Labor Relations all types of private employment,

profit or non – profit

Capsule History of Philippine Labor
Relations
Concept of Labor Relations
 In the latter part of the Spanish  Labor relations denotes all aspect
regime and the early part of the of employer – employee
American regime, the policy was relationship which involves
that of non – interference. This concerted action on the part of
was greatly influenced by the the workers (e.g)
policy of laissez faire or free o CBA
enterprise. o Concerted activities
 However, with the growing (strike, mass leave, picket)
problems affecting labor
relations, the policy of non – Purpose of Labor Relations
interference was changed to the  The relationship between
policy of government management and labor is one of
intervention. continuing distrust (doubt)
 This thrown the enactment of  to erase this relationship distrust,
commonwealth Act. 103 a machinery of labor relations is
establishing the Court of instituted.
Industrial Relations (CIR) vesting  The purpose of labor relations is
the power of compulsory to adjust and align the conflicting
arbitration in labor disputes and interest between the labor and
during this period, labor relations management to prevent
had flourished with the industrial dispute which may
recognition of the right of lead to trouble or war
workers to form a labor union,
Parties in Labor Relations case
right to strike and picket, and the
management’s right to lockout.  The employees
 Magna Carta was also established  The management
to prosecute speedy labor –  The public
justice.  The state
 The scope of labor relations law
under the Labor Code embraces *this is because the relations
between the capital and labor are
not merely contractual must yield to 3. Secretary of Labor and
the common good. Employment President of the
Philippines - as to certification and
the employer and the employees are
assumption powers over labor
the active parties; while the state
disputes.
and the public are the passive
parties.

The protection to labor clause in the

constitution is not designed to
oppress or destroy.

Non – interference of non – parties

in CBA

No court or administrative agency or

official shall have the power to set or
fix wages, rates of pay, hours of work
or other terms and conditions of
employment, except as otherwise
provided under the Labor Code, the
purpose of which is to encourage a
truly democratic method of
regulating the relations between the
employers and employees by means
of agreements freely entered into
through CBA.

Exceptions

1. National Wages and Productivity

Commission and Regional Tripartite
Wages and Productivity Board - as
to wage fixing.

2. National Conciliation and

Mediation Board and the NLRC – as
to wage distortion