Civil Servant Association Act Article 38

Upon receipt of a petition for mediation by the national civil servant association or the governing body of an agency civil servant association, in the event of failure to enter mediation by the deadline or unsuccessful mediation the civil servant association that made the request for mediation may request dispute arbitration from its competent agency within seven days of the date for mediation or receipt of the statement of mediation failure.The competent authority of the national civil servant association, the Office of the President, five Yuans, central government ministries and same-level agency civil servant associations shall form an Arbitration Committee within 14 days of receipt of the request of the national civil servant association or agency civil servant association for dispute arbitration. The governing authorities of agency civil servant associations of special municipalities, counties (cities) shall submit a dispute arbitration petition within 10 days from the date of receipt of request, requesting in writing that the Ministry of Civil Service form an Arbitration Committee. Within 14 days of the date of receipt for dispute arbitration request, the Ministry of Civil Service shall assemble an Arbitration Committee to process the case.