

Online via ZOOM


Foster discussions on labor law practices and industrial relations through shared experiences
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Workersโ Institute on Labor Laws Class 194
8:00AM โ 5:00PM, June 2025
Online via Zoom
SESSION 1. Labor as social legislation
Resource Person: Atty. Arnold F. de Vera (UP College of Law)
- Labor and social legislation
- Legal rights of workers and management prerogatives
SESSION 2. The Employer-Employee Relationship and other work relationships
Resource Person: Atty. Eric Quevedo, Valcos Law Offices
- Existence of employer-employee relationship and classification of workers
- Updates on contracting and subcontracting
- Legal developments and trends concerning work relationships outside conventional employer-employee relations (e.g., informal/precarious work, overseas employment)
SESSION 3. Labor standards & Health, safety, and social welfare benefits
Resource Person: Atty. E. โLeoโ D. Battad (UP College of Law)
- Review: Classification of workers and types of employees
- Hours and conditions of work
- Wages and wage-related benefits
- Health, safety, and social welfare benefits
SESSION 4. Termination of employment and retirement from service
Resource Person: Atty. Alvin Liao Alburo (UP SOLAIR; Alburo Alburo & Associates Law Offices)
- Just causes for termination under Art. 297 [282]
- Authorized causes for termination under Art. 298 [283]
- Termination due to illness or disease under Art. 299 [284]
- Termination by the employee or resignation under Art. 300 [285]
- Retirement under Art. 302 [287]
ย SESSION 5. Workersโ rights to self-organization, collective bargaining, and related issues
Resource Person: Atty. Ramon A. Saura III (DOLE – Bureau of Labor Relations)
- Labor organizations and representation issues
- Collective bargaining: concepts, principles, and practices
- Representation issues in collective bargaining
- Issues in implementation and administration of CBAs
- Unfair labor practices
- Strikes, picketing, and lockouts
ย SESSION 6. Settlement of labor disputes and related strategies
Resource Person: Atty. Rosalio A. Aragon, Jr. (UP SOLAIR)
- Labor disputes: definition and common labor disputes
- Voluntary modes of settling labor disputes and other related strategies
- Jurisdiction over and legal remedies to common labor disputes
We welcome labor leaders, union members and officers, HR practitioners, management professionals, students, academics, civil society members, and all other stakeholders interested in labor laws and industrial relations.
