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San Beda College of Law: Book Five
San Beda College of Law: Book Five
MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
BENEFITS
1. for life to the primary beneficiaries,
guaranteed for five years
2. for not more than 60 months to the
secondary beneficiaries in case there
are not primary beneficiaries
3. in no case shall the total benefit be
less than P15,000.00
BENEFICIARIES
PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES
A. dependent
spouse
until
he
remarries
B. dependent children (legitimate,
legitimated, natural born or legally
adopted)
SECONDARY BENEFICIARIES
A.
illegitimate children and legitimate
descendants
B.
parents,
grandparents,
grandchildren
TITLE III
MEDICARE
(Repealed by National Health Insurance
Act of 1995)
(See annex for PHILHEALTH)
PAG-IBIG Law- creates a provident
savings system for employees, public and
private, with housing as the primary
investment.
BOOK FIVE
LABOR RELATIONS
TITLE I
POLICY AND DEFINITIONS
ART. 211. DECLARATION OF POLICY
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
IN
LABOR LAW
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
The test
of whether a labor controversy comes
within the definition of a labor dispute
depends on whether it involves or
concerns
terms,
conditions
of
employment, or representation.
TYPES OF LABOR DISPUTES:
1. Labor Standards Disputes
a. Compensation
[e.g.,
underpayment
of
minimum
wage; stringent output quota;
illegal pay deductions]
b. Benefits
[ e.g., nonpayment of
holiday pay, overtime pay or other
benefits]
Working conditions [e.g., unrectified
work hazards]
c.
d.
any
c.
b.
e.
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coercion,
restraint
or
interference
in
unionization
efforts; reprisal or discrimination
due to union activities; company
unionism]
Representation disputes [e.g.,
determination of the collective
bargaining unit; ULP strike;
uncertainty as to determination
of the sole and exclusive
bargaining
agent
of
the
employees in an appropriate
bargaining unit which is the
majority union]
Bargaining disputes [e.g., refusal
to bargain (ULP); bargaining
deadlock; economic strike or
lockout]
Contract
administration
or
personnel policy disputes [e.g.,
noncompliance
with
CBA
provisions
(ULP
if
gross
noncompliance with economic
provisions);
disregard
of
grievance machinery; violation
no strike/no lockout agreement]
Employment tenure disputes
[e.g., non regularization of
employees; illegal termination;
non-issuance of employment
contract]
PARTIES TO A DISPUTE:
1. PRIMARY PARTIES employer,
employees, union
2. SECONDARY PARTIES voluntary
arbitrator, agencies of DOLE (BLR,
VAC), NLRC, Sec. of Labor, Office of
the President
TITLE II
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
COMMISSION
CHAPTER I
CREATION AND COMPOSITION
ART. 213. NATIONAL
RELATIONS COMMISSION
LABOR
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
EN BANC
1.
Promulgating
rules
&
regulations
governing
the
hearing & disposition of cases
before any of its divisions and
regional
branches
and
formulating policies affecting
its
administration
and
operations.
2.
DIVISION
1.
Exercises
adjudicatory
or
appellate power over decisions
of Labor Arbiters and Regional
Directors of the DOLE over
monetary claims not over
P5,000.00 and all other powers,
functions and duties through its
divisions.
QUALIFICATIONS OF EXECUTIVE
LABOR ARBITERS/LABOR ARBITERS:
1. must be members of the
Philippine Bar;
2. must have been engaged in the
practice of law in the Philippines
for at least 7 years; and
3. must
have
experience
or
exposure in handling labor
management relations for at
least 3 years.
TRIPARTISM
LABOR LAW
IN
A.
EXCLUSIVE
AND
ORIGINAL
JURISDICTION OF THE NLRC:
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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LABOR LAW
CHAPTER II
POWERS AND DUTIES
ART. 217. JURISDICTION OF
LABOR ARBITERS AND THE COMMISSION
EXCLUSIVE
AND
ORIGINAL
JURISDICTION OF LABOR ARBITERS:
Except as otherwise provided
under this
Code the Labor Arbiters
shall have original
and exclusive
jurisdiction to hear and decide, within
30 calendar days after the submission of
the case by the parties for decision
without extension, even in the absence
of stenographic notes, the following
cases involving all workers, whether
agricultural or non-agricultural:
1. ULP cases;
2. TERMINATION disputes;
3. If accompanied WITH A
CLAIM FOR REINSTATEMENT,
those cases that workers may
file involving wages, rates of
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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a.
Disputes
on
the
interpretation or implementation of
CBA and
b. those
arising
from
the
interpretation or enforcement of
company personnel policies.
7. MONETARY
CLAIMS
OF
OVERSEAS CONTRACT WORKERS
under the Migrant Workers Act of
1995; and
8. Claims of employees against
GOCCs if the latter does not
have an original charter and has
been incorporated under the
Corporation Code.
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
jurisdiction
is
POWERS OF THE
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LABOR LAW
threatened
or
committed
charged with the duty to protect
the complainants property.
c. RECEPTION AT THE HEARING OF
THE TESTIMONIES OF WITNESSES
with
opportunity
for
crossexamination, in support of the
allegations of the complaint made
under oath as well as testimony in
opposition thereto
d. FINDING OF FACT of the Commission
to the effect that :
prohibited or unlawful acts
have been threatened and will
be committed, or have been
committed
and
will
be
continued unless restrained,
but no injunction or temporary
restraining order shall be
issued on account of any
threat, prohibited or unlawful
act,
except
against
the
persons,
association
or
organization making the threat
or committing the prohibited
or unlawful act or actually
authorizing or ratifying the
same after actual knowledge
thereof.
That
substantial
and
irreparable injury to the
complainants property will
follow
That as to each item of relief
to be granted, greater injury
will
be
inflicted
upon
complainant by the denial of
the relief than will be inflicted
upon the defendants by the
granting of the relief
That complainants has no
adequate remedy at law
That public officers charged
with the duty to protect
complainants property are
unable or unwilling to furnish
adequate protection.
e. Posting of a BOND
IRREPARABLE INJURY: An injury
which
cannot
be
adequately
compensated in damages due to the
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
IN
LABOR LAW
The
procedural
and
substantial requirements of Art 218
(e) must be strictly complied with
before an injunction may issue in a
labor dispute.
THE FOLLOWING CAN ISSUE
INJUNCTIONS/ TRO IN LABOR DISPUTES:
1. President (ART. 263, g)
2. Secretary of Labor (ART. 263, g)
3. NLRC (218)
4. Labor Arbiters (ART. 217/RULE XI
Sec. 1 of IR&R)
5. Regional Directors
6. Med- Arbiters
ART. 219. OCULAR INSPECTION
The Chairman, any Commissioner,
labor Arbiter or their duly authorized
representatives may, at anytime during
working hours:
a. Conduct an ocular inspection on
any establishment, building,
ship,
place
or
premises,
including any work, material,
implement,
machinery,
appliance or any object therein;
and
b. Ask any employee, laborer, or
any person as the case may be
for any information or date
concerning
any
matter
or
question relative to the object of
the investigation
ART. 221. TECHNICAL RULES NOT
BINDING AND PRIOR RESORT TO
AMICABLE SETTLEMENT
The NLRC may disregard technical
rules of procedure in order to give life to
the constitutional mandate affording
protection to labor. (Principe vs.
Philippine-Singapore Transport Services
Inc.)
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
LABOR LAW
ATTORNEYS FEES:
1. Art. 111 Labor Code (simple
monetary claim)
The maximum amount to be
given a lawyer for his legal
assistance rendered which is 10% of
the total monetary award adjudged
the employees excluding the award
for moral and exemplary damages.
