If the conciliation fails, the conciliation and referral office prepares the case until the date it sets for the judgment hearing. Special meetings may be held for this purpose.
After notifying the parties, it sets the time limits and conditions for communicating claims, pleas and documents.
It may exempt a party who so requests from attending a subsequent session of the conciliation and referral office. In this case, the communication between the parties is made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by notification between lawyers and proof of this is provided to the Conciliation and Referral Office within the allotted time.
It may hear the parties in person, invite them to provide the explanations needed to resolve the dispute and give them formal notice to produce any documents or evidence that may enlighten the industrial tribunal within a timeframe that it determines.