Dispute Settlement Mechanism

Unresolved Voluntary
Grievances & Other Arbitration

Wage w/ CBA Grievance Machinery Voluntary Arbitration

Distortio
w/o CBA NLRC
n

128 (b): Labor Standards; FILE COMPLAINT Regional APPEAL Office of CERTIFY
Sec. of NLRC
No Jurisdictional Office
Labor

w/o prayer for Regional APPEAL

reinstatement NLRC
129 (c): Small Claims not Director
exceeding P5000 w/ prayer for
reinstatement NLRC

Regional Office of Sec. RULE 65: RULE 45:

Inter-Union/Intra- Director of Labor Court of Supreme
Union Disputes Appeals Court
Med
Arbiter ORDER OF
EXECUTION
DENIED APPEAL Office of Sec.
Certification
of Labor Revert to
Election
Labor Arbiter*
APPROVED Not appealable

Office of Sec.
Notice of NCMB
of Labor
Strike/
Lockout
Bargaining deadlock/ Labor Arbiter* NLRC
ULP (ART 217)

Representatio
Med Office of Sec.
n issues
Arbiter of Labor