ANNEX L: Jurisdiction Supreme Court

Court of Appeals

Office of the DOLE Secretary BLR NLRC certified Strike Subject to Assumption of Jurisdiction assumed

Voluntary Arbitration

Disputes Submitted to Voluntary Arbitrator Regional Office