ALVM/HRD05/LABORANDLEGISLATIONLAW/AY2017-20181ST

Course Code and Title: HRD 05 Labor and Legislation Law

Academic Year 2017-2018

Course Syllabus
A. Basic Concept of Law and the 1987 Constitution
a. Law
b. Labor Legislation vs. Social Legislation
c. Features of the 1987 Constitution
d. Law vs. Constitution
e. Statement of Policies of the 1987 Constitution
f. Social Justice Police Power
g. Liberal Application of the Labor Code of the Philippines
B. Sources of Labor Laws
a. Constitutional Provisions
b. New Civil Code
c. Labor Code
C. Pre-Employment and Recruitment and Placement of Workers
a. Policy of the State on Labor
b. Recruitment and Placement (Local and Overseas)
c. POEA
d. Adjudicatory Functions of the POEA
e. Regulatory Functions of the POEA
f. Grounds for the Disciplinary Action Against an OFW
g. Business of recruitment and placement
h. Direct-hiring of an OFW
D. Illegal Recruitment and Employees of Aliens
a. Illegal Recruitment
b. Suspension/Cancellation of License
c. Alien Employment Permit (AEP)
E. The National Manpower Development Program and Training and Employment of Special
Workers
a. TESDA
b. Apprentice
c. Learner
d. Handicapped Worker
F. Hours of Work
a. Four-Fold Test of Employer-Employee Relationship
b. Hours of Work
c. Normal Hours of Work
d. Meal Period
e. Night Shift Differential
f. Overtime Pay

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G. Weekly Rest period , Service Incentive Leave, and Payment of Wages

a. Rest day
b. Service Incentive Leave
c. Minimum Wage
d. Payment of Wages
e. Job Contracting
f. Labor Contracting
H. Administration and Enforcement of Labor Law and Employment of Special Groups of
Employees
a. Visitorial and Enforcement Power of the DOLE Secretary
b. Employment of Women
c. Employment of Minor
I. Health, Safety and Social Welfare Benefits
a. Work-connected injuries
b. Occupational diseases
c. SSS Law
d. Sexual Harrassment
e. Maternity Leave
f. Paternity Leave
g. 13th Month Pay Law
J. Post-Employment
a. Security of Tenure
b. Just Causes
c. Authorized Causes
d. Notice
e. Hearing

References:
C.A. Azucena, Everyones Labor Code, Manila. Rex Bookstore Inc.
Salvador A. Poquiz, Labor Code of the Philippines, Rex Bookstore Inc.
www.judiciary.gov.ph
www.chanrobles.com
www.lawphil.net
www.dole.gov.ph

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