The Labor Code of the Philippines is the legal code governing employment practices and labor relations in the Philippines. It was enacted through Presidential Decree No. 442 on Labor day , May 1, 1974, by President Ferdinand Marcos in the exercise of his then extant legislative powers .
6-736: The National Seamen Board (NSB) is the committee that was created by the Labor Code of the Philippines , through Article 20 of Presidential Decree No. 422. According to Article 20 of the Labor Code (Labor Code Provisions of Overseas Employment, General Provisions, Chapter I, Recruitment and Placement of Workers, Title I), the National Seamen Board of the Philippines has the responsibility of developing and maintaining
12-399: A comprehensive program for Filipino seamen that are employed overseas . It has the power and duty to perform the following functions: The NSB has original and exclusive jurisdiction over all matters or cases including money claims, involving employer-employee relations, arising out of or by virtue of any law or contracts involving Filipino seamen for overseas employment. The decisions of
18-459: The Code. The right to self-organization of a union is expressly recognized, as is the right of a union to insist on a closed shop . Strikes are also authorized for as long as they comply with the strict requirements under the Code, and workers who organize or participate in illegal strikes may be subject to dismissal. Moreover, Philippine jurisprudence has long applied a rule that any doubts in
24-883: The NSB are appealable to the National Labor Relations Commission of the Philippines upon the same grounds as provided in Article 223 of the Labor Code. The decisions of the National Labor Relations Commission are final and inappealable. Labor Code of the Philippines The Labor Code sets the rules for hiring and firing of private employees; the conditions of work including maximum work hours and overtime ; employee benefits such as holiday pay , thirteenth-month pay and retirement pay; and
30-675: The guidelines in the organization and membership in labor unions as well as in collective bargaining . The prevailing labor code allows the typical working hour to be 8 hours a day, i.e. 48 hours a week with the provision that at least a day should be allowed to the workers as weekly off. The minimum age allowed for employment is considered 15 years in the Philippines, unless the individuals are working under direct supervision of their parents. The Labor Code contains several provisions which are beneficial to labor . It prohibits termination of employment of Private employees except for just or authorized causes as prescribed in Article 282 to 284 of
36-407: The interpretation of law, especially the Labor Code, will be resolved in favor of labor and against management . The Labor Code has been amended numerous times since it was first enacted. The most significant amendment was brought about by the passage of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6175, which was enacted on March 2, 1989, under the administration of President Corazon Aquino . R.A. 6715 is also known as
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