Labor Conciliation and Mediation

Abstract

As of the 2017 reform, conciliation will benefit both workers and employers. The new labor procedure will begin with a compulsory stage of mediation. The adoption of an efficient labor-conciliation model requires that this procedure be precisely defined within the law and that the minimum characteristics of training, certification, supervision, verification and evaluation of the conciliators be determined. We propose the inclusion of an independent labor conciliator in order to promote the sufficiency of coverage of the conciliation services. A proposal of amendments to the Federal Labor Law is included. The convenience of adopting labor mediation is explained.