To demand more than this is
unlawful.
2. Art. 222
a.
IN
c.
PURPOSE: to
fix the limit on the
amount
of
attorneys
fees.
The
victorious
party may recover
in
any
ART. 222
Prohibits
the
payment
of
attorneys fees only
when it is effected
through
forced
contribution from the
workers from their
own
funds
as
distinguished
from
union funds
PURPOSE:
to
prevent
the
imposition on the
workers of the duty
to
individually
contribute
their
respective shares in
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
administrative
judicial
proceeding.
or
CHAPTER III
APPEAL
ART. 223. APPEAL
GROUNDS FOR APPEAL:
1.
WITHIN
WHICH
TO
PERIOD
EXTENDIBLE
TO
APPEALNOT
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LABOR LAW
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
ART 224.
EXECUTION
DECISIONS, ORDER, OR AWARDS
OF
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
TITLE III
BUREAU OF LABOR RELATIONS
ART. 226.
RELATIONS
BUREAU
OF
LABOR
Jurisdiction
over
labormanagement
problems
or
disputes is also exercised by
other offices such as the DOLE
regional offices, and the Office
of the Secretary, NLRC, POEA,
OWWA, SSS-ECC, the regional
wage and productivity boards,
NWPC, and even the regular
courts
over
intra-corporate
disputes.
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LABOR LAW
EXCLUSIVE
AND
JURISDICTION OF THE BLR
ORIGINAL
2.
3.
all DISPUTES, GRIEVANCES OR
PROBLEMS ARISING FROM OR
AFFECTING LABOR MANAGEMENT
RELATIONS IN ALL WORKPLACES
WHETHER AGRICULTURAL OR NONAGRICULATURAL.
The parties may however, by
agreement,
settle
their
differences by submitting their
case to a voluntary arbitrator
rather than taking the case to
the BLR.
CASES WHERE THE BLR HAS NO
JURISDICTION:
Those
arising
from
the
implementation or interpretation of
collective bargaining agreements which
shall be subject of grievance procedure
and/or voluntary arbitration.
INTRA-UNION DISPUTES refers to any
conflict between and among union
members, including grievances arising
from any violation of the rights and
conditions of membership, violation of or
disagreement over any provision of the
unions constitution and by-laws, or
disputes arising from chartering or
affiliation.
MED-ARBITER- an officer in the
regional office or bureau authorized to
hear,
conciliate,
and
decide
representation cases or assist in the
disposition of intra or inter-union
disputes.
COVERAGE
OF
INTER/INTRA-UNION
DISPUTES (Sec. 1 Rule XI DO 40-03)
a. cancellation of registration of a
labor organization filed by its
members or by any other labor
organization;
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
13
MEMORY AID
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LABOR LAW
1. cancellation of registration
of unions and workers
associations; and
2. a petition for interpleader
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AS TO THE
FILING OF CASES:
A. INVOLVING ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP
1.The complaint must be signed by
at least 30% of the entire
membership of the union and
2.It must also show exhaustion of
administrative remedies.
B. INVOLVING A MEMBER ONLY - In such
case only the affected member may
file the complaint.
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
PERIOD
TO WHOM
APPEALABLE
memorandum of appeal
3. Based on either of
the following grounds:
a. Grave abuse of
discretion
b. Gross violation
of the Rules
4. With supporting
arguments and evidence
Within 10 days from
receipt of decision
1. Bureau of Labor
Relationsif the case
originated from the Med
Arbiter/Regional
Director
2. Sec. Of Laborif the
case originated from the
Bureau
WHERE FILED
WHO
WHERE
FILED
FORMAL
REQUIREMENTS
IN
LABOR LAW
DETERMINATION OF
EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP:
EMPLOYER-
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
15
MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
REQUIREMENTS
QUITCLAIM:
OF
VALID
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
ON
to
until
minimize
union
the proper time
ART
233.
COMMUNICATION
PRIVILEGED
PRIVILEGED
COMMUNICATION:
Any
statement of such privacy that the law
exempts the person receiving the
information from the duty to disclose it.
Information and statements made at
conciliation proceedings shall be treated
as privileged communication and shall
not be used as evidence in the
Commission.
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
TITLE IV
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
CHAPTER I
REGISTRATION AND CANCELLATION
approximate
number
of
employees in the bargaining
unit where it seeks to
operate, with a statement
that it is not reported as a
chartered local of any
federation or national union;
the
minutes
of
the
organizational
meeting(s)
and the list of employees
who participated in the said
meeting(s);
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
file
application
for
LABOR LAW
IN
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
REQUIREMENTS
BEFORE
FEDERATION
CAN
BE ISSUED
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION:
A
A
IN
LABOR LAW
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
INDEPENDENTLY
a.HOW
TO -by signing a contract
Obtained
affiliation
A
duly
AFFILIATE
by union
registered
organizers
federation/na
in
an
tional union
enterprise
issues
a
through
charter to a
their own
union in an
action
enterprise
and registers
the
charter
with
the
regional
office or the
BIR.
UNREGISTERED
of
Independent
union
b. EFFECT OF
DISAFFILIATION
With legal
TO THE
UNION
personalit
[local]
y of its
own
Applicatio
n
for
registratio
n is filed
with and
will
be
acted
upon by
c. EFFECT
OF
the DOLE
DISAFFILIATION
regional
TO THE
CBA
office
where the
applicant
s principal
office is
located.
LABOR LAW
REGISTERED
CHARTERING
INDEPENDENT
REGISTRATION
IN
Chapter/local
labor
legitimate
No
legal organization
and
therefore
it
would
personality of
continue
to
have
legal
its own and
as to possess all
personality
as it
hasprivileges of a
thelong
rights
and
not
availed
legitimate
labor organization.
itself
of
independent
registration.
Charter
certificate is
issued by a
federation or
national
union is filed
with
the
regional
- office
an existing
or BLR CBA would
continue to be valid as the
with 30 days
labor
organization
can
after
the
continue
administering
the
of
CBAissuance
the
charter
certificate.
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
21
MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
- union
dues
may
no collective
longer
legitimate
purpose
other
than
d. ENTITLEMENT -labor organization is entitled
the be collected as there would
WHEN
TO DISAFFILIATE
TO
UNION
DUES to the union dues and notbargaining.
federation from which the no longer any labor union that
AFTER
allowed
such
GENERAL RULE: A labor
labor union mayorganization
ART.is236.
DENIALto
OF collect
REGISTRATION;
DISAFFILIATION
disaffiliated.
union
dues
from
the
disaffiliate from the mother union to
APPEALemployees.
form an independent union only during
Note: Follow the principle of
the
60-day
freedom
period
- Decisions
the BLR federation
denying the
agency of between
immediately preceding the expiration of
registration
of a labor organization is
and local.
the CBA.
appealable
to the Secretary
Principal
employeesof Labor
within 10
calendar
days from receipt of
Agent
local/chapter
EXCEPTION:
DISAFFILIATION
BY
the decision,
on agent
grounds
of:
Agent of
federation
MAJORITY
a. grave abuse of discretion; or
This happens when there is a
b. gross incompetence
- even before the onset of the
substantial shift in allegiance on
freedom period, disaffiliation may
the part of the majority of the
still be carried out, but such
members of the union. In such
disaffiliation must be effected by a
a case, however, the CBA
majority of the union members in
continues to bind the members
the bargaining unit.
of the new or disaffiliated and
independent union up to the
decision of the regional office or the
CBAs expiration date.
bureau denying the application for
LIMITATION: disaffiliation should be in
registration shall be:
accordance
with
the
rules
and
1. in writing
procedures stated in the Constitution
2. stating in clear terms the reason for
and by-laws of the federation.
the decision
3. applicant union must be furnished a
copy of said decision
A prohibition to disaffiliate in
ART. 238. CANCELLATION OF
the Federations constitution or
REGISTRATION; APPEAL
by-laws is validintended for its
own protection.
