Limitation Period for Labor Disputes in the Views of Scientists: Controversial Proposals for Improving Labor Legislation

The paper examines doctrinal proposals aimed at developing the institution of limitation period in labor legislation. The relationship between the limitation periods for the labor dispute commission (LDC) and the court is considered. Based on the analysis of the norms dedicated to bodies for the consideration of individual labor disputes, the concept of a single limitation period for the Labor Dispute Commission and the court was formulated. The thesis on the devaluation of the significance of statutes of limitations in the absence of time limits for filing an appeal to the State Labor Inspectorate (GIT) and the prosecutor’s office in the context of protecting labor rights is critically examined. The conclusion is substantiated that the absence of such terms does not provide the employee with any advantages or the opportunity to abuse the right on this basis. From the point of view of the competence of the State Labor Inspectorate and the Prosecutor’s Office, the inconsistency of the position on establishing in legislation time limits for appeals to the State Labor Inspectorate and the Prosecutor’s Office was established. As the only exception, due to the possible violation of the rights of third parties (the new employee), it is proposed to establish a preclusive period for applying to the State Labor Inspectorate to conduct an investigation into the legality of the dismissal. The author criticizes the idea of establishing statutes of limitations for self-defense of labor rights in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. The employer’s right to restore the limitation period is examined from the standpoint of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation and civilistic doctrine.