The councillor-rapporteur is an industrial tribunal councillor. He may be a member of the judging panel.
When two Conseiller Rapporteurs are appointed in the same case, one is an employer, the other an employee. They carry out their duties together.
The advisor-rapporteur has the powers conferred on the conciliation and referral office. He may, in order to ascertain the truth, interview any person and carry out any investigative measures. He may order any measures necessary to preserve the evidence or objects in dispute.