The certificate of registration of
any legitimate labor organization shall
REVOCATION OF CHARTER BY THE
be cancelled by the BLR if it has reason
FEDERATION
by
serving
the
to believe, after due hearing, that the
local/chapter a verified notice of
said labor organization no longer meets
revocation, copy furnished the Bureau on
one or more of the requirements
the ground of disloyalty or such other
prescribed by law.
grounds as may be specified in its
constitution or by-laws.
GROUNDS FOR CANCELLATION:
1. Failure to comply with any of the
requirements prescribed under
Arts. 234
(requirements for
The revocation shall divest the
registration of a labor union) &
local chapter of its legal
237 (addl. reqts. federation
personality upon receipt of the
registration) of the Code.
notice by the Bureau, unless in
the meantime the local chapter
2. Violation of any of the provisions
has
acquired
independent
of Art. 239 (grounds for
registration. (Rule VIII Section 5
cancellation
of
union
of the IRR)
registration) of the Code
WORKERS ASSOCIATION: Association of
3. Commission of any of the acts
workers for the mutual aid and
enumerated under Art. 241
protection of its members or for any
(rights
and
conditions
of
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
A pronouncement as to
the illegality of the
strike is not within the
meaning of Art. 239 of
the Code which provides
for the grounds for
cancellation of union
registration.
MODES OF APPEAL
DENIAL or CANCELLATION BY:
A. Regional Office
transmit records within 24
hours from receipt of Memo of
Appeal
BUREAU decides within 20
days from receipt of records
SUPREME COURT- Rule 65
B. Bureau
transmit records within 24
hours from receipt of memo
of appeal
SEC. OF DOLE decides within
20 days from receipt of
records
SUPREME COURT- Rule 65
*Appeal by memo of appeal
within 10 days from receipt of
notice.
GROUNDS:
1. Grave abuse of discretion
2. Violation of rules as
amended.
IN
LABOR LAW
EFFECT OF CANCELLATION OF
REGISTRATION IN THE COURSE OF
PROCEEDINGS
- Where a labor union is a party
in a proceeding and later it loses its
registration permit in the course or
during the pendency of the case, such
union may continue as a party without
need of substitution of parties, subject
however to the understanding that
whatever decision may be rendered
therein will be binding only upon those
members of the union who have not
signified their desire to withdraw from
the case before its trial and decision on
the merits. [Principle of Agency applied
the employees are the principals, and
the labor organization is merely an agent
of the former, consequently, the
cancellation of the unions registration,
would not deprive the consenting
member-employees of their right to
continue the case as they are the
considered as the principals]
ART
239.
GROUNDS
FOR
CANCELLATION
OF
UNION
REGISTRATION
GROUNDS FOR CANCELLATION OF
UNION REGISTRATION:
A. FRAUDULENT ACTS
1. Misrepresentation, False statement
or Fraud in connection with
[RATIFICATION
OF
CONSTI/BYLAWS]:
a. the
ADOPTION
OR
RATIFICATION
of
the
constitution and by-laws or
amendments thereto,
b. the MINUTES of ratification,
and
c. the LIST OF MEMBERS who took
part in the ratification.
2. Misrepresentation, false statement
or fraud in connection with the
[ELECTION PAPERS]:
a.
ELECTION of officers,
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MEMORY AID
b.
IN
LABOR LAW
WHERE TO FILE
Regional Director who has
jurisdiction over the place
where respondent principally
operates (30 days to decide).
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ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
B. FOR:
1. Federations
San Beda College
2. National or Industry unions
3. Trade union centers
WHERE TO FILE
Bureau Director ( 30 days to
decide)
of Law
RULES
ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE OF
REGISTRATION OF LLOs DUE TO NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE REPORTORIAL
REQUIREMENTS:
WHEN
PROPER
WHO MAY
FILE THE
PETITION
THREENOTICE
REQUIRE
MENT
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MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
CHAPTER II
RIGHTS AND CONDITIONS OF
MEMBERSHIP IN A LABOR
ORGANIZATION
ART. 241. RIGHTS AND CONDITIONS
OF
MEMBERSHIP
IN
A
LABOR
ORGANIZATION
GENERAL GROUPINGS OF THE RIGHTS
OF THE UNION MEMBERS:
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MEMORY AID
LABOR LAW
IN
a.
the list of all members present,
b.
the votes cast, and
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MEMORY AID
c.
the purpose of the assessment or
fees
TO
should
specifically
a. amount
b. purpose and the beneficiary
of the deduction.
Jurisdiction over check-off disputes is
with the Regional Director of the DOLE,
not the Labor Arbiter
UNION DUES VS. AGENCY FEE
IN
LABOR LAW
UNION DUES
AGENCY FEE
a. DEDUCTED FROM
- members of a
union
for
the
payment of union
dues.
- non-members of the
bargaining
agent
(union)
for
the
enjoyment of the
benefits under the
CBA.
- May be deducted
from the salary of
employees
without
their consent.
b. CONSENT
May
not
be
deducted from the
salaries of the union
members
without
the written consent
of
the
workers
affected
CHECK-OFF
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MEMORY AID
a. HOW APPROVED
-by written resolution
approved by majority
of all the members at
a meeting duly called
for that purpose
b.
EXCEPTION TO
SUCH REQUIREMENT
-no exceptionwritten
resolution
is
mandatory
at
all
instances.
(Union Dues)
-by
obtaining
the
individual
written
authorization
duly
signed
by
the
employee which must
specify:
a. amount
b. purpose and
c. beneficiary
of
the deduction.
(Agency Fees)
-not necessary if:
1.
For
mandatory
activities
provided
under the Code; and
2. When non-members
of the union avail of
the benefits of the
CBA.
Said
nonmembers
may
be
assessed agency fees
equivalent to that
paid by members only
by a Board Resolution
approved by majority
of the members in a
general meeting called
for the purpose.
CHAPTER III
RIGHTS OF LEGITIMATE LABOR
ORGANIZATIONS
ART. 242. RIGHTS OF LEGITIMATE
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
RIGHTS OF A LEGITIMATE
ORGANIZATION [USERFOE]:
LABOR
IN
LABOR LAW
PERSONS/EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE TO
JOIN A LABOR ORGANIZATION FOR
PURPOSES
OF
COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING:
1. All persons employed in commercial,
industrial and agricultural (CIA)
enterprises, and
2. In religious, charitable, medical or
educational (RCME) institutions
whether operating for profit or not
PERSONS/EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE TO
JOIN A LABOR ORGANIZATION FOR
MUTUAL
AID
AND
PROTECTION
(AIRSIW):
1. Ambulant,
2. Intermittent,
3. Rural,
4. Self-employed people
5. Itinerant workers and
6. Workers without any definite
employers,
PERSONS/EMPLOYEES WHO ARE NOT
GRANTED THE RIGHT TO SELFORGANIZATION: (HEMACEN)
1. High-level government employees
(E.O. 180 Sec. 3) (MANAGERIAL
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES)
TITLE V
COVERAGE
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MEMORY AID
GOVERNMENT
OWNED OR
CONTROLLED
CORPORATIONS WITH
AN ORIGINAL
CHARTER
a. LAW
- Employees cannot stage
strikes since they are
governed by the Civil
Service Law. They are
enjoined by Civil Service
Memorandum
Circular
No. 6, under pain of
administrative sanctions
from
staging
strikes,
demonstrations,
mass
leaves, walkouts and
other
concerted
activities.
b. BARGAINING RIGHTS
- Corporations with
original charters
cannot bargain with
the government
concerning the terms
and conditions of
their employment.
