The Labor Incident Adjudication Rules Article 16
This English translation was last updated on 2019-11-15, but the Chinese text was amended on 2023-08-23. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
If the parties file a motion for a combined mediation on several labor cases or a separate mediation on labor cases, the judge shall rule on such a motion. The same applies when the judge decides, ex officio, on a combined mediation or a separate mediation.Before ordering a combined or separate mediation in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the parties shall be given an opportunity to express their opinions.If the parties unanimously file a motion to combine related civil cases with the labor case for mediation, pursuant to the provisions of Article 19, Paragraph 2 of this Act, a combined mediation shall be so ordered.If the Labor Mediation Committee deems that circumstances, as stipulated in Article 31, Paragraph 1 of this Act, exist as a result of the combined mediation, as described in the preceding paragraph, the mediation may be deemed unsuccessful in accordance with the said stipulation.