The Collective labor Disputes

1. What is meant by labor collective disputes?

- Labor collective disputes is any differences that may arise between the employer and
his employees which subject is connected to a common benefit for all workers or for a
group of them working in a particular establishment, profession or particular
professional sector…, Article: 154:

2. When do we consider a present dispute is a collective labor dispute?

- It was not yet legally determined, but linguistically it shall be in the limit of 3 and
above.

3. What is the measures ought to be taken out if a labor strike has taken place by a
particular number of worker?
- If one or more disputes have arise between one or more employers and all the number
of their employees or a group of them and both parties have failed to settle such dispute
amicably, they must follow the following steps:
1- The workers should submit their complaint or application in writing to the employer
with a copy to the labor department.
2- The employer should respond to the said complaint or application in writing within a
period of 7 days with a copy to the labor department.
3- If the employer didn’t respond to the said complaint or application within the fixed
period or if such respond didn’t lead to the settlement of the existing dispute, the
competent labor department shall assume the amicable settlement of the said dispute.
4- If the complainer is the employer himself, he should submit his complaint directly to
the labor department in order to solve the dispute in amicable manner, Article: 155:

4. Are there any differences between the collective complaint and the strike?
- Yes, because the strike represents stopping the work without submission of a
complaint to the Ministry…, whereas the complaint is the contrary to the same.
5. What is the period ought to be observed in solving the dispute by the department?
- The dispute should be settled in a maximum period of 10 days, but practically the
dispute can be settled in a period less than the period mentioned in Article: 156

6. Shall any dispute be considered a labor dispute?

- Yes, when such dispute is connected to the relation between the worker and the
employer.
7. What is the period should the employer be bound to in order to respond to the
complaint submitted by the workers with regard to the collective labor dispute?
- A maximum period of one week from the date of receiving the complaint…, Article:
155

8. Do the decisions issued by the conciliation committee and the higher arbitration
committee binding to both parties?
- Yes, they are binding according to the stipulation of Article: 158