However, they can
negotiate with the
government on those
terms and conditions
of employment which
are not fixed by law.
Thus, they have
limited bargaining
rights.
c.PURPOSE OF
ORGANIZATION
- Can only form, join or
assist labor organization
for purposes not contrary
to law.
GOVERNMENT
OWNED OR
CONTROLLED
CORPORATIONS
WITHOUT
ORIGINAL
CHARTER
- The GOCC is
created under
Corporation Code,
then employees are
covered by the Labor
Code.
Therefore
the employees have
the same rights as
those as employees
of private
corporations, one of
which is the right to
strike.
- The GOCC is
created under
Corporation Code,
being governed by the
Labor Code, they can
bargain with the
government
concerning the terms
and
conditions of
their employment.
Thus, they have
unlimited bargaining
rights.
2.
Employees
of
international
organizations with immunities (ICMC vs.
Calleja)
3.
4.
Managerial employees
whose functions are normally
considered as policy-making or
managerial
whose duties are of a highly
confidential or highly technical
in nature (212 LC)
IN
LABOR LAW
5.
Confidential
(Metrolab vs. Confesor)
employees
6.
7.
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MEMORY AID
7.
a. appointments
b. promotion
c. assignments/details
d. reclassification/upgrading of
position
e. revision of compensation
structure
f. penalties imposed as a result
of
disciplinary actions
g. selection of personnel to
attend seminar, trainings,
study grants
h. distribution of work load
i.
external
communication
linkages
Government
employees
and
employees of government-owned
and controlled corporations with
original charters may bargain,
however, such bargaining power
is limited.
NOTE:
IN
LABOR LAW
c. PURPOSE OF
DEFINITION
- to determine w/n
certain employees are
covered by Book III of
supervisory
employees [who
may/may not be
eligible to join a
labor union with
the rank and file
employees]
- to determine an
employees
eligibility
in
joining/forming a
labor union.
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MEMORY AID
the LC on Conditions of
Employment.
IN
LABOR LAW
EFFECT
OF
HAVING
MIXED
MEMBERSHIP
A
union
whose
membership is a mixture of the
supervisors and the rank and file is not
and cannot become a legitimate labor
organization. It cannot petition for a
certification election, much less ask to
be recognized as the bargaining
representative of employees.
CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES - by the
very nature of their functions, they
assist and act in a confidential capacity
to, or, have access to confidential
matters of persons who exercise
managerial functions in the field of
labor relations. Therefore, the rationale
behind the ineligibility of managerial
employees to form, assist or join a labor
union equally applies to them. (Philips
Industrial Devt Inc. Vs. NLRC)
- they are entrusted with confidence on
delicate matters, or with the custody,
handling, or care and protection of the
employers property. Under the doctrine
of necessary implication, confidential
employees are similarly disqualified
under Article 245. (Republic Planters
Bank vs. Torres)
NOTE: The phrase in the field of labor
relations is important. It stresses labor
nexus, i.e., confidentiality of the
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MEMORY AID
restrain,
coerce,
discriminate against, or
unduly interfere
TITLE VI
IN
LABOR LAW
NATURE
PRACTICES:
OF
UNFAIR
LABOR
1. VIOLATE
THE
CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHT of workers and employees to
self-organization;
2. are INIMICAL TO THE LEGITIMATE
INTERESTS of both
labor and management, including
their right to bargain collectively
and otherwise deal with each
other in an atmosphere of freedom
and mutual respect
3. DISRUPT INDUSTRIAL PEACE; and
4. hinder the promotion of healthy and
stable labor-management relations
and mutual respect [LABOR-MNGT
RELATIONS-UNSTABLE];
2 ELEMENTS
PRACTICE:
OF
UNFAIR
LABOR
1.
employer-employee relationship
between the offender and the
offended
2. act done is expressly defined in
the Code as an act of unfair
labor practice
3. it is now considered a criminal
offense triable by the criminal
court
NOTE: Prohibited acts are all related to
the workers' self-organizational right and
the the observance of a CBA, except Art.
248 (f) dismissing or prejudicing an
employee for giving testimony under the
Code.
ULP has a technical meaning.
It is a practice unfair to labor,
although the offender may either
be an employer or a labor
organization
It refers to acts opposed to
workers'
right
to
organize.
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MEMORY AID
OF
UNFAIR
LABOR
CRIMINAL CASE
A. PERSONS LIABLE
1. Officers and 1. Agents and officers
agents
of who
participated
or
employer or
authorized or ratified
2. Labor
the act.
organization,
2. Agents,
officers
and representatives, members
agents
of the government board,
including
ordinary
members
B. JURISDICTION
-Labor Arbiters of -MTC/RTC as the case
the NLRC
may be.
C. QUANTUM OF PROOF NEEDED
-substantial
-beyond reasonable doubt
evidence
[subject to prosecution
and punishment]
D. PRESCRIPTIVE PERIOD
- one year from - one year from the
the accrual of the accrual of the ULP act,
ULP act.
however
it
will
be
suspended
once
the
administrative case has
been filed and would only
continue running once the
administrative case has
attained finality.
Final judgment in the
administrative
proceeding finding that
ULP has been committed
is a prerequisite in filing
a criminal case for ULP
NOTE: Final judgment in
the
administrative
proceedings shall not be
binding in the criminal
case
nor
shall
be
considered
as
an
evidence of guilt but
merely as a proof of
compliance
of
the
requirements prescribed
by the Code.
CHAPTER II
UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES
IN
LABOR LAW
OF EMPLOYERS
ART 248. ULP THAT MAY BE
COMMITTED BY AN EMPLOYER (1-10)
1. To INTERFERE WITH, RESTRAIN OR
COERCE EMPLOYEES
- in the exercise of their right
to self-organization;
INTERFERENCE
Examples:
- outright and unconcealed intimidation
- interrogation
employer must communicate to the
employee the purpose of questioning
1. assure him that no reprisal would
take place
2. obtain employee participation
voluntarily
3. must be free from employer
hostility to union organization
4. must not be coercive in nature
-intimidating expressions of opinion by
employer
TEST OF INTERFERENCE OR COERCION whether the employer has engaged in
conduct which it may reasonably be said
tends to interfere with the free exercise
of the employees' right and it is not
necessary that there be direct evidence
that any employee was in fact
intimidated
or
coerced
by
the
statements of threats or the employer if
there is a reasonable interference that
the anti-union conduct of the employer
does have an adverse effect of selforganization and collective bargaining.
2.
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MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
discourage
membership in any
labor organization.
TEST OF DISCRIMINATION- whenever
benefits or privileges given to one is not
given to the other under similar or
identical conditions when directed to
encourage
or
discourage
union
membership (see more discussions
below)
6. To
DISMISS,
DISCHARGE
OR
OTHERWISE
PREJUDICE
OR
DISCRIMINATE against an employee
- for having given or being about
to give testimony under this
Code; (The only ULP act which is
not anti-unionism)
DISCRIMINATION
BECAUSE
OF
TESTIMONY
TEST: the subject matter of the
testimony can be anything under
the Code
what is ULP is the employer's
retaliatory act regardless of the
subject of employee's complaint
or testimony
7. TO VIOLATE THE DUTY TO BARGAIN
COLLECTIVELY AS PRESCRIBED BY
THIS CODE;
8.
