LABOR LAW– ANONUEVO, L., BALINO, K., DE BORJA, G., IBERA, G., TAMONDONG, E.

Three- Conditions of Employment

LABOR LAWS are laws, rules, and regulations enacted Four-Health, Safety and Social welfare benefits
by the state that: Five- Labor Relations
a) promote the general welfare of the employees Six- Post Employment
b) govern the relationship between the employees and Books One to four as well as Book Six of the
their employers. Labor Code deal with Labor Standards involving
c) may also include judicial decisions interpreting said working conditions, wages, hours of work, holiday pay
laws. and other benefits, conditions of employment of
women, minors, house-helpers, and etc.
TYPES OF LABOR LAWS Book Five deals with labor relations involving
1) Labor Standards Laws are laws, rules, and labor organizations, collective bargaining, grievance
regulations which provide the minimum requirements machinery, voluntary arbitration, conciliation and
for terms and conditions of employment such as mediation, unfair labor practices, strikes, picketing and
wages, hours of work, etc. lockout.
2) Social legislation are laws, rules, and regulations
which promote the general welfare of all sectors of LAWS ON LABOR STANDARDS
society. 1. RA 8042 JUNE 7, 1995
3) Labor Relations Laws are laws, rules, and “Migrant Workers And Overseas Filipinos Act Of 1995”
regulations that govern the relationship between 2. RA 7796 August 25, 1994
employers and employees, promote the rights of “Tesda Act Of 1994”
employees to self-organization and collective 3. RA 7277 March 24, 1992
bargaining, penalize unfair labor practices, and provide “Magna Carta For Disabled Persons”
for the mechanism of settling and/or adjusting labor 4. RA 6727 June 9, 1989
disputes such as conciliation, mediation, grievance Wage Rationalization Act
machinery, and voluntary and compulsory arbitration. 5. RA 8188 June 11, 1996
Note! Double Indemnity Act
The (PD 442) Labor Code of the Philippines is 6. RA 6725 May 12, 1989
not the only repository of labor laws (e.g. Thirteenth An Act Strengthening Prohibition On Discrimination
Month Pay, Paternity Act of 1996, etc.). Against Women
The Labor Code is also a type of social 7. RA 7877 February 14, 1995
legislation referring to a broad category of laws that Anti-sexual Harassment Act Of 1995
protect or promote the welfare of society or segments 8. RA 8187 June 11, 1996
of it in furtherance of social justice. Paternity Leave Act Of 1996
The Books of the Labor Code are: 9. RA 7655 August 19, 1993
One- Pre-Employment An Act Increasing The Minimum Wage Of House
Two- Human Resources Development Helpers
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10. RA 7658 November 9, 1993
An act prohibiting the employment of children below
15 years of age in public and private undertakings,
amending for this purpose section 12, article VIII of R.
A. 7610
11. RA 9231 December 19, 2003
An Act Providing For The Elimination Of The Worst
Forms Of Child Labor And Affording Stronger Protection
For The Working Child, Amending For This Purpose
Republic Act No. 7610
12. P.D. 851 December 16, 1976
Requiring all employers to pay their employees a 13th-
month pay
13. E.O. 203 1987 June 30, 1987
Providing a list of regular holidays and special days to
be observed throughout the Philippines and for other
purposes
14. RA 8972 November 7, 2000
“Solo Parent’s Welfare Act of 2000
LAWS ON LABOR RELATIONS
1. PD 442, November 1, 1974, Labor Code
-made the NLRC permanent
2. RA 6715, March 21, 1989
Herrera-Veloso law;
The New Labor Relations
3. RA 7641 December 9, 1992
New retirement law
4. RA 9347 July 27, 2006
An Act Rationalizing The Composition And Functions Of
The National Labor Relations Commission, Amending
For This Purpose Article 213, 214, 215 And 216 Of P.D.
No. 442, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The Labor
Code Of The Philippines
5. RA 9481 February 19, 2007
An Act Strengthening The Workers' Constitutional Right
To Self-organization, Amending For The Purpose
Presidential Decree No. 442, As Amended, Otherwise
Known As The Labor Code Of The Philippines
6. E.O 797 May 1, 1982
An Act Reorganizing The Ministry Of Labor And
Employment, Creating The Philippine Overseas
Employment Administration, And For Other Purposes
SOCIAL LEGISLATIONS
1. RA 8282 May 24, 1997
SSS ACT OF 1997
2. RA 8291 May 30, 1997
GSIS ACT OF 1997
3. RA 7875 February 14, 1995
NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT OF 1995
4. RA 9241 July 28, 2003
An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7875, Otherwise
Known As "An Act Instituting A National Health
Insurance Program For All Filipinos And Establishing
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation For The
Purpose
5. RA 7373 March 30, 1992
An Act To Help Poor But Deserving Students Pursue
Their Education By Encouraging Their Employment
During Summer And/Or Christmas Vacations, Through
Incentives Granted To Employers, Allowing Them To
Pay Only Sixty Per Centum Of Their Salaries Or Wages
And The Forty Per Centum Through Education
Vouchers To Be Paid By The Government, Prohibiting
And Penalizing The Filing Of Fraudulent Or Fictitious
Claims, And For Other Purposes
CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE ON LABOR
Art. 2 Section 18
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The State affirms labor as a primary social economic
force. It shall protect the rights of workers and
promote their welfare.
Art. 3 Sec. 8
The right of people, including those employed in the
public and private sectors, to form unions,
associations, or societies for purposes not contrary to
law shall not be abridged.
ARTICLE 13, SECTION 3
LABOR
The State shall afford full protection to labor, local and
overseas, organized and unorganized, and promote full
employment and equality of employment opportunities
for all……..
OTHER LAWS PURSUANT TO THE LABOR CODE
or force the laborers or employers in the free and legal
exercise of their industry or work, if the act shall not
constitute a more serious offense in accordance with
the RPC.
References:
Azucena, C. A. Jr. (2007). The Labor Code with
Comments and Cases. Volume 1 and 2. Manila,
Philippines: Rex Printing Company
Black, H. C. (1983). Black’s Law Dictionary. St.Paul,
Minnesota: West Publishing Company
Chan, J.G. (2009). The Labor Code of the Philippines
Annotated. Manila, Philippines: Chan Robles Publishing
Company

Art. 1700 – 1701 of the New Civil Code Chanrobles Virtual Library, www.chanrobles.com.ph
“The relations between capital and labor are not
merely contractual....Neither capital nor labor shall act
oppressively against the other, or impair the interest
or convenience of the public”
Art. 1706 of the New Civil Code
Withholding of the wages, except for a debt due, shall
not be made by the employer
Article 289 of the Revised Penal Code
Formation, maintenance, and prohibition of
combination of capital or labor through violence or
threats- The penalty of arresto mayor and a fine not
exceeding 300 pesos shall be imposed upon any
persons who, for the purpose of organizing,
maintaining, or preventing coalitions of capital or
labor, strike of laborers, or lockout of employers, shall
employ violence or threats in such a degree to compel