Boban Vidojević *
ARBITRATION FOR INDIVIDUAL LABOR DISPUTES
Summary
The primary aim of this paper is to point out a number of advantages of out-of-court settlement of labor disputes over litigation, and above all arbitration, characterized by a meritorious, swift and compromise settlement of labor disputes. Reconciling the interests of the social partners is a starting point in developing this way of resolving labor disputes. The parties resolve the dispute with the assistance of a neutral subject (arbitrator), an expert in the field of labor law, who meets all the statutory criteria, which contributes, among other things, to the prompt and fair resolution of this type of dispute.Arbitration is considered to be an informal "civilized method" that enables social justice to be achieved as it leads to the settlement of disputes for the benefit of both parties. Efficiency, party autonomy, economy, voluntariness, informality and gratuity are just some of the advantages of this method.The paper analyzes the relevant legal sources of the Republic of Serbia, trying to answer why arbitration for individual labor disputes is the most adequate peaceful method of resolving labor disputes, what are its advantages over litigation and the application of pressure methods (strike, lock- out), and what are the disadvantages of comparative solutions.
Key words: arbitration, arbitrator, informality, party autonomy, voluntariness.