COMPILATION OF THE

LABOR LAW AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION

BAR EXAMINATIONS QUESTIONS
From 2004 to 2018)
Labor Law and Social Legislation

 Taken on the first Sunday of the Bar Exam

 This year schedule was last 03 November 2019
from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Summary – Question Type

Question Type Quantity Percentage

Essay 111 20.11%

MCQ 188 34.06%

Q&A 253 45.83%

Total 552
 Summary – Topic
Self Organization 7 3.27% Constitutional Provision 2 0.93%
Question Type Quantity % Dismissal 3 1.40%
SSS 5 2.34%
CBA 8 3.74% Termination of Employment 11 5.14% Employee 2 0.93%
CBU 1 0.47% ULP 1 0.47% Employer-Employee Relationship 6 2.80%
Dismissal 8 3.74% Voluntary Arbitrator 2 0.93% Employment 8 3.74%
DOLE 2 0.93% Wages 2 0.93% Interpretation of Labor Laws 1 0.47%
Employee 4 1.87% Jurisdiction and Remedies 4 1.87%
Working Hours 2 0.93%
Employer-Employee Relationship 2 0.93% Labor 1 0.47%
(blank) 6 2.80%
Employment 13 6.07% Labor Arbiter 5 2.34%
Arbitration 1 0.47%
General Principles 2 0.93% Labor Legislation 1 0.47%
Employer-Employee Relationship 2 0.93% Labor Relations 2 0.93%
GSIS 2 0.93%
Employment 2 0.93% Labor-Only Contractor 1 0.47%
Independent Contractor 1 0.47%
Labor Arbiter 1 0.47% Non-Lawyers 1 0.47%
Labor Arbiter 3 1.40%
Labor Standards 1 0.47% Overseas Employment 1 0.47%
Labor Standards 4 1.87%
Right to Strike 1 0.47% Post-Employment 2 0.93%
Labor-Only Contractor 1 0.47%
Overseas Employment 1 0.47%
Rights of the Employer 1 0.47% Privilege Communication 1 0.47%
Paternity Leave 1 0.47% Termination of Employment 4 1.87% Recruitment & Placement 5 2.34%
Recruitment & Placement 5 2.34% Voluntary Arbitrator 1 0.47% Retirement 2 0.93%
Retirement 1 0.47% Bureau of Labor Relations 1 0.47% Right to Strike 5 2.34%
Right to Strike 9 4.21% CBA 9 4.21% Sec. of Labor 1 0.47%
Rights of the Employer 4 1.87% CBU 3 1.40% Self Organization 1 0.47%
Sec. of Labor 3 1.40% Conditions of Employment 1 0.47% Special Groups of Employees 2 0.93%
SSS 4 1.87%
Termination by Employer 4 1.87%
ULP 2 0.93%
Voluntary Arbitrator 2 0.93%
Wages 6 2.80%
Summary – Topic
Question Type Quantity Percentage
Employment 13 6.07%
Termination of Employment 11 5.14%
Right to Strike 9 4.21%
CBA 9 4.21%
CBA 8 3.74%
Dismissal 8 3.74%
Employment 8 3.74%
Self Organization 7 3.27%
(blank) 6 2.80%
Employer-Employee Relationship 6 2.80%
Wages 6 2.80%
Recruitment & Placement 5 2.34%
SSS 5 2.34%
Labor Arbiter 5 2.34%
Recruitment & Placement 5 2.34%
Right to Strike 5 2.34%
Employee 4 1.87%
Labor Standards 4 1.87%
Rights of the Employer 4 1.87%
Termination of Employment 4 1.87%
Jurisdiction and Remedies 4 1.87%
SSS 4 1.87%
Termination by Employer 4 1.87%
Labor Arbiter 3 1.40%
Sec. of Labor 3 1.40%
CBU 3 1.40%
Dismissal 3 1.40%
 Summary – Subtopic

Percenta Labor Relations 2 0.95%

Labor Standards 5 2.38%
Question Type Quantity ge
Labor-Only Contractor 2 0.95%
Arbitration 1 0.48%
Non-Lawyers 1 0.48%
Bureau of Labor Relations 1 0.48%
Overseas Employment 2 0.95%
CBA 17 8.10%
Paternity Leave 1 0.48%
CBU 4 1.90%
Post-Employment 2 0.95%
Conditions of Employment 1 0.48% Privilege Communication 1 0.48%
Constitutional Provision 2 0.95% Recruitment & Placement 10 4.76%
Dismissal 12 5.71% Retirement 3 1.43%
DOLE 2 0.95% Right to Strike 15 7.14%
Employee 6 2.86% Rights of the Employer 5 2.38%
Employer-Employee Relationship 10 4.76% Sec. of Labor 4 1.90%
Employment 23 10.95% Self Organization 8 3.81%
General Principles 2 0.95% Special Groups of Employees 2 0.95%
GSIS 2 0.95% SSS 9 4.29%
Independent Contractor 1 0.48% Termination by Employer 4 1.90%
Interpretation of Labor Laws 1 0.48% Termination of Employment 15 7.14%
Jurisdiction and Remedies 4 1.90% ULP 3 1.43%
Labor 1 0.48% Voluntary Arbitrator 5 2.38%
Labor Arbiter 9 4.29% Wages 9 4.29%
Labor Legislation 1 0.48% Working Hours 2 0.95%
Summary – Subtopic