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All issues arising from labor and employment which may include the following:
c) Intra-union and inter-union issues except petition for certification election, after exhaustion of
administrative remedies;
f) OFW cases;
g) Occupational safety and health standards issues except those involving imminent danger
situation;
j) Cases falling under the administrative and quasi-judicial jurisdiction of all DOLE offices and
attached agencies, including NLRC.
a) Notices of strikes or lockouts, or preventive mediation cases which shall remain with the
National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB);
b) Issues arising from the interpretation or implementation of the collective bargaining
agreement and those arising from interpretation or enforcement of company personnel policies
which should be processed through the Grievance Machinery and voluntary arbitration; and
Any aggrieved worker, union, group of workers or the employer may file a request for
assistance.
Request for SEnA can be filed at the Single Entry Assistance Desk (SEAD) in the region where
the employer principally operates. In case of a union or federation representing a local chapter,
the request shall be made at the regional/provincial/ district office where the union or local
chapter is registered.
Labor relations disputes, particularly illegal dismissals with or without claim for reinstatement,
unfair labor practices, strikes and lockouts and claims for damages, shall be filed with the Labor
Arbiter of the NLRC-Regional Arbitration Branch.
Yes. The action prescribes after 4 years from the date of termination.
Inter-union and intra-union disputes shall be filed at the DOLE Regional Office or Bureau of
Labor Relations.
11. Where to file disputes involving interpretation and implementation of CBA or company
personnel policies?
12. Who has the jurisdiction to determine the legality or illegality of strike/lockout?
The Labor Arbiter at the NLRC-Regional Arbitration Branch determines questions involving the
legality or illegality of a strike/lockout upon the filing of a proper complaint and after due
hearing.
When the issue is of national interest, the Secretary of Labor and Employment may assume
jurisdiction or certify the dispute to the NLRC for compulsory arbitration (International
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. vs. Secretary of Labor, and Associated Labor Union, 205 SCRA 59,
January 9, 1992).
Yes. If the issue is voluntarily and jointly submitted by the parties to voluntary arbitration, the
question may be resolved by the voluntary arbitrator or panel of voluntary arbitrators.