The initial jurisdiction of the court set forth in the Decree No.7 was dealing with trade union disputes and interpretation of collective bargaining agreements.
[1] The Act also repealed parts of Decree No.7 and reduced some of the jurisdiction of the High Courts that was shared with NIC.
[5] The procedures, jurisdiction, practice and power of the courts were properly defined by the 2010 act.
The 2006 Act encouraged arbitration of labour matters and in 2015, the court established the Alternate Dispute Resolution center.
[7] The centre's mandate include reduction in cost and delays in judicial delivery through efficient, fast and equitable settlement of disputes.