ABSTRACT
Mandatory mediation has entered the field of application for lawsuits in labor courts starting from January 2018. It is not possible to associate mandatory mediation as a condition of lawsuit in labor disputes with the basic principles of labor law. Furthermore, it is also not acceptable to justify the loss of employees’ rights due to the long duration of business cases
Keywords : Labor Judiciary, Mediation, Mediation as a condition of lawsuit, prevailing principles of labor law