Act for Settlement of Labor-Management Disputes Article 33

The arbitration committee shall assign member(s) to investigate the fact of the dispute; unless there are unusual circumstances, the member(s) shall submit the fact-finding report to the committee within ten days after the assignment.The arbitration committee shall make an arbitration decision within twenty days after receiving the fact-finding report; nevertheless, with the consent of the parties, the foresaid time limit can be extended by ten days.When the member(s) of arbitration committee conducts the fact-finding or the arbitration committee is convened, the competent authority shall notify the parties, persons or business entities concerned to provide oral or written statements; if necessary, the member(s) may enter into the business entity concerned for interviewing and investigating with the approval of the competent authority.The persons being notified or interviewed as referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall not make false statements, provide false information or refuse to explain without justifiable reasons.