Labor Incident Act Article 41
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.
When the labor union is appointed to initiate an action for its members pursuant to Paragraph 1, Article 44-1 of the Taiwan Code of Civil Procedure, the appointed person(s) may file additional claims before the end of oral arguments in the first instance trial, and request a declaratory judgment confirming the existence of the common basis prerequisites concerning claimand legal relationship between the appointing persons and the defendant. Concerning the additional claim, as described in the preceding paragraph, the court should give priority to conducting the argument and adjudication; before the adjudication concerning the additional claim is finalized, the original litigation proceedings may be stayedby the court. There will be no additional court costs concerning the additional claims as described in the first paragraph. The appointed person filing the additional claim, as described in the preceding paragraph, is limited to one time only.
中文原文 勞動事件法第41條
工會依民事訴訟法第四十四條之一第一項為選定之會員起訴，被選定人得於第一審言詞辯論終結前為訴之追加，並求對於被告確定選定人與被告間關於請求或法律關係之共通基礎前提要件是否存在之判決。
關於前項追加之訴，法院應先為辯論及裁判；原訴訟程序於前項追加之訴裁判確定以前，得裁定停止。
第一項追加之訴，不另徵收裁判費。
被選定人於同一事件提起第一項追加之訴，以一次為限。
關於前項追加之訴，法院應先為辯論及裁判；原訴訟程序於前項追加之訴裁判確定以前，得裁定停止。
第一項追加之訴，不另徵收裁判費。
被選定人於同一事件提起第一項追加之訴，以一次為限。