Problems of determining the jurisdiction of administrative courts during the consideration of labor disputes: judicial practice
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35774/app2023.02.064Keywords:
jurisdiction of administrative courts, labor relationships, public service, passing the service, resolution of labor disputesAbstract
In this research the author raises questions of the objective and subjective jurisdiction of disputes related to the recruitment to public service, its passage and termination. It is noted that the issue of determining the jurisdiction of disputes related to employment relationships between a subject of authority and its employees is relevant because all aspects by which judicial jurisdiction is distinguished cannot be anticipated by procedural legislation, especially when the dispute concerns emerging relationships regarding labor disputes during public service. Based on this, the author analyzed the judicial practice regarding the determination of jurisdiction in disputes related to the violation of rights, freedoms, or interests by the subject of authority in labor relations. Special attention is given to the decisions of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court on this matter, which serve as a guideline in controversial issues of determining the jurisdiction in disputes.
The author noted that the issue of clarity in determining the objective and subjective jurisdiction in the consideration of labor disputes, where one side is a subject of authority, is complicated by some reasons. One of them is the lack of a unified point of view among scholars and a clear approach in judicial practice regarding the delineation of jurisdiction in conflicts related to the violation of labor rights of individuals holding positions associated with public service. When resolving such disputes, the court is guided by special legislation in terms of resolving contentious relationships between the subject of authority and the employee - to regulate the labor relations during the service, in the part where the disputed legal relationships are not regulated by the said law. Accordingly, in this aspect, the labor legislation applies to civil servants.
Please pay special attention to the ambiguity of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court's position regarding the determination of jurisdiction in disputes arising from labor relationships of judicial assistants.
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