A “parliamentary team” proposes to improve the listening procedure in the Labor Code

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

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The socialist group in the House of Representatives presented a bill to amend article 62 of the Labor Code, with the aim of strengthening the protection of workers and improving their rights against arbitrary dismissals.

The proposal focuses on regulating the hearing procedure, which allows the employee to defend himself and restricts the employer’s disciplinary power.

The current article provides that the employer hears the employee in the presence of the employee’s representative or a union representative chosen by the employee, and that the hearing is recorded in a signed report. However, the new proposal adds details to ensure proper implementation, e.g. as well as the obligation to clarify the content of the summons, to specify the error, the place and time of the session and to inform the employee of his right to resort to the assistance of a union representative or special agents.

The proposal also provides for the involvement of witnesses within the company when drawing up the report, and the use of the labor inspector when one of the parties refuses to cooperate.

The amendment aims to fill the gaps in the current article, such as the absence of summons details and alternative procedures in the absence of a union representative, to guarantee the stability of the employment relationship and protect the rights employees.