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Primer: IRR of Safe Spaces Act
Summary ▪ The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued Department Order No. 130, Series of 2021 (“DO 230-21”). ▪ DO 230-21 provided guidelines on support for workers in the informal sector under the Safe Spaces Act and its Implementing Rules and Regulations. 1. Purpose DO 230-21 (the “Guidelines”) carries this title/heading: “Guidelines on…

Bureau of Labor Relations
Summary ▪ The Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR) has original and exclusive authority on certain cases which involve unions, collective bargaining agreements, and labor disputes in organized establishments. 1. Concept The BLR the lead agency duly authorized to manage and resolve any issues involving unions, collective bargaining agreements, and labor disputes in organized establishments. The…

Maraguinot, Jr. v. NLRC (1998)
Maraguinot, Jr. v. NLRC, G.R. No. 120969, January 22, 1998, Davide, Jr., J.: 1. Background • [The Complainant] Alejandro Maraguinot, Jr. maintains that he was employed by private respondents on 18 July 1989 as part of the filming crew… About four months later, he was designated Assistant Electrician… In June 1991, he was promoted to…

Sales clerks dismissed then made to sign quitclaims
Gloria and Joy were hired respectively as sales clerk and header by the employer, a shop. Sometime thereafter, they were allegedly dismissed from service for no reason and made to sign quitclaims in exchange for separation pay – Php15,000.00 to Gloria and Php4,000.000 to Joy. Thereafter, they filed for illegal dismissal. In response, the employer…

Lockout by the employer
1. Concepts Lockout – refers to the temporary refusal of an employer to furnish work as a result of a labor or industrial dispute. (No. 20, Rule III, 2017 Revised NCMB Manual of Procedures for Conciliation and Prevention Mediation Cases) Lockout vote – refers to the majority vote of the members of the Board of…

Installation of Labor-Saving Devices
Installation of labor-saving devices – refers to “the reduction of the number of workers in any workplace made necessary by the introduction of laborsaving machinery or devices.” (Section 4 [m], Rule I-A, DOLE D.O. 147-15) DOLE D.O. 147-15 provides for the standards to be complied with for a valid separation of employment by the employee:…