TO PAY NEGOTIATION OR
ATTORNEYS FEES TO THE UNION OR
ITS OFFICERS OR AGENTS
- as part of the settlement of any
To VIOLATE A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT.(GROSSLY!)
- the violation must be gross and
with respect to the economic
provision of the CBA (flagrant
and with malice)
All the aforementioned acts (Nos. 19) must have a relation to the
employees exercise of their to selforganization. Anti-union or antiorganization motive must be proved
because it is a definitional element
of ULP.
RUNAWAY SHOP - an industrial plant
moved by its owners from one location
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MEMORY AID
to another
regulations
discriminate
old plant
activities.
COMPANY UNIONISM
1. Initiation of the company union
idea by:
a. outright formation by
employer
or
his
representatives
b. employee formation on
outright
demand
or
influence by employer
c. managerially motivated
formation by employees
2. financial support to the union by:
a. employer defrays union
expenses
b. pays attorney's fees to the
attorney who drafted the
Constitution or by laws of
the union
3.
employer encouragement and
assistance by immediate granting
of
exclusive
recognition
as
bargaining
agent
without
determining whether the union
represents
majority
of
the
employees
4. supervisory assistance by soliciting
membership, permitting union
activities during work time or
coercing employees to join the
union by threats of dismissal or
demotion.
IN
LABOR LAW
SECURITY
ARRANGEMENTS
stipulations in the CBA requiring
membership in the contracting union as
a condition for employment or retention
of employment in the company.
PRINCIPLES OF UNION SECURITY
ARRANGEMENTS:
1. Protection - To shield union members
from whimsical and abusive exercise
of management prerogatives.
2. Benefits - An additional membership
will insure additional source of
income to the union in the form of
union dues and special assessment.
3. Self-preservation- It strengthens the
union
through selective
acceptance of new members on the
basis of commitment and loyalty.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF UNION SECURITY
ARRANGEMENTS: (EXCEPTIONS TO ULP
ON INTERFERENCE ON THE EMPLOYEES
EXERCISE OF THEIR RIGHT TO SELFORGANIZATION)
1. CLOSED-SHOP AGREEMENT - the
employer undertakes not to employ any
individual who is not a member of the
contracting union and the said individual
once employed must, for the duration of
the agreement, remain a member of the
union in good standing as a condition for
continued employment.
- does not have any retroactivity
- apply only to new hires
EXCEPTIONS:
a. employees belonging
religious
sect
which
to any
prohibit
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MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
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MEMORY AID
CHAPTER III
UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES OF
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
IN
LABOR LAW
TITLE VII
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND
ADMINISTRATION OF AGREEMENTS
ART.
250.
PROCEDURE
IN
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING negotiation
by an organization or group of workmen,
in behalf of its members, with the
employer, concerning wages, hours of
work and other terms and conditions of
employment and the settlement of
disputes by negotiation between an
employer and the representative of his
employees.
Negotiation towards a collective
agreement.
The mechanics of collective bargaining
is set in motion only when the following
JURISDICTIONAL PRECONDITIONS are
present:
1. POSSESSION OF THE STATUS OF
MAJORITY representation by the
employees
representative
in
accordance with any of the means of
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MEMORY AID
1.
2.
proof
of
MAJORITY
REPRESENTATION (Certification of
the BLR that the representative of
the employees in the sole and
exclusive bargaining agent having
won in a certification election); and
3. a DEMAND TO BARGAIN under
Article 250 (a) of the Labor Code.
(Kiok Loy vs. NLRC)
2.
3.
6.
PROCEDURE
BARGAINING
IN
1.
COLLECTIVE
4.
5.
7.
8.
IN
LABOR LAW
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MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
LIMITATIONS:
1. the duty to bargain collectively does
not compel any party to:
a. agree to a proposal; or
b. make a concession.
No room for Take it or Leave it
posture.
2. the parties cannot stipulate terms
and conditions of employment which
are below the minimum requirements
prescribed by law
(Meaning of duty to bargain when there
exists a CBA, see discussion under Art.
253)
for
an
6.
union seeks to represent some
persons who are excluded from the Code
7.
the rank-and-file unit includes
supervisors or inappropriate otherwise
8.
the demand for recognition and
bargaining is made within the year
following a certification election in
which the clear choice was no union and
no ad interim significant change has
taken place in the unit
9. the union makes unlawful bargaining
demands
BARGAINING TO THE POINT OF
DEADLOCK OR IMPASSE:
1. over a mandatory subject - party
may insist on bargaining and will not be
construed as bargaining in bad faith
REASON:
duty to bargain requires
meeting and convening on the terms and
conditions of employment
but does not require assent to the other
party's proposals.
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MEMORY AID
253
A.FREEDOM PERIOD
-the notice of intention to
terminate, amend or alter
the provisions of the CBA
shall be filed within the
sixty (60) day period,
immediately prior to the
expiration of the CBA.
-the economic provisions
however
may
be
renegotiated not later than
three (3) years. Those
economic
provisions
entered within 6 months
from the expiry of their
term as fixed in the CBA
shall retroact to the day
immediately following such
date, if beyond 6 months
the effectivity is by
agreement of the parties.
IN
LABOR LAW
253-A/256
- representation
aspect of the CBA
shall be for a
term of five (5).
A petition for
certification
election may be
entertained and
a
certification
election may be
conducted within
the 60-day period
immediately
prior
to
the
expiration of the
CBA.
B.
WHAT MAY BE
CHANGED DURING THE 60- representation
DAY FREEDOM PERIOD
aspectit may be
LABOR LAW Cprovisions
OMMITTEEof
-re-negotiable
resolved by holding
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the
CBA particularly the certification
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
non-representation
aspectMa.election
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad,
Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
(ECONOMIC
PROVISIONS
may be renegotiated not
later than three (3) years.
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MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
ART. 253A.
TERMS OF A
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
(CONTRACT BAR RULE)
REASON:
injunction contradicts the
constitutional preference for voluntary
modes of dispute settlement
1. With
respect
representation aspect,
lasts for 5 years
to
the
the
same
NOTE:
An employer may solicit
questions, suggestions and complaints
from
employees
eventhough
the
employees are represented by a union,
provided:
1.
the
collective
bargaining
representative
executes
an
agreement waiving the right to be
present on any occasion when
employee grievances are being
adjusted by the employer and
2. employer acts strictly within the
terms of this waiver agreement.
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MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
THINGS TO CONSIDER IN
DETERMINING THE COMMUNITY
OF INTEREST DOCTRINE:
1. similarity in the scale and manner of
determining earnings
2. similarity in employment benefits,
hours of work and other terms and
conditions of employment
3. similarity in the kinds of work
performed
4. similarity in the qualifications, skills
and training of the employees
5. frequency of contract or interchange
among the employees
6. common
supervision
and
determination of labor-relations
policy
7. history
of
bargaining
previous
collective
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MEMORY AID
CERTIFICATION
ELECTION
CERTIFICATION
ELECTION
A. NATURE
- separate and distinct
from
a
consent
election
B. PURPOSE
- to determine the sole
and
exclusive
bargaining agent of all
the employees in an
appropriate bargaining
unit for the purpose of
collective bargaining;
vs.
