| Abstract [eng] |
The Labour Dispute Commission has a unique legal status. The Labour Disputes Commission has evolved from an institution set up in the workplace and to some extent dependent on the employer to an independent, permanent, pre-trial body whose decisions are binding and do not need to be confirmed by a court or other state institution. The Master’s thesis presents the peculiarities of the legal status of the Labour Dispute Commission, explaining its purpose, competence, rights, duties and organisational aspects. The topic of the thesis is revealed through analysis of the legal acts regulating the legal status of the Labour Dispute Commission, the conclusions presented by scholars on this issue, the case law of the Lithuanian courts and the decisions of the Labour Dispute Commission on this issue. The thesis attaches particular importance to the analysis of the current legal regulation, which implies the special role of the Labour Dispute Commission in ensuring the protection of the rights violated by the subjects of labour legal relations. The thesis consists of an introduction, three chapters and conclusions. The first part of the thesis introduces the historical aspects of the Labour Dispute Commission. The second part of the thesis analyses the individual elements of the legal status of the Labour Dispute Commission, and the third part of the thesis presents the relationship between this institution and other institutions. The thesis concludes with the conclusion that the legal status granted to the Labour Dispute Commission presents it as a competent, independent, professional, modern institution empowered to hear and resolve individual and collective labour disputes on the basis of the law, with unique social, communication skills and specialised know-how in reconciling the parties to a labour dispute. |
