Labor Standards Act Article 3
(Ⅰ)The Act shall be applicable to the following business (or industries):1. Agriculture, forestry, fishery and animal husbandry,2. Mining and quarrying,3. Manufacturing,4. Construction,5. Water, electricity and gas supply,6. Transportation, warehousing and telecommunications,7. Mass communication, and8. Other business (or industries) designated by the Central Competent Authority.(Ⅱ)When making designation referred to in Subparagraph 8 of the preceding Paragraph, a portion of the workplace or part of workers in the business entity may be designated as applicable.(Ⅲ)The Act shall apply to all forms of employee-employer relationships. However, this principle shall not apply, if the application of the Act would genuinely cause undue hardship to the business entities involved due to the factors relating to the types of management, the administration system and the characteristic of work involved and if it belongs to the business (or industries) or worker designated and publicly announced by the Central Competent Authority.(Ⅳ)The total number of workers employed in the business entities which will encounter genuinely undue hardships and shall not be applicable to the Act, shall not exceed one-fifth of the total number of workers employed outside of the business (or industries) as listed in Subparagraphs 1-7 of Paragraph 1 to this article.
中文原文 勞動基準法第3條
本法於左列各業適用之：
一、農、林、漁、牧業。
二、礦業及土石採取業。
三、製造業。
四、營造業。
五、水電、煤氣業。
六、運輸、倉儲及通信業。
七、大眾傳播業。
八、其他經中央主管機關指定之事業。
依前項第八款指定時，得就事業之部分工作場所或工作者指定適用。
本法適用於一切勞雇關係。
但因經營型態、管理制度及工作特性等因素適用本法確有窒礙難行者，並經中央主管機關指定公告之行業或工作者，不適用之。
前項因窒礙難行而不適用本法者，不得逾第一項第一款至第七款以外勞工總數五分之一。
一、農、林、漁、牧業。
二、礦業及土石採取業。
三、製造業。
四、營造業。
五、水電、煤氣業。
六、運輸、倉儲及通信業。
七、大眾傳播業。
八、其他經中央主管機關指定之事業。
依前項第八款指定時，得就事業之部分工作場所或工作者指定適用。
本法適用於一切勞雇關係。
但因經營型態、管理制度及工作特性等因素適用本法確有窒礙難行者，並經中央主管機關指定公告之行業或工作者，不適用之。
前項因窒礙難行而不適用本法者，不得逾第一項第一款至第七款以外勞工總數五分之一。