CONSENT
CONSENT
ELECTION
- a separate and
distinct process
and has nothing
to do with the
import
and
effect
of
a
certification
election
- to determine
the
issue
of
majority
representation of
all the workers
in
the
appropriate
collective
bargaining unit
mainly for the
purpose
of
determining the
administrator of
the CBA when
the contracting
union
suffered
massive
disaffiliation but
not
for
the
purpose
of
determining the
bargaining agent
for purposes of
collective
bargaining.
IN
LABOR LAW
UNORGANIZED
A. WHEN MANDATORY ON
THE PART OF BLR
- upon the filing of a
verified petition by a
legitimate
labor
organization
questioning
the majority status of the
incumbent
bargaining
agent within the 60-day
freedom period before the
expiration of a CBA.
- The petition must be
supported by the written
consent of at least 25% of
ALL THE EMPLOYEES IN
THE
APPROPRIATE
BARGAINING UNIT.
- the employer cannot file
a petition for certification
election; only a legitimate
labor organization can file
such petition.
Upon:
a. the filing
of a verified
petition by a
legitimate
labor
organization;
or
b. upon the
filing of a
petition
by
the employer
when
such
employer is
requested by
the
employees to
bargain
collectively.
- any time,
subject
however to
the
ONEELECTIONPER-YEAR
RULE.
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MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
certification election at
any time, subject to the
Deadlock Bar Rule.
(e) there
is
NO
UNRESOLVED
CHALLENGED
VOTES or election protest
which
if
sustained
can
materially alter the results
RUN-OFF ELECTION:
Held
in
instances:
two
1. if one choice
receives
a
plurality of vote
and
the
remaining
choices results
in a tie;
2. if all choices
received
the
same number of
votes;
In
both
instances,
the
NO UNION is also
a choice
Conducted
when
none
of
the
choices, including
the choice of No
Union, receives a
majority of the
valid vote cast.
This
presupposes
no less than three
competing choices.
In this situation, an
election
is
conducted between
the union choices
receiving
the
largest and the
second
largest
number of the valid
votes cast.
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MEMORY AID
of
IN
LABOR LAW
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Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
EXAMPLES
BARGAINING:
OF
BAD
FAITH
IN
LABOR LAW
TITLE VII- A
(as incorporated by RA 6715)
GRIEVANCE MACHINERY AND
VOLUNTARY ARBITRATION
ART. 260. GRIEVANCE MACHINERY
AND VOLUNTARY ARBITRATION
GRIEVANCE MACHINERY - a mechanism
for the adjustment of controversies or
disputes arising from the interpretation
or implementation of the CBA and the
interpretation
or
enforcement
of
company personnel policies
GRIEVANCE - arises when a dispute or
controversy
arises
over
the
implementation or interpretation of a
CBA or from the implementation or
enforcement of company personnel
policies, and either the union or the
employer
invokes
the
grievance
machinery provision for the adjustment
or resolution of such dispute or
controversy.
NATURE OF GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE It is a must provision in any CBA and
no collective agreement can be
registered in the absence of such
procedure.
It is a part of the continuous
process of collective bargaining intended
to promote a friendly dialogue between
labor and management as a means of
maintaining industrial peace.
VOLUNTARY
ARBITRATION
contractual proceedings where parties to
a dispute select a judge of their own
choice and by consent submit their
controversy to him for determination.
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MEMORY AID
2.
LABOR LAW
implementation
of
the
productivity incentive programs
under RA 6071 .
IN
SUBMISSION
AGREEMENT
JURISDICTION OF VOLUNTARY
ARBITRATORS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Lack of jurisdiction
Grave abuse of discretion
Violation of due process
Denial of substantial justice
Erroneous interpretation of the law
A voluntary arbitrator is a
quasi-judicial instrumentality (Sec 9
BP129 as amended by RA 7902);
hence, a petition for certiorari under
Rule 65 of the Rules of Court will lie
where a grave abuse of discretion or
an act without or in excess of
jurisdiction
of
the
voluntary
arbitrator is shown, which may be
filed with the Court of Appeals.
TITLE VIII
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MEMORY AID
or labor dispute.
IMPORTANCE:
it is the most
effective weapon of labor in protecting
the rights of employees to improve the
terms
and
conditions
of
their
employment.
Government employees may form
labor unions but are not allowed to
strike.
Only
legitimate
labor
organizations are given the right to
strike.
IN
LABOR LAW
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MEMORY AID
ECONOMIC STRIKE
- Notice of strike
and
strike
vote
maybe
dispensed
with.
They
may
strike immediately.
LABOR LAW
may
constitute
union
busting
where
the
existence of the
union
is
threatened.
IN
- may be awarded
the said paid in the
discretion of the
authority deciding
the case.
CHARACTERISTICS OF STRIKES:
1. there must be an established
relationship between the strikers and the
person/s against whom the strike is
called
2. the relationship must be one of
employer and employee
3.
the existence of a dispute
between the parties and the utilization
by labor of the weapon of concerted
refusal to work as a means of persuading
or coercing compliance with the working
mens demands
4. the contention advanced by the
workers that although the work ceases,
the employment relation is deemed to
continue albeit in a state of belligerent
suspension
5. there is work stoppage, which
stoppage is temporary
6.
the work stoppage is done
through the concerted action of the
employees
7. the striking group is a legitimate
labor organization, and in case of
bargaining deadlock, is the employees
sole bargaining representative.
TESTS IN DETERMINING THE
LEGALITY OF A STRIKE:
1. Purpose Test
2. Compliance with Procedural and
substantive requirements of law
3. Means employed test
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MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
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Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
f.
2.
3.
d.
vs.
e.
LABOR LAW
NOTE:
What
constitutes
indispensable industry is based solely
upon the discretion of the Secretary of
Labor.
1. AUTOMATICALLY
ENJOINS
the
intended or impending strike or
lockout
as specified in the
assumption or certification order;
IN
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MEMORY AID
RULE ON REINSTATEMENT OF
STRIKING WORKERS:
NO strike
declared:
ART.
ACTIVITIES
264.
be
THIRD PERSONS
2. NO person [3rd persons] all obstruct,
impede or interfere with by force,
violence,
coercion,
threats
or
intimidation
any peaceful picketing by
employees
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
shall
PROHIBITED
lockout
b. AFTER
certification
or
submission of the dispute to
compulsory
or
voluntary
arbitration or
2. SECRETARY
OF
LABOR
MAY
IMMEDIATELY ASSUME JURISDICTION
WITHIN
24
HOURS
FROM
KNOWLEDGE of the occurrence of
such strike or lock-out or certify it to
the Commission for compulsory
arbitration.
or
a. AFTER
assumption
of
jurisdiction by the President
or the Secretary or
LABOR LAW
without
first
having
bargained
collectively
in
accordance with Title VII of
this Book or
IN
during
any
labor
controversy or in the
exercise of the right of selforganization or collective
bargaining or
EMPLOYERS
3.
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MEMORY AID
person
be
strikebreaker.
employed
as
c.
order.
REDUCED
OFFER
LABOR LAW
BALLOTING
1. a referendum
conducted by the NCMB
on or before the 30th day
of the strike, for the
purpose of determining
whether or not the
improved offer of the
employer is acceptable
to the union members.
PURPOSE
2. to determining
whether or not the
improved offer of the
EMPLOYER is acceptable
to the union members.
to ascertain the
real sentiment of
the silent majority
of
the
union
members on strike.
PERIOD OF FILING
3. on or before the
30th day of the strike
LIMITATION
4.
applies
economic
(deadlock)
only to
strikes
IN
1.
a
referendum
conducted by the
NCMB for the
purpose
of
determining
whether or not
the
reduced
offer
of
the
union
is
acceptable
to
the board of
directors,
trustees
or
partners.
