What remedies are available after a judgment of the Labor Court?

In principle, all decisions handed down by the Labor Court may be challenged before the court of appeal.

It does exist, however 2 exceptions to this principle.

The parties cannot appeal of the judgment:

• Where the Labor Court rules in last resort, i.e. in the following cases:
  
  • Total value of the applicant's claims not exceeding €5,000  (the legal costs of the opposing party in particular are not taken into account)
  • Request for the delivery of work certificates, pay slips or any other document to be issued by the employer.
• During a counterclaim damages, based exclusively on the original claim, if the new claim exceeds €5,000

In these 2 cases, they must seize the Court of Cassation to challenge.

The employee and the employer may each appeal the judgment of the labor court.

The time limit for appeal is fixed at 1 month from the notification or meaning of judgment.

It is 15 days if the appeal follows an order of interim relief.

The call is made to the court of appeal territorially competent on which the labor court initially seised depends.

Yes, the defendant can do opposition to judgment.

This allows the defendant to challenge a decision (e.g. judgment) rendered in his absence when he was not aware of the date of the hearing.

The case is retried by the same court.

Yes, after the decision of the court of appeal, it is possible to form a appeal on a point of law.

This is the last resort in a court case.

An appeal in cassation is a remedy that allows one of the parties to challenge a court decision that it considers to be contrary to the law or where the procedure has not been followed.

The time limit for lodging an appeal is 2 months from the notification or meaning of the judgment of appeal.