article 48   Where a worker is dissatisfied with the arbitral award as prescribed in Article 47 of this Law, he may initiate a litigation to a people's court within 15 days from the date he receives the award.

     第四十八条 劳动者对本法第四十七条规定的仲裁裁决不服的，可以自收到仲裁裁决书之日起十五日内向人民法院提起诉讼。

   Article 49   Where an employing unit has evidence to prove that the arbitral award prescribed in Article 47 of this Law falls under one of the following circumstances, it may, within 30 days from the date it receives the award, apply for revocation of the award to an intermediate people's court at the place where the labor-dispute arbitration commission is located:

(1) It is definite that Laws and regulations are applied erroneously;

(2) The labor-dispute arbitration commission has no jurisdiction over the dispute;

(3) The statutory procedure is contravened;

(4) The evidence on which the award is based is forged;

(5) The other party has concealed evidence, which is sufficient to affect an impartial award; or

(6) When arbitrating the case, the arbitrator extorts or accepts bribes, engages in malpractices for personal gain, or perverts the law in making the award.

If the people's court, after forming a collegiate bench, finds upon examination and verification that any of the circumstances as prescribed in the preceding paragraph exists in award-making, it shall revoke the award.

Where the arbitral award is revoked upon decision by the people's court, the parties may, within 15 days from the date they receive the award, initiate a litigation to a people's court with respect to the labor dispute in question.

     第四十九条 用人单位有证据证明本法第四十七条规定的仲裁裁决有下列情形之一，可以自收到仲裁裁决书之日起三十日内向劳动争议仲裁委员会所在地的中级人民法院申请撤销裁决：

    （一）适用法律、法规确有错误的；

    （二）劳动争议仲裁委员会无管辖权的；

    （三）违反法定程序的；

    （四）裁决所根据的证据是伪造的；

    （五）对方当事人隐瞒了足以影响公正裁决的证据的；

    （六）仲裁员在仲裁该案时有索贿受贿、徇私舞弊、枉法裁决行为的。

    人民法院经组成合议庭审查核实裁决有前款规定情形之一的，应当裁定撤销。

    仲裁裁决被人民法院裁定撤销的，当事人可以自收到裁定书之日起十五日内就该劳动争议事项向人民法院提起诉讼。

   Article 50   Where a party has objection to the arbitral award of a labor dispute case, other than the ones prescribed in Article 47 of this Law, it may initiate a litigation to a people's court within 15 days from the date it receives the award. If no litigation is initiated at the expiration of the prescribed time limit, the award shall take legal effect.

     第五十条 当事人对本法第四十七条规定以外的其他劳动争议案件的仲裁裁决不服的，可以自收到仲裁裁决书之日起十五日内向人民法院提起诉讼；期满不起诉的，裁决书发生法律效力。

   Article 51   The parties shall, within the prescribed time limit, perform the statement of mediation or the award that takes legal effect. If one party fails to do so at the expiration of the time limit, the other party may, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Law, apply to a people's court for execution. The people's court that accepts the application shall execute the statement of mediation or the award in accordance with law.

     第五十一条 当事人对发生法律效力的调解书、裁决书，应当依照规定的期限履行。一方当事人逾期不履行的，另一方当事人可以依照民事诉讼法的有关规定向人民法院申请执行。受理申请的人民法院应当依法执行。

Chapter 4: Supplementary Provisions

第四章 附则

   Article 52   Where a staff member of a public institution, in which the system of appointment is practiced, is involved in a labor dispute with the institution, this Law shall be applicable; if laws and administrative regulations or the regulations of the State Council provide otherwise, the said provisions there shall prevail.

     第五十二条 事业单位实行聘用制的工作人员与本单位发生劳动争议的，依照本法执行；法律、行政法规或者国务院另有规定的，依照其规定。

   Article 53   Arbitration of labor disputes is free of charge. Funding for labor-dispute arbitration commissions shall be guaranteed by the government.

     第五十三条 劳动争议仲裁不收费。劳动争议仲裁委员会的经费由财政予以保障。

   Article 54   This Law shall go into effect as of May 1, 2008.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY THE GENERAL OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS.

LICENSED FOR USE AS OF MARCH 2009.

     第五十四条 本法自2008年5月1日起施行。