Civil Code Article 487
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
If the employer delays accepting the services, the employee may demand for his remuneration without being bound to perform the service subsequently. The employer may, however, deduct from the amount of the remuneration the expenses that the employee has saved by non-performance and what the employee has gained, or could have gained but for his intentional omission, by performing services to other persons.
中文原文 民法第487條
僱用人受領勞務遲延者，受僱人無補服勞務之義務，仍得請求報酬。
但受僱人因不服勞務所減省之費用，或轉向他處服勞務所取得，或故意怠於取得之利益，僱用人得由報酬額內扣除之。
但受僱人因不服勞務所減省之費用，或轉向他處服勞務所取得，或故意怠於取得之利益，僱用人得由報酬額內扣除之。