Arbitration refers to the act of submitting a dispute to a neutral third party outside the dispute to mediate and arbitrate the dispute between the parties. According to different applicable objects, arbitration can be divided into civil and commercial arbitration, maritime arbitration and international dispute arbitration. Labor dispute arbitration is an arbitration system aimed at solving labor disputes. Labor dispute arbitration not only has some characteristics of arbitration system, but also has its own particularity.

Labor arbitration refers to the labor dispute arbitration committee to arbitrate and award the labor dispute that the parties apply for arbitration. In China, labor arbitration is a necessary procedure for the parties to a labor dispute to bring a lawsuit to the people's court. According to the Labor Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Law, the parties who initiate labor arbitration shall submit a written application to the Labor Dispute Arbitration Committee within one year from the date of the labor dispute. Unless the parties are due to force majeure or other legitimate reasons, the Arbitration Commission will not accept the application for arbitration beyond the time limit prescribed by law.