Labor law - The law that defines State policies on labor and

employment and governs the rights and duties of the employer

(Er) and employees (Ee) with respect to:
1. The terms and conditions of employment; and
2. Labor disputes arising from collective bargaining or other
concerted activity respecting such terms and conditions.

Classification of labor laws

1. Labor Standards Prescribes the terms and conditions of

employment as affecting wages or monetary benefits, hours of
work, cost of living allowances, and occupational health, safety
and welfare of the workers. It provides economic benefits to the
workers who are actually working. e.g. 13th month pay

2. Labor Relations Defines and regulates the status, rights

and duties, and the institutional mechanisms, that govern the
individual and collective interactions of Ers, Ees or their
representatives. It is concerned with the stabilization of relations
of Ers and Ees and seeks to forestall and adjust the differences
between them by the encouragement of CB and the settlement of
labor disputes through conciliation, mediation and arbitration.
e.g. Collective Bargaining Negotiations

3. Social Legislation Those laws that provide particular

kinds of protection or benefits to society or segments thereof in
furtherance of social justice .

All laws passed by the State to promote public welfare.

It includes statutes intended to enhance the welfare of the people
even where there is no Er-Ee relationship. It provides economic
benefits to workers who are at work because of the hazards of
employment. e.g. GSIS Law, SSS Law, Philhealth benefits,
Agrarian Laws.