OUTLINE NO.

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UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE RECOLETOS
SCHOOL OF LAW
LABOR LAW 1

I. Introduction/Orientation
II. Basic Concepts/Principles
a. Definition of Terms
1. Labor Legislation v. Social Legislation
2. Labor Law: Labor Standards v. Labor Relations
3. Management Prerogative v. Workers’ Rights
b. Purpose of Labor Law
c. Coverage
d. Elements
e. Social Justice
f. Sources of Labor Law
g. The Labor Code of the Philippines
h. Date of Effectivity
PASEI VS. TORRES, ET AL G.R. No. 101279 August 6, 1992
i. Basis of enactment of Labor Law
1. Police Power
St. Luke’s Medical Center Employee’s Foundation-AFW vs. NLRC 517 SCRA 677 (2007)
JMM Promotion vs. CA, August 5, 1996
j. Constitutional Provisions
k. New Civil Code
l. Labor Code
Philippine Airlines (PAL) vs. NLRC, August 13, 1993
m. Constitutional Mandates:
Gandara Mill Supply vs. NLRC 300 SCRA 702
Marcopper Mining Corp. vs. NLRC G.R. No. 103525 March 29, 1996
NFSW vs. Ovejera GR L-59743 May 31, 1982
Sarocam vs. Interorient Maritime Ent., G.R. No. 167813 June 27, 2006
NSTEA vs. NS Transport Service, Inc. G.R. No. 164049 October 30, 2006
n. Constitutional Provisions:
Due Process:
Serrano vs. NLRC ( G.R. No. 117040, January 27, 2000
Agabon vs. NLRC (G.R. No. 158693, November 17, 2004
Equal Protection:
Duncan Association of Detailman-PTGWO vs. Glaxo Welcome Philippines, Inc. (G.R. No. 162994,
September 17, 2004)
Right to counsel:
Manuel vs. N.C. Construction Supply (G.R. No. 127553, November 28, 1997)
Punzal vs. ETSI Technologies Inc. (G.R. Nos. 170384-85, March 9, 2007)
III. Declaration of Basic Policy
Magallanes vs. Sun Yat Sen Elementary School 542 SCRA 79 (2008)
a. Interpretation and Construction
o ART. 4, LC. Construction in favor of labor
o Art. 1700-1702, New Civil Code
o CASES:
Acuna vs. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 159832, May 5, 2006
G and M Philippines, Inc. vs. Cuambot, G.R. No. 162308, November 22, 2006
Navarro vs. Coca-cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. G.R. No. 162583, June 8, 2007
De Castro vs. Liberty Broadcasting Network Inc. G.R. No. 165153 September 23, 2008
Arco Metal Products Co., vs. Samahan ng mga Manggagaw sa Acro Metal-NAFLU G.R. No. 170734, March 14, 2008
b. Applicability of Labor Code
LRTA vs. Venus G.R. No. 163782, March 24, 2006
Juco vs. NLRC 277 SCRA 528
Caberra vs. NLREC 198 SCRA 573
c. Before 1987 Constitution:
NASECO vs. NLRC November 29, 1988
Paloma vs. PAL July 14, 2008