This article discusses the main features and current problems of consideration of individual labor disputes by courts of general jurisdiction. The parties to the employment relationship are the employee and the employer. The parties are not equal, the employee is always subordinate to the employer. The employer is endowed with greater independence. Labor legislation does not pay the necessary attention to conciliation procedures for resolving individual labor disputes. The author analyzes the mistakes often made by the courts when considering cases arising from labor relations, and also determines the procedural features of labor disputes.