Any person meeting the following criteria can be selected to be conciliator or arbiter:

1. Citizenship of Serbia and Montenegro;
2. University degree and minimum 5 years of experience in the field of labor relations;
3. No history of conviction to a mandatory prison sentence to no less than 6 months or conviction for a crime that makes him unworthy of the office;
4. That he is worthy of the office of conciliator i.e. arbiter.

An arbiter might be any person meeting the criteria above provided that such person passed bar exam or is a full professor of legislation in force at the Faculty.

Conciliators and arbiters are recruited by a public announcement placed by the Agency.

Selection of conciliators and arbiters shall be made by the Panel for selection of conciliators and arbiters.

The Panel shall be composed of two representatives of the Government, two representatives of representative trade unions set up for the territory of the Republic of Serbia and two representatives of representative associations of employers set up for the territory of the Republic of Serbia.

Representatives of the Government shall be appointed by the Government, while the Social-Economic Council set up for the territory of the Republic of Serbia shall appoint representatives of trade unions and associations of employers upon proposal of representative trade unions and representative associations of employers – members of that Council.

The Chairperson shall be selected from the Panel members.

The Panel shall pass a decision on selection of conciliators and arbiters 15 days after the deadline for application.

The decision shall be considered final when a two-third majority of the Panel endorses it.

The decision is final and only administrative procedure may be filed to contest it, in accordance with the Law.

Conciliator and arbiter shall proceed fairly and to the best of their knowledge in order to resolve the dispute among the parties in dispute.

Conciliator and arbiter are obliged to pursue advanced training in the line of their work.

Conciliator and arbiter shall be appointed for a four year term and may be re-elected.

The term starts when the decision on the appointment becomes valid.

Conciliator and arbiter shall be appointed for a four year term and may be re-elected.

The term starts when the decision on the appointment becomes valid.