Legal provision: Arbitration awards are binding subject to limited appeal exceptions.
Art. 47 LDMAL states that an arbitral award on any of the following labor disputes shall be final, and an arbitral award shall take effect at the date of rendering of the award:(1). A dispute over the recovery of labor remunerations, medical expenses for a work-related injury, economic indemnity, or compensation, in an amount not exceeding the 12-month local monthly minimum wage level; (2). A dispute over the working hours, breaks and vacations, social insurance, etc., arising from the execution of state labor standards.Art. 50 LDMAL states that A party, who disagrees to an arbitral award in any labor dispute case other than one as provided for in Article 47 of this Law, may bring an action in the people's court within 15 days after receiving an arbitral award; and where an action is not brought upon the expiration of the above prescribed period of time, an arbitral award shall take effect.
• Labor Disputes Mediation and Arbitration Law (LDMAL) 2007 [中华人民共和国劳动争议调解仲裁法] (Art. 47; 50)
