Course Outline
Labor Law 1: Labor Standards
2018-2019 (1% Semester)
A. Constitutional provisions
1. Article Il, Secs. 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20
Article III, Secs. 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 16, 18(2)
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3. Article XIII, Secs. 1, 2, 3, 13,14
4. Article IX, B-Section 2 (1)
B. Civil Code
1. Article 19
2. Article 1700
" Servidad v. NLRC (305 SCRA 49, 1999)
* Cielo v. NLRC (193 SCRA 410, 1991)
" Leyte Geothermal Power Progressive Employees Union-ALU-TUCP v. PNOC-EDC (GR
No. 170351, March 30,2011)
3. Article 1702
C. Labor Code
= WPP Marketing Communications, Inc. et. al v. Jocelyn M. Galera et al/Jocelyn M.
Galera v. WPP. G.R. No. 169207/G.R. No. 169239, March 25, 2010)
"PAL v. NLRC and PALEA (GR No. 85985, August 13, 1993)
Kinds of Employment
A. Employer-employee relationship
LVN Pictures Inc. v. Phil. Musicians Guild (110 Phil 725)
= DyKehBeng v. International Labor, (90 SCRA 161)
= Corporal v. NLRC (341 SCRA 658, 2000)
= People’s Broadcasting v Sec of Labor (March 6,2012)
= Francisco v NLRC (GR No. 170087, August 31, 2006)
= Javier v. Flyace Corp (February 15,2012)
1. Four-fold test
= Sonza v ABS-CBN (GR 138051, June 10, 2004)
= Orozco v The Fifth Division (August 13, 2008)
B. Kinds of employment
1, Probationary
= Mariwasa Manufacturing Inc. v. Leogardo (169 SCRA 465)
« Abbott Laboratories v Alcaraz (July 23, 2013)
2. Regular
‘= ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. v. MarlynNazareno et al, G.R. No. 164156, September
26, 2006)tural Workers Org. v CIR, (16 SCRA 526, 1966)
No. 193493, June 13, 2013)
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mora (181 SCRA 702, 1990)
en Labor-only Contracting and Job Contracting
Only Contracting
Circular No. 01, Series of 2017 (Clarifying the Applicability of
jepartment Order No. 174, Series of 2017)
g. Trilateral relationship in job contracting
= Philippine Bank of Communication v. NLRC (146 SCRA 347)
Neri v. NLRC (224 SCRA 717)
Vinoya v. NLRC (GR No. 126586, February 2, 2000)
Joeb M. Aliviado et al v. Procter & Gamble Phils, Inc. (G. R. No. 160506, March 9,
2010)
8. Special Workers
a. Women Workers
i. Provisions against discrimination
Stipulation against marriage
Prohibited acts
Anti-Sexual Harassment Act (R.A. No. 7877)
v. Women Night Workers (R.A. 10151)
= Star Paper Corp. v Simbol, April 12, 2006
Domingo v Rayala, February 20, 2008
Duncan Association v Glaxo (September 17, 2004)
Philippine Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. NLRC (272 SCRA 596)
b. Employment of Minors
i. Provisions on Minors under the Labor Codeith disability
nation against persons with disability d. Incentives for
employees under the Labor Code
). 186, Series of 2017
A. Recruitment of local and migrant workers
1. General Provisions
= People v Panis 142 SCRA 664 (1986)
2. Megal recruitment (Sec. 5, R.A. No. 10022)
a. License vs. authority
b. Essential elements of illegal recruitment
c. Simple illegal recruitment
d._ Illegal recruitment in large scale
e, Illegal recruitment as economic sabotage
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Mlegal recruitment vs. estafa
= People v Calonzo (GR Nos 115150-55, September 27, 1996)
3. Liabilities
a. Local recruitment agency
b. Foreign employer
= Gaugiv Dejero (GR No. 196036, October 23, 2013)ity (GR No. 181806, March 1:
‘No. 176985, April 1, 2013) gee
17636, May 16, 1983)
56, June 29, 1988)
ary 28, 1998)
sh 7, 2007)
GR No, 155059, April 29, 2005
Coverage, exclusions
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west piece workers, takay, seasonal workers, seafarers
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E. Leaves
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Service Incentive Leave
= Autobus Transport Systems v Bautista, May 16, 2005
Maternity Leave
Paternity Leave
Parental Leave (R.A. No. 8972)
Leave for Victims of Violence against Women and Children (R.A. No. 9262)
Special leave benefit for women
i. Department Order 112-A
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F. Service Charge
G, Thirteenth Month Pay
ry No. 17, Series of 2016
pine Agricultural Commercial v NLRC, (G.R. No. 107994 August 14, 1995)
‘inc. vSamahan ng MalayangMangagawasa Honda (GR No. 145561,
4. Labor Adviso
= Philip
= Honda Phils.,16, 1989)
‘No. 190203, November 7,
A. Hours of work
1. Coverage/Exclusions (Art. 82, Labor Code)
2, Normal hours of work
i. Compressed work week
ii, Department Advisory No. 22, Series of 2004
Meal break
Waiting time
Overtime work, overtime pay
i. Department Advisory No. 2, Series of 2009
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6. Night work (R.A. No. 10151), Night shift differential
7. Part-time work
8. Contract for piece work (see Civil Code)
B, Wages
1. Wage vs. salary
2. Minimum wage defined, Minimum wage setting
i. Minimum wage of workers paid by results
Apprentices
iii, Learners
iv. Persons with disability
3. Commissions. Rules on Marriage |
* Duncan.
Post-employment ban; non-compete and confidentiality clauses
* Tiu v Platinum Plans, GR No. 163512, February 28, 2007
= Rivera v Solidbank Corp,, GR No. 163269, April 19, 2006
H. Age Discrimination Act
1. RA10911
2. Department Order No. 170, Series of 2017