Procedural Changes In Labour Cases

The Labour Courts Act 7036, which came into effect on 25 October 2017, introduced a number of changes (eg, mandatory mediation) and amended the appeal procedure for labour disputes. Previously, parties were entitled to appeal labour court decisions within eight days from the final decision being issued. However, the eight-day appeal period was criticised by scholars for not being in line with the Procedural Code, under which the appeal period starts from the service of the reasoned judgment.

Amendments

Under the Labour Courts Act, appeal procedures set out under the Procedural Code are also applied to judgments rendered by the labour courts. As a result, parties can now appeal decisions before the regional appeal courts within two weeks from the notification of a reasoned judgment.