SUPREME COURT

COURT OF APPEALS NLRC

certified Strikes & Lockouts (NCMB has initial jurisdiction for conciliation) Voluntary Arbitration assumed

Office of the Secretary of Labor

BLR (Appellate)

Disputes submitted to Voluntary Arbitrator

LABOR ARBITER (217)

REGIONAL DIRECTOR

POEA

BUREAU OF LABOR RELATIONS (original jurisdiction) 1. Federation/national trade union centers Registration/revoc ation and cancellation cases Intra union disputes 2. Inter Union Conflicts

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ULP Termination Cases Enforcement of Labor Standards with claim exceeding P5,000 per individual, whether or not accompanied with claim for reinstatement 4. Enforcement of Labor standards with claim NOT exceeding P5,000 per individual, if accompanied with claim for reinstatement 5. Damages arising from ER-EE relations 6. All other claims arising from EREE relation 7. Violation of compromise agreements 8. Execution of award of Voluntary Arbitrator 9. Overseas Employment Disputes i.e. money claims arising from such 10. Wage distortion cases (where there is no CBA and NCMB failed to resolve dispute after 10 calendar days of conciliation 11. Illegal strike/lockout complaints, and cases on violations of 264 (prohibited activities for strikes/lockouts)

129 (Adjudicato ry) Money claims arising from Labor Standards Violations NOT exceeding P5,000 per individual AND without claims for reinstateme nt

128 (visitorial & Enforcement powers) 1. Labor standards enforcem ent 2. Occupatio nal Safety and Health Violations

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Cancellation/Sus pension of License of Authority to recruit of Recruitment Agencies (until phase out within 5 years as provided in RA 8042) Disciplinary action v. OCWs

(Med Regional Arbiter) office Petitions for CE 1. Local union intra union disputes for violation of a. Constitution and by-laws b. Rights and conditions of membership under 241 2. Election of officers 3. CBA registration 4. Independent local/chapter Registration Revocation and cancellation cases 5. Visitorial powers under Art. 274 (inquire into union financial activities) 6. Actions arising from 241 (arising from administration and accounting of union funds and other violations of rights of members)

Grievance Machinery (260)

1. Disputes concerning interpretation/imple mentation of CBA 2. Disputes concerning interpretation/imple mentation of company personnel policies 3. All others defined as grievance by CBA 4. Wage Distortion cases (where there is CBA)