Objectives of the Tribunal
The objectives of the Employment Tribunal is to examine and adjudicate legal matters arising in the work environment between the employer and employee and any matters ascribed to the Employment Tribunal pursuant to the Employment Act or any other Act or regulation or under any agreement, in an expeditious and simple manner.

Jurisdiction of the Tribunal
To examine any matter determined by the employment Act or any other Act or regulation to be reviewed by the tribunal without contravention to the employment Act, to posses full authority to adjudicate on such matters as the Tribunal deems fit. The Tribunal has powers to review the following types of matters including:

  ۞ Complaints submitted alleging breach of the fundamental principles laid out in chapter 2 of the Employment Act;
  ۞ Complaints submitted by employee alleging dismissal without showing appropriate cause;
  ۞ Complaints submitted alleging denial of minimum wage entitlements to the employee;
  ۞ Complaints submitted alleging contravention of employment agreement;
  ۞ Appeals to review the decision of the minister on complaints submitted to the minister against employment agencies;
  ۞ Complaints submitted due to contravention of agreements made to retain an employee for the purpose of giving training or any agreements for training;
  ۞ Complaints submitted due to dissatisfaction arising from an order made by any employment official to make charges, within a specified time, to the machinery or the manner in which work equipment is set up to ensure health and safety standards of employees stipulated to be maintained by law are adhered to;
  ۞ Complaints submitted due to dissatisfaction arising from an order to take certain urgent steps to eliminate danger to health and lives of employees where grounds for certainty of such danger exist;
  ۞ Complaints submitted by employee claiming that disciplinary measures imposed on him for failure to conform to work ethics are unreasonable;
  ۞ Any matter specified as a matter to be reviewed by the Tribunal as per Law;

Unless otherwise stated in the Employment Act, any employment issue or dispute shall be submitted to the Tribunal 3 months from the date on which such issue or dispute arose and appeals to review the decision of the minister on complaints submitted to the minister against shall be submitted before 60 days. 

Excluding any clause stating otherwise, the Tribunal shall adjudicate on employment matters arising after the enactment of the Employment Act on 9 July 2009. 

ޤާނޫނު ނަންބަރު 2008/2 (ވަޒީފާއާބެހޭ ޤާނޫނު) ގެ ދަށުން ޤާއިމްކުރެވިފައިވާ ވަޒީފާއާބެހޭ ޓްރައިބިއުނަލްގެ ފުރަތަ ދައުރު 28 ޑިސެމްބަރ 2013 ގައި ހަމަވުމާގުޅިގެން ދައުރު ހަމަވި މެންބަރުންގެ މަޤާމުތަކަށް އައުމެންބަރުން 07 ޖެނުއަރީ 2014 ވަނަދުވަހު ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ ވަނީ ޢައްޔަން ކުރައްވާފައެވެ.

 

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