Labor Incident Act Article 40
This English translation was last updated on 2018-12-05, but the Chinese text was amended on 2023-12-15. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
A labor union may, within the scope of its purpose as described in its charter, initiate alawsuit prohibiting specific acts against the employer who infringes upon the interests of a majority of its members. A lawyer should be retained for a lawsuit described in the preceding paragraph. If a labor union files a lawsuit that violates the interests of its members, the court shall rule to reject the suit. The withdrawal, abandonment or settlement of the lawsuit, as described in the first paragraph, shall be subject to the approval of the court. The remuneration for a lawyer as mentioned in the second paragraph is part of the litigation costs, and its maximum amount should be defined. The payment standards should be determined by the Judicial Yuan, after considering the opinions of the Ministry of Justice and Taiwan Bar Association. The provisions of the preceding four paragraphs shall apply mutatis mutandis to the mediation procedures of the event as described in the first paragraph.
中文原文 勞動事件法第40條
工會於章程所定目的範圍內，得對侵害其多數會員利益之雇主，提起不作為之訴。
前項訴訟，應委任律師代理訴訟。
工會違反會員之利益而起訴者，法院應以裁定駁回其訴。
第一項訴訟之撤回、捨棄或和解，應經法院之許可。
第二項律師之酬金，為訴訟費用之一部，並應限定其最高額，其支給標準，由司法院參酌法務部及中華民國律師公會全國聯合會意見定之。
前四項規定，於第一項事件之調解程序準用之。
前項訴訟，應委任律師代理訴訟。
工會違反會員之利益而起訴者，法院應以裁定駁回其訴。
第一項訴訟之撤回、捨棄或和解，應經法院之許可。
第二項律師之酬金，為訴訟費用之一部，並應限定其最高額，其支給標準，由司法院參酌法務部及中華民國律師公會全國聯合會意見定之。
前四項規定，於第一項事件之調解程序準用之。