Course Code: YPROLAB
Course Title: Labor Law and Legislation Instructors: Nepomuceno
Required Text: Philippine labor Circular On-line- Chan-Robles Virtual Library.htm The Labor Code with Comments and Cases Vol. I and Vol. II
The Labor Law Handbook Everyone’s Labor Code, Azucena, C.A JR, Rex Printing Company, Inc. 1997
Everyone’s Labor Code, Azucena, C.A. JR., Rex Printing Company, Inc.
1997
Course Description: The course covers the introduction to the basic concepts and principles of the Philippine Labor Code as an indispensable tool in human resource management. Knowing the various labor and social legislation is as indispensable as knowing the basic laws of the land. The scope will also cover the different government instrumentalities involved in
implementing labor and social legislations like the Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Commission, the Social Security System, etc The student is given the opportunity to learn how the various labor laws affect the manner business operates, the interplay of various sectors, the limitations and scope of freedom in the workplace will influence the culture of the organization.
Topic Outline Estimated
___________________________________________________________ ____Contact Hours Class Overview and Introduction 3
Labor Laws Overview: “History and Law” & “Challenges and Opportunities”
- Labor Legislation
- Labor Laws and Social Legislation - Constitutional Rights and Mandates - Birth of the Labor Code
- Principles Underlying the Code - Related Laws
- Declaration of the basic policy
6
Why Workers Organize
- Construction in favor of labor
3
Management Rights - rules and regulation
3
Labor Relations
- Nature of labor relations - Definition of terms
National Labor relations Commission - The NLRC Overview - Powers and Duties
- Jurisdiction of Labor Arbiters and the Commission Labor Organization
- Requirement of registration - Rights of members
- Rights of legitimate labor organizations
3
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL WORKERS APPRENTICES
- Statement of Objectives - Definition of terms
- Qualification of apprentice - Employment of apprentice
- Contents of apprenticeship agreement - Venue of Apprenticeship programs - Sponsoring of apprenticeship programs
- Investigation of violation of apprenticeship agreement
3
WORKING CONDITIONS AND REST PERIODS - Coverage
- Employer-employee Relationship - Excluded Employees
- Normal hours of work - Hours worked
- Meals period
- Night shift differentials
6
- Overtime work
- Under time not offset by overtime - Emergency overtime work WEEKLY REST PERIODS
- Rights to weekly rest day
- Compensation for rest days, Sunday or holiday work HOLIDAYS, SEVICE INCENTIVE LEAVES AND SERVICE CHARGES
- Rights to holiday pay - Rights to incentive leave - Service Charges
3
WAGES - Definition
- Minimum wage rates
- Prohibition against elimination or diminution of benefits - Thirteenth month pay
- Payment by results
3
PAYMENT OF WAGES - Forms of payment - Time of Payment - Place of Payment - Direct payment of wages - Contractor or subcontractor - Indirect employer
HEALTHY, SAFETY AND SOCIAL WELFARE BENEFITS - Medical and dental services
- Occupational health and safety
3
UNFAIR LABOR PRACTCES OF EMPLOYEES/EMPLOYERS
- Concept
- ULP of employers
- Management Right regulated
- ULP as a matter of fact and evidence - Totality of Conduct
- Closure
- Yellow dog contract - Subcontracting - Discrimination
3
UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES OF LABOR ORGANIZATION - ULP of labor organizations
- Featherbedding - Sweetheart Contract
3
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND ADMINISTRATION OF AGREEMENT
- Procedure in collective bargaining - Duty to Bargain
- Expeditious bargaining - Bargaining in Good Faith - Contents of CBA
- Ratification and Registration
3
STRIKES AND PICKETING - strikes
- Valid Strikes - Avoidance of Strike - Basic Objective
- Legality of Strikes: The Six Factors affecting Legality
- Picketing
6
POST EMPLOYMENT
- Termination of employment - Security of tenure
- Regular and casual employment - Probationary employment - Termination by employer
- Closure of establishment and reduction - Diseases as ground for termination - Termination by employee
- When employment not deemed terminated - Retirement from the Service
- Retirement
6
Total Session Expressed as Contact Hours 54
Recap
Estimated Identification of CPC Topics Covered in this Course: Contact Hours*
Accounting
Marketing 2
Finance Management
Organizational Behavior 6
Human Resource Management 22
Operations Management 3
Legal, Environment of Business 54
Economics 1
Business Ethics 8
Information System 8
Quantitative Methods/Statistics
International/Global Dimensions of Business 10
Capstone 12
Total (estimate of contact hours) 126