2.
to
determining
whether or not
the
improved
offer
of
the
UNION
is
acceptable
to
the
union
members.
to ascertain
the
real
sentiment of the
silent majority of
the
union
members
on
strike.
3.
on or
before the 30th
day
of
the
lockout
4.
applies
only to economic
strikes-deadlock
in
bargaining
(lockout)
public peace
c.
commission of a crime
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MEMORY AID
BOOK SIX
POST EMPLOYMENT
TITLE I
TERMINATION OF
EMPLOYMENT
ART. 279. SECURITY OF TENURE
SECURITY OF TENURE - the
constitutional
right
granted
the
employee, that the employer shall not
terminate the services of an employee
except for just cause or when authorized
by law.
RELIEFS
AVAILABLE
TO
AN
ILLEGALLY DISMISSED EMPLOYEE:
A. REINSTATEMENT - Restoration of
the employee to the state from which he
has been unjustly removed or separated
without loss of seniority rights and other
privileges.
FORMS OF REINSTATEMENT:
ACTUAL OR PHYSICAL REINSTATEMENT
- the employee shall be admitted
back to work
2. PAYROLL REINSTATEMENT
- the employee is merely reinstated
in the payroll.
1.
May
a
court
order
the
reinstatement
of
a
dismissed
employee even if the prayer of the
complaint did not include such relief?
YES. So long as there is a finding
that the employee was illegally
dismissed, the court can order the
reinstatement of an employee even if
the complaint does not include a prayer
for reinstatement, unless, of course, the
employee has waived his right to
reinstatement. By law, an employee who
is unjustly dismissed is entitled to
reinstatement, among others. The mere
fact that the complaint did not pray for
reinstatement will not prejudice the
employee, because technicalities of law
and procedure are frowned upon in labor
IN
LABOR LAW
Bible
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MEMORY AID
employee
backwages
separation pay.
and
IN
LABOR LAW
regularity:
nature
of
PROJECT
EMPLOYEE
REGULAR
EMPLOYEE
A project employee is
one
whose
employment is fixed
for a specific project
or undertaking the
completion of which
has been determined
at the time of the
engagement of the
employee. (See Art.
280 LC)
A
regular
employee
is
one
engaged to perform
activities which are
usually necessary or
desirable in the usual
business or trade of
the employer
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OR
EMPLOYMENT FOR A FIXED SPECIFIC
PERIOD - one wherein an employee is
engaged to work on a specific project or
undertaking which is usually necessary or
desirable in the usual business or trade
of the employer, the completion of
which has been determined at the time
of the engagement of the employee.
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MEMORY AID
Employee is considered an
regular employee insofar as the
season to which he was
employed is concerned.
- during the off-season his
employment
is
merely
suspended not terminated
(Phil. Tobacco Flue Curring and
Drying Corp. vs. NLRC).
PROBATIONARY
PERIOD
OF
EMPLOYMENT - the period needed to
determine the fitness for the job, i .e.,
the time needed to learn the job.
It is the period during which the
employer may determine if the
employee is qualified for possible
inclusion in the regular force.
PURPOSE: To afford the employer an
opportunity to observe the fitness of a
probationary employee at work.
NOTE:The standard which the
probationary employee is to meet must
be made known by the employer to the
employee at the time of engagement.
The services of probationary employees
may be terminated for the same causes
as in the case of regular employee,
except that there is an additional ground
failure to meet the standard.
LIMITATIONS ON THE EMPLOYERS
POWER TO TERMINATE A PROBATIONARY
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT:
1. the power must be exercised in
accordance with the specific
requirements of the contract
IN
LABOR LAW
[COMPLIANCE
WITH
SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS];
2.if a particular time is prescribed,
the termination must be within such
time and if formal notice is
required, then that form must be
used
[WITHIN
PARTICULAR
PRESCRIBED TIME];
3.the employers dissatisfaction must
be real and in good faith, not
feigned so as to circumvent the
contract
or
the
law
[DISSATISFACTIONREAL AND IN
GOOD FAITH]; and
4.there must BE NO UNLAWFUL
DISCRIMINATION in the dismissal.
GENERAL
RULE:
Probationary
employment shall not exceed six months
from the date the employee started
working.
EXCEPTIONS:
1.
when it is covered by an
apprenticeship agreement stipulating a
longer period; or
2. when the parties to an
employment contract agree otherwise,
such as when the same is established by
company policy or when the same is
required by the nature of the work to be
performed by the employee
EFFECT
IF
PROBATIONARY
EMPLOYEE IS ALLOWED TO WORK
BEYOND 6 MONTHS
If the probationary employee is
allowed to work beyond the period of 6
months or the agreed probationary
period, said employee becomes a regular
employee by operation of law.
Under the Labor Code, an
employee who is allowed to work after a
probationary period shall be considered
a regular employee. (Art. 281.)
ART. 282. TERMINATION BY
EMPLOYER
SECURITY OF TENURE - An
employer CANNOT terminate the services
of an employee EXCEPT for a just cause
or when authorized by law.
GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE THE
VALIDITY OF TERMINATION:
1. Gravity of the offense
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MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
2. Position
occupied
by
the
employee
3. Degree of damage to the
employer
4. Previous infractions of the same
offense
5. Length of service
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MEMORY AID
B.
AUTHORIZED
CAUSES
TERMINATION BY THE EMPLOYER:
OF
IN
LABOR LAW
Reorganization as a cost-saving
device
is
acknowledged
by
jurisprudence. An employer is not
precluded from adopting a new
policy conducive to a more
economical
and
effective
management, and the law does not
require that the employer should
be suffering financial losses before
he can terminate the services of
the employee on the ground of
redundancy (DOLE PHILIPPINES,
INC et al., vs. NATIONAL LABOR
RELATIONS COMMISSION et al.)
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MEMORY AID
CAUSE OF
TERMINATION
Automation
Redundancy
Retrenchment
SEPARATION PAY
Equivalent to at
least one month pay or
at least one month pay
for every year of
service, whichever is
higher
Equivalent to at
least one month pay or
at least one month pay
for every year of
service, whichever is
higher
Equivalent to one
month pay or at least
Closures or
cessation
of
operations
not
due to serious
business losses or
financial reverses
Disease
IN
LABOR LAW
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MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
Retirement
Optional
but
the
employee must have served
at least 5 years
65
BOOK SEVEN
TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS
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MEMORY AID
PRESCRIPTION
CLAIMS
TITLE II
OF OFFENSES
IN
LABOR LAW
REINSTATEMENT
Period
of
Prescription
3 years from the
accrual of the causes of
action
1 year from the
accrual of the cause of
action
4 years from the
accrual of the cause of
action
4 years
Appendices
SPECIAL LAWS
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
BY AGREEMENT:
Any foreign government,
international organization, or their
wholly-owned instrumentality employing
workers in the Philippines, may enter
into an agreement with the Philippine
government for the inclusion of such
employees in the SSS except those
already covered by their respective civil
service retirement systems (Sec.8 (j (4)).
EXCLUDED EMPLOYMENT (SEC. 8 (J)):
1. Employment purely casual and not
for the purpose of occupation or
business of the employer
2. Service performed on or in
connection with an alien vessel by
an employee if he is employed when
such
vessel
is
outside
the
Philippines.
3. Service performed in the employ of
the Philippine government or
instrumentality or agency thereof.
