THE COMMISSION ON LABOR DISPUTES FUNCTIONING: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

The article highlights the research issues of the legal status of the commission on labor disputes in terms of the current legislation of Ukraine. The author provides a general description of the commission on labor disputes, its features and functions, investigates the range of issues to be considered by such a commission, and describes the procedure for their consideration. Based on the general characteristics of the legal status of the commission on labor disputes, the author analyzes the challenges facing the commission in modern conditions. The main problems of the commission on labor disputes functioning include: the imperfection of the legal status of it, in particular, the powers of the commission on labor disputes; lack of a parity approach to the formation of the commission on labor disputes, taking into account both the interests of employees and the employer; the imperfection of the procedure for consideration of labor disputes; lack of a clearly defined procedure for appealing the decision of the commission on labor disputes and the liability for failure to establish a commission on labor disputes. Prospects for the commission on labor disputes further functioning as a pre-trial method of protection of labor rights of employees are suggested. The author substantiates the ways to improve the legislation governing the legal status and functioning of the commission on labor disputes. The main directions of improving this commission functioning are: increasing the efficiency of the commission activity, taking into account the interests of employees and employers; development of the commission on labor disputes as a pre-trial body, which must be formed on a parity basis, granting employees and the employer equal participation in resolving labor disputes; determination of the requirements for the commission members (level of education, work experience, specialization, etc.); introduction of a unified system in terms of which the commission on labor disputes could make legal decisions; defining liability for failure to create a commission on labor disputes. The author concludes that if the current legislation of Ukraine is reformed in part of the legal status and functions of the commissions on labor disputes, their activities will become more efficient in modern conditions, and this will promote resolving individual labor disputes and protecting labor rights more effectively.