Chapter IV Arbitration
第四章 仲裁
第二十九条
Arbitration of a labor disputes by the Labour Relations Commission under the provisions of Article 20 of the Labor Union Act is prescribed by the provisions of this Chapter.
第三十条
The Labour Relations Commission carries out arbitration in any of the following cases:
労働委員会は、左の各号の一に該当する場合に、仲裁を行ふ。
when a request for arbitration has been made to the Labour Relations Commission by both parties concerned;
関係当事者の双方から、労働委員会に対して、仲裁の申請がなされたとき。
when a request for arbitration has been made to the Labour Relations Commission by either one or both of the parties concerned based on a provision in a labor agreement requiring that a request for arbitration by the Labor Relations Commission be made.
労働協約に、労働委員会による仲裁の申請をなさなければならない旨の定がある場合に、その定に基いて、関係当事者の双方又は一方から、労働委員会に対して、仲裁の申請がなされたとき。
第三十一条
Arbitration of a labor dispute by the Labour Relations Commission is carried out by an arbitration committee, by establishing a committee composed of an odd number of three or more arbitration committee members.
労働委員会による労働争議の仲裁は、三人以上の奇数の仲裁委員をもつて組織される仲裁委員会を設け、これによつて行う。
第三十一条の二
The chairperson of the Labour Relations Commission nominates the arbitration committee members from among the members of the Labour Relations Commission or the special members for adjustment representing the public interest, who have been selected with the agreement of the parties concerned; provided, however, that in the case that selection in accordance with the agreement of the parties concerned has not been conducted, the chairperson of the Labour Relations Commission nominates the arbitration committee members, after asking the opinions of the parties concerned, from among the members of the Labour Relations Commission (or, in the case of the Central Labour Relations Commission, from among the public members responsible for general enterprises) or the special members for adjustment representing the public interest.
仲裁委員は、労働委員会の公益を代表する委員又は特別調整委員のうちから、関係当事者が合意により選定した者につき、労働委員会の会長が指名する。ただし、関係当事者の合意による選定がされなかつたときは、労働委員会の会長が、関係当事者の意見を聴いて、労働委員会の公益を代表する委員（中央労働委員会にあつては、一般企業担当公益委員）又は特別調整委員のうちから指名する。
第三十一条の三
The arbitration committee is to have a chairperson. The chairperson is elected from among the arbitration committee members.
仲裁委員会に、委員長を置く。委員長は、仲裁委員が互選する。
第三十一条の四
The arbitration committee is convened by the chairperson.
仲裁委員会は、委員長が招集する。
The arbitration committee may not open a meeting nor make any decision unless a majority of the arbitration committee members are present.
仲裁委員会は、仲裁委員の過半数が出席しなければ、会議を開き、議決することができない。
The proceedings of the arbitration committee are decided by a majority vote of the arbitration committee members.
仲裁委員会の議事は、仲裁委員の過半数でこれを決する。
第三十一条の五
Members of the Labour Relations Commission, or special members for adjustment, representing the employers or members of the Labour Relations Commission, or special members for adjustment, representing the workers, nominated by the respective parties concerned, may attend meetings of the arbitration committee and state their opinions with the consent of the arbitration committee.
関係当事者のそれぞれが指名した労働委員会の使用者を代表する委員又は特別調整委員及び労働者を代表する委員又は特別調整委員は、仲裁委員会の同意を得て、その会議に出席し、意見を述べることができる。
第三十二条
In conducting arbitration proceedings, the arbitration committee may prohibit any persons other than the parties concerned and persons of reference from participating.
仲裁をなす場合には、仲裁委員会は、関係当事者及び参考人以外の者の出席を禁止することができる。
第三十三条
The arbitration award is made in writing, and that writing must state the date when the award goes into effect.
仲裁裁定は、書面に作成してこれを行ふ。その書面には効力発生の期日も記さなければならない。
第三十四条
An arbitration award has the same effect as a labor agreement.
仲裁裁定は、労働協約と同一の効力を有する。
第三十五条
No provision of this Chapter is construed to preclude the settlement of a case by methods of arbitration other than those prescribed herein, either by mutual agreement of the parties of the labor dispute or based on the provisions of the labor agreement.
この章の規定は、労働争議の当事者が、双方の合意又は労働協約の定により、別の仲裁方法によつて事件の解決を図ることを妨げるものではない。