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“Stick to the basics.” Those were the words of Dean Feliciano Jover Ledesma during the last-minute briefing when author Ungos, Jr. took the bar examinations. This work attempts to follow the said advice. Designed as a last-minute reading material, this work presents the basic legal principles which every labor law examinee ought to remember. The authors hope that this work can help the bar examinees achieve their dream of becoming a lawyer.

Labor Law 1:

The Law on Labor Standards

[2020]

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This book is about labor standards which cover Articles 1 up to 217 of the Labor Code of the Philippines. Since the last publication of this book, the following changes have taken place:

In 2015, the Department of Labor and Employment issued Department Order No. 01 renumbering the Labor Code of the Philippines.
In 2016, the Philippine overseas Employment Administration issued the new rules governing the recruitment and placement of seafarers and land-based overseas Filipino workers.
In 2017, the Department of Labor and Employment issued Department Order No. 186, revising the rules for the issuance of alien employment permits.
On the same year, the Department of Labor and Employment issued Department Order No. 174 amending the rules on contracting and sub-contracting.
These issuances are included in this book.

Also included in this volume are the salient points of the following special laws:

Migrant Workers Act (R.A. No. 8042, as amended by R.A. No. 9422 and R.A. No. 10022)
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Act (R.A. No. 10801)
Domestic Workers Act (R.A. No. 10361)
Home Development Mutual Fund Law (R.A. No. 9769)
National Health Insurance Act (R.A. No. 7875, as amended by R.A. No. 9241 and R.A. No. 10606)
Magna Carta of Women (R.A. No. 9710)
Child Protection Act (R.A. No. 7610, as amended by R.A. Nos. 7658 and 9231)
Magna Carta for Persons with Disability (R.A. No. 7277 as amended by R.A. Nos. 9442, 10070, and 10524)
Paternity Leave Act (R.A. No. 8187)
Solo Parents Welfare Act (R.A. No. 8972)
Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act R.A. No. 9262)
Thirteenth Month Pay Law (P.D. No. 851, as amended by Memorandum Order No. 28)
Law Strengthening Compliance with OSHS (Republic Act No. 11058)
Social Security Act of 2018 (Republic Act No. 11199)
Expanded Maternity Leave Law (Republic Act No. 11210)
Universal Health Care Act (Republic Act No. 11223)

In the preparation of this edition, the authors endeavored to improve the arrangement of and make up-to-date the commentaries of each article. The pertinent Supreme Court rulings are summarized to illustrate the application of the legal principles involved.

Primarily intended as a textbook for law students and bar candidates, this book will also serve as a guide for lawyers and labor leaders. The authors hope that this book will facilitate the study of Labor Law.

Labor Law 2:

The Law on Labor Relations

[2020]

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This book is about labor relations which covers Articles 218 to 317 of the Labor Code of the Philippines. Since the last publication of this book, several changes have taken place. In 2015, the Department of Labor and Employment issued Department Order No. 01 renumbering the Labor Code of the Philippines. Thereafter, several amendatory laws have been enacted, specifically:

Republic Act 10741 which amended Articles 220 and 222 regarding the National Labor Relations Commission
Republic Act 10757 which amended Article 302 regarding retirement of surface mine workers
Republic Act 10789 which fixed the retirement age of race horse jockeys
Amendments to the rules and regulations implementing the Labor Code of the Philippines have also been issued, mostly on Book V thereof.

All of these are included in this book.

Labor Law 3:

The Fundamentals

of Labor Law Review

[2021]

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This edition further simplifies the presentation to facilitate the understanding of labor law.

The subjects are still topically arranged and presented in a simple manner for easy reading. Illustrative examples on significant points of law are given so that the student or bar reviewee can visualize the application of the legal principles. Previous bar examinations questions are incorporated to give the students and bar reviewees a feel of how it is to take the bar examinations.

Hopefully, this humble piece will help students and bar reviewees in their quest to become members of the bar.

The Practical Aspects

of Labor Law

[2021]

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It is practically impossible for a lawyer not to have encountered or handled a labor case in his lifetime, considering the sheer number of labor problems. Back then, decisions of the National Labor Relations Commission can be elevated to the Supreme Court by way of a special civil action for certiorari. During that time, close to 65% of the Supreme Court cases comprise labor cases. This could be one of the reasons why the Supreme Court transferred the review of decisions of the National Labor Relations Commission to the Court of Appeals.

This work aims to familiarize students about the practical side of labor law. The specific points of law and illustrative forms are laid down. With the exception of the forms prescribed by the Department of Labor and Employment, the forms herein contained,
particularly the pleadings and memos, are designed merely to serve as guides, without exhaustive discussion of issues. They indicate forms, not substance and style. Substance and style are better left to the individual student’s preference. The authors hope that this piece would be of help to students of labor law.