If a gym personal trainer resigns, you can negotiate for the gym to refund the money. If the negotiation fails, you can file for labor arbitration.

Labor arbitration refers to the central adjudication and ruling of labor disputes submitted by the parties to arbitration by the Labor Dispute Arbitration Committee. In our country, labor arbitration is a necessary procedure for parties involved in labor disputes to file lawsuits in the People's Court. According to the provisions of the Labor Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Law, the party initiating labor arbitration shall submit a written application to the Labor Dispute Arbitration Committee within one year from the date of the occurrence of the labor dispute. Unless the parties have force majeure or other legitimate reasons, the arbitration committee will not accept applications that exceed the statute of limitations stipulated by law.

We can summarize the materials required for labor arbitration into three categories. Different people need different materials to apply for labor arbitration:

For the first category, if the complainant is an employee, please submit The following materials: (1) Labor dispute arbitration appeal registration form; (2) Letter of appeal (detailed statement of the reasons and requirements for the appeal, in duplicate or according to the number of respondents); (3) Identity certificate and copy of the complainant; ( 4) If there is an entrusted agent, the "Power of Attorney" must be signed and submitted in person, indicating the entrustment matters, and submitting a copy of the entrusted agent's ID card. If the client's agent is a practicing lawyer dispatched by a law firm, a copy of the practicing lawyer's certificate should be provided; if the client's agent is a citizen, a free agency agreement signed with the client, as well as the agent's and Legal information on the relationship between the clients; (5) Respondent’s business registration information; (6) Proof of the employment relationship between the complainant and the respondent; (Proof materials include: labor contract, temporary residence permit, work permit, factory The complainant should submit certification materials such as badge, work card, salary slip (slip), employment registration form, deposit receipt, and proof of punishment and notice or certificate of dismissal, expulsion, dismissal, termination (or termination) of labor relations, etc. Attach one original and one copy, and return the original after review; (7) "List of Submitted Evidence Materials" in duplicate;

For the second category, if the complainant is involved in a collective dispute, please submit the following materials: In addition to submitting the materials in the first category (1) to (7), the complainant needs to recommend 3 or 5 employee representatives, and submit a list of employee representatives and a signature form of all employees. This is a collective dispute case over arrears of wages, and the complainant also needs to It is necessary to submit the list of persons to whom the employer owes wages to employees and the arrears balance sheet.

Category 3. If the complainant is the employer, please submit the following materials: (1) A copy of the respondent’s identity certificate; 2) Documents proving the existence of a labor relationship between the complainant and the respondent (same requirements as Category 1 item (6)); (3) A copy of the "Business License"; (4) "Certificate of Identity of the Legal Representative" ;(5) If there is an entrusted agent, a "Letter of Authorization" (indicating the entrustment matters) and a copy of the entrusted agent's ID card must be submitted; (6) "List of Submission of Certification Materials" (in duplicate).