Ikiteisminės darbo ginčų nagrinėjimo institucijos vaidmuo užtikrinant darbo teisinių santykių stabilumą

ENThe article addresses a notably relevant problem that is significant in practical terms and that has not been analyzed by legal scientific resources - the role of pre-trial labour dispute resolution institution in the assurance of the stability of labour relations. The principle of labour relations stability is entered in the Labour Code of the Republic of Lithuania, international legal resources; however, the means for possible legal intervention suggested by the above mentioned is rather overdue, although it guarantees the safeguarding of the employees' rights, but only by terminating an employment contract, 'lhis article discusses whether the stability of labour relations is affected by the so called "early" prevention, when the transformation of legal relations of labour may only be presumed and therefore be discussed rather easily for both parties - an employer and an employee - and in this way the emerging undesirable consequences may be avoided. By developing the idea of reforming the Labour Disputes Commission - an institution for pre-trial resolution of individual labour disputes, as well as by appealing to the historical experience of the development of Labour Dispute Commissions in Lithuania and the worldwide experience, the article analyzes possible alternatives for institutions of pre-trial resolution of labour disputes: negotiation, mediation, conciliation, labour arbitration and the third party court. The author expresses his position towards the necessity of radical changes and new attitude towards the institution of pre-trial resolution of labour disputes in Lithuania by linking it to pretrial resolution of labour disputes with real but not apparent ties, which would assure the prevention of labour disputes, and in the case of necessity - the qualified search for solutions that are acceptable for both parties, and altogether - would strengthen the trust between the parties and legal authorities.