Regulations on the statute of limitations for requesting resolution of individual labor disputes

According to Article 190 of the 2019 Labor Code, the statute of limitations for requesting resolution of individual labor disputes is as follows:

- The statute of limitations for requesting a labor conciliator to mediate an individual labor dispute is 06 months from the date of discovery of the act that the disputing party believes has violated its legitimate rights and interests.

- The statute of limitations for requesting the Labor Arbitration Council to resolve an individual labor dispute is 09 months from the date of discovery of the act that the disputing party believes has violated its legitimate rights and interests.

- The statute of limitations for requesting the Court to resolve an individual labor dispute is 01 year from the date of discovery of the act that the disputing party believes has violated its legitimate rights and interests.

- In case the requester proves that due to force majeure, objective obstacles or other reasons as prescribed by law, the request cannot be made within the time limit prescribed in this Article, the time of force majeure, objective obstacles or such reason shall not be counted in the statute of limitations for requesting resolution of individual labor disputes.