BWBR0045662
Geldig vanaf 2021-10-01
Artikel 1.6
Legal Status (Local Employees) Regulations 2020
1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has an independent disputes committee (the LSR Disputes Committee) consisting of a chair, several alternate chairs and several ordinary members. The chair and alternate chairs do not operate under the responsibility of the employer and are members of the Dutch judiciary. The task, working methods and composition of the disputes committee are to be further determined by the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the LSR Disputes Committee Regulations.
2. An employee or ex-employee can submit a dispute with the employer on the application of these Regulations or any regulations based on these Regulations to the disputes committee in writing, stating reasons. The employee or ex-employee will not incur any costs for submitting a dispute to the disputes committee.
3. After examining all the relevant documentation and giving the employee or ex-employee and the employer the opportunity to be heard, the committee issues a written and reasoned advisory opinion to the employer and sends a copy to the employee or ex-employee.
4. The employer notifies the employee or ex-employee in writing of its decision regarding whether or not to implement the dispute committee’s advisory opinion. If the employer decides to deviate from the advisory opinion, sound reasons must be given for doing so.
5. An employee or ex-employee who submits a dispute to the disputes committee may be assisted by an adviser.
6. An employee’s or ex-employee’s decision to submit a dispute to the disputes committee does not affect the employee’s or ex-employee’s right to bring the same dispute before a court in the country where the mission at which the employee or ex-employee works or worked is located or before a court in another country.
2. An employee or ex-employee can submit a dispute with the employer on the application of these Regulations or any regulations based on these Regulations to the disputes committee in writing, stating reasons. The employee or ex-employee will not incur any costs for submitting a dispute to the disputes committee.
3. After examining all the relevant documentation and giving the employee or ex-employee and the employer the opportunity to be heard, the committee issues a written and reasoned advisory opinion to the employer and sends a copy to the employee or ex-employee.
4. The employer notifies the employee or ex-employee in writing of its decision regarding whether or not to implement the dispute committee’s advisory opinion. If the employer decides to deviate from the advisory opinion, sound reasons must be given for doing so.
5. An employee or ex-employee who submits a dispute to the disputes committee may be assisted by an adviser.
6. An employee’s or ex-employee’s decision to submit a dispute to the disputes committee does not affect the employee’s or ex-employee’s right to bring the same dispute before a court in the country where the mission at which the employee or ex-employee works or worked is located or before a court in another country.