Time spent away from the company during working hours by employee members of the labour tribunal in the performance of their duties is treated as actual working time for the purposes of determining the rights that employees derive from their employment contract, legal provisions and collective bargaining agreements.
Absences from the company of employee labour tribunal members, justified by the performance of their duties, do not entail any reduction in their remuneration and the corresponding benefits.
The request for reimbursement to the employer of the salaries paid to employee industrial tribunal members, as well as the related benefits and social security charges, must be sent to the industrial tribunal registry no later than in the calendar year following the year in which the employee is absent from the company. Failing this, the request for reimbursement is time-barred.