The industrial tribunal (Conseil de prud’hommes) settles, through conciliation, disputes that may arise in connection with any employment contract subject to the provisions of this code between employers, or their representatives, and the employees they employ. It rules on disputes where conciliation has failed.
The industrial tribunal (Conseil de prud’hommes) settles disputes involving public service employees who are employed under private law.
The industrial tribunal settles disputes arising between employees in the course of their work.
The Industrial Tribunal shall have sole jurisdiction, irrespective of the amount of the claim, to hear the disputes referred to in this chapter. Any agreement to the contrary is deemed unwritten. The industrial tribunal does not have jurisdiction to hear disputes assigned to another court by law, in particular by the Social Security Code in matters relating to accidents at work and occupational illnesses.
The industrial tribunal gives its opinion on questions put to it by the administrative authority.
Where a body usually takes the place of the employer’s legal obligations, it may be called into question alongside the employer in the event of a dispute between the employer and the employees it employs.
The industrial tribunal is a joint jurisdiction. It and its various panels are composed of an equal number of employees and employers.
Industrial tribunal members shall perform their duties with complete independence, impartiality, dignity and probity and shall behave in such a way as to exclude any legitimate doubt in this respect. In particular, they shall refrain from any public act or behaviour incompatible with their duties. They are bound to secrecy in their deliberations. They shall be prohibited from taking any concerted action likely to halt or obstruct the operation of…
At least one industrial tribunal is set up within the jurisdiction of each judicial court. If there is only one industrial tribunal, its jurisdiction extends to the entire jurisdiction of the judicial court. For geographical, economic or social reasons, several industrial tribunals may be set up within the jurisdiction of a judicial court.
Aerodromes whose boundaries extend over the jurisdiction of several industrial tribunals may be attached by decree to the jurisdiction of one of them for the application of the provisions concerning territorial jurisdiction in industrial tribunal matters.
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