Organized Establishments

1. Concept

“Organized Establishment” refers to an enterprise where there exists a recognized or certified sole and exclusive bargaining agent. (Section 1[11], Rule I, Department Order No. 40, Series of 2003)

Organized establishments – under the Labor Code Code, refer to establishments where the employees have organized and elected a legitimate labor organization to be its sole and exclusive bargaining agent (SEBA) for purposes of collective bargaining with the employer.

References

• Article 268, Title VII, Book V, P.D. 442, Labor Code

Book V, Presidential Decree No. 442, a.k.a. Labor Code of the Philippines

Book V, Omnibus Rules Implementing the Labor Code

DOLE Department Order No. 40, Series of 2003

DOLE Department Order No. 40-A-I, Series of 2003

DOLE Department Order No. 40-B, Series of 2003

DOLE Department Order No. 40-C, Series of 2004

DOLE Department Order No. 40-D, Series of 2005

DOLE Department Order No. 40-F-3, Series of 2008

DOLE Department Order No. 40-G-03, Series of 2010

DOLE Department Order No. 40-I, Series of 2015

DOLE Department Order No. 15, Series of 2015

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