LABOR LAW SPECIAL LECTURE WITH NOTES

BY: ATTY. STEFHANIE K.T. PORMANES

CHAPTER 1: THE CONSTRUCTION AND PROTECTION OF LABOR

I. At the end of the discussion, you are expected to learn the following:

a) The meaning of Social Justice Principle and its application.

b) The pertinent/relevant provisions about labor law under the 1987 Constitution of
the Philippines.

II. Pre-Assignment: Know the following before lecture

a) What is the Principle of Social Justice in general?

a.1) What is the Principle of Social Justice according to the case of Calalang
vs. Williams?

b) What is the Doctrine of Co-Determination?

c) What is the Principle of Shared Responsibility?

d) What is the Doctrine of Compassionate Justice?

e) What are the relevant provisions under the 1987 Constitution pertaining to labor
protection? e.1) Art.II, Sec. 9

e.2) Art. XII, Secs 1,6, and 12

e.3) Art. XIII, Sec. 1 and 3.

f) What are the Constitutional rights of the workers?

f.1) Right to property and due process

f.2) Right to self-organization

f.3) Right to security of tenure

Right to Collective Bargaining

Right to Strike and Concerted Activities

f.4) Right to Just and Humane Conditions of Work

f.5) Right to a living wage

f.6) Right to a participation in policy and decision making (Doctrine of Co-

Determination)
LABOR LAW SPECIAL LECTURE WITH NOTES
BY: ATTY. STEFHANIE K.T. PORMANES

g) What is the nature of labor contracts?

h) What is the principle of management’s prerogative? How do you compromise the

management’s prerogative from social justice doctrine?

CHAPTER 2: GENERAL LABOR CONCEPTS

I. At the end of the discussion, you are expected to learn the following:

a) The Doctrine of Construction in favor of Labor

b) The burden of proof is always upon employer to show validity of its exercise of
management prerogatives, especially as regards termination of employment

c) No Work, No Pay Principle

d) Last in, First out (LIFO) Rule

e) One union, One company Policy

f) Equal Pay for Equal Work Principle

g) Non- diminution of Benefits Doctrine

LABOR LAW SPECIAL LECTURE WITH NOTES
BY: ATTY. STEFHANIE K.T. PORMANES

II. Pre-Assignment: Know the following before lecture

a) What is the Doctrine of Construction in favor of Labor and its application? (under
the Labor Code of the Philippines)

b) What is No Work, No Pay Principle and its application?

c) What is Last in, First out (LIFO) Rule and its application?

d) What is One union, One company Policy and its application?

e) What is Equal Pay for Equal Work Principle and its application?
f) What is Non- diminution of Benefits Doctrine and its application?

g) What is the nature of bonus?

CHAPTER 3: EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP

I. At the end of the discussion, you are expected to learn the following:
LABOR LAW SPECIAL LECTURE WITH NOTES
BY: ATTY. STEFHANIE K.T. PORMANES