4. Service performed in the employ of
a foreign government, international
organization, or their wholly owned
instrumentality;
5. Services performed by temporary
employees, which may be excluded
by regulation of the commission.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF COVERAGE:
1. Employer: It shall take effect on
the first day of his operation
2. Employee: On the day of his
employment
3. Self-employed: It shall take
effect upon his registration with
SSS
LABOR LAW
Definition of Terms
EMPLOYER
Any person natural or juridical,
domestic or foreign, who carries on in
the Philippines, any trade business,
industry undertaking or activity of any
kind and uses the services of another
person who is under his orders as regards
the employment except the Government
and any of its political subdivisions,
branches or instrumentalities, including
corporations owned or controlled by the
Government
IN
b.
c.
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
d.
e.
IN
LABOR LAW
Benefits
1. Monthly pension
2. Dependents pension
It shall be paid for each dependent
child conceived on or before the
date of the contingency but not
exceeding five, beginning with the
youngest
without
substitution
PROVIDED that where there are
legitimate and illegitimate children,
the former shall be preferred.
3. Retirement benefits
A member who has paid at least 120
monthly contributions prior to
the semester of retirement and
who:
a. has reached the age of
60 years and is already
separated
from
employment
or
has
ceased to be selfemployed
b. has reached the age of
65
years,
shall be
entitled for as
A covered member who is 60 years
old not qualified under No. 1
shall still be entitled to
retirement benefits PROVIDED,
he
is
separated
from
employment
and
is
not
continuing
payment
of
contributions to the SSS on his
own.
SUSPENSION OF MONTHLY PENSION:
Upon the re-employment or
resumption of self-employment
of a retired employee who is
less than 65 years old.
4. Death Benefits
7. Sickness benefit
Requirements:
a. A member must have paid at
least 3 monthly contributions
in the twelve month period
immediately preceding the
semester of sickness or injury
b. and is confined therefor for
more than three days in a
hospital or elsewhere with the
approval of the SSS
8. Maternity Leave Benefit
It shall be paid
to a female
employee who has paid at least 3
monthly contributions in the twelve
month period immediately preceding
the semester of her childbirth or
miscarriage PROVIDED:
a. That the employee shall have
notified her employer of her
pregnancy and the probable
date of her childbirth which
notice shall be transmitted to
the SSS.
b. The full payment shall be
advanced by the employer
within 30 days from the filing
of
the
maternity
leave
application
c. Payment of daily maternity
benefits shall be a bar to the
recovery of sickness benefits
d. The
maternity
benefits
provided under this section
shall be paid only for the first
4 deliveries or miscarriages
e. The SSS shall immediately
reimburse the employer 100%
of the benefits advanced by
the latter
f. If no contributions were
remitted by the employer or
no notice was given to SS, the
employer shall be liable for
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
Sources of Fund
1. Collection:
Beginning on the last day of the
month
when
an
employees
compulsory coverage takes effect
and every month thereafter during
his employment, his employer shall
pay the employers contribution and
shall deduct and withhold from such
employees monthly salary the
employees contribution.
The same time of collection for selfemployed
2. Remittance:
It shall be remitted within the first
10 days of each calendar month
following the month for which they
are applicable or within such time
as the Commission may prescribe.
For self-employed they shall
remit their contributions quarterly
on such dates and schedules as the
Commission may require.
(NOTE: SEE TABLE ON SOCIAL WELFARE
LEGISLATION FOR COMPARISON WITH
GSIS)
LABOR LAW
All
service
credited
for
retirement, resignation or separation for
which corresponding benefits have been
awarded shall be EXCLUDED in the
computation of service in case of
reinstatement in the service of an
employer and subsequent retirement or
separation which is compensable.
Definition of Terms
Employer:
The
national
government,
its
political
subdivisions,
branches,
agencies
or
instrumentalities
including GOCCs and financial
institutions with original charters,
the constitutional commissions and
the judiciary
Employee or Member:
Any person receiving compensation
while in the service of an employer
GOVERNMENT SERVICE
INSURANCE SYSTEM
RA 8291
COMPULSORY MEMBERSHIP (Sec. 3)
IN
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
Dependents:
1. The legitimate spouse dependent
for support upon the member or
pensioner
2. The
legitimate,
legitimated
legally adopted child, including
the illegitimate child who is:
a. unmarried,
b. not gainfully employed,
c. not over the age of
majority,
d. or is over the age of
majority
but
incapacitated
and
incapable of self-support
due to a mental or
physical defect acquired
prior to age of majority
3. Parents dependent upon the
member for support
Primary Beneficiary
The legal dependent spouse until
he/she remarries
Secondary Beneficiary
The dependent parents and subject
to the restrictions on dependent
children, the legitimate descendants
Disability
Any loss or impairment of the normal
functions of the physical and/or
mental faculty of a member which
reduces
or
eliminates
his/her
capacity to continue with his/her
current gainful occupation or engage
in any other gainful occupation.
Total Disability
Complete incapacity to continue
with his present employment or
engage in any gainful occupation due
to the loss or impairment of the
normal functions of the physical
and/or mental faculties of the
member
Permanent Total Disability
Accrues or arises when recovery
from impairment mentioned in
IN
LABOR LAW
Contributions
1. It shall be mandatory for the
member and the employer to pay
the monthly contributions.
2. The employer shall include in its
annual
appropriation
the
necessary amounts for its share
of the contributions indicated
above PLUS any additional
premiums that may be required
on account of the hazards or
risks
of
its
employees
occupation.
3. Failure to do so shall subject the
employers
to
penal
or
administrative sanctions.
1.
SEPARATION
11):
BENEFITS
(SEC.
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
benefits
likewise
UNEMPLOYMENT
OR
INVOLUNTARY
SEPARATION
BENEFITS (Sec. 12): shall be
paid to a permanent employee
who is involuntarily separated
from the service due to the
abolition of his office or position
usually
resulting
from
reorganization PROVIDED that
he has been paying integrated
contributions for at least one (1)
year prior to contributions.
2.
RETIREMENT BENEFITS:
Conditions for entitlement (Sec.
13-A):
Member has rendered at least 15
years of service
He is at least 60 years of age at
the time of retirement
He is not receiving a monthly
pension
benefit
from
permanent total disability
3.
PERMANENT
DISABILITY
BENEFITS
General
Conditions
for
Entitlement (Sec. 15):
The member must have suffered
permanent disability for reasons
NOT DUE to:
1. Grave misconduct
2. Notorious negligence
3. Habitual intoxication, or
willful intention to kill
himself or another.
IN
LABOR LAW
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
PENSION,
IN
LABOR LAW
at least 180
contributions.
monthly
ORDER
OF PAYMENT OF
SURVIVORSHIP PENSION
THE
1.
2.
3.
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto
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MEMORY AID
IN
LABOR LAW
PRESCRIPTION OF CLAIMS
Claims for benefits under the Act
except for life and retirement shall
prescribe AFTER 4 YEARS FROM THE
DATE OF THE CONTINGENCY.
JURISDICTION
GSIS shall have the exclusive and
original jurisdiction to settle any dispute
arising under the Act and any other laws
administered by the GSIS.
Appealable under Rule 43 and 45
Of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure. The
appeal shall not stay the execution of
the order or award unless ordered by the
Boards, CA, or SC and the appeal shall be
without prejudice to the special civil
action of certiorari when proper.
CHAIRPERSON: Francis Benedict Rotutar ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON: Juanito Lim, Jr. SUBJECT HEADS: Aimee Roselle
Sabilala(Labor Standards), Elsa Villaflor(Labor Relations), Maria Fe Taal (Special Laws) EDP: Flora Sherry Basquiez
ASST. EDPS: Jennifer Trinidad, Ma. Jasmine Isip, Emil Bien Ongkiko, Kareen Faye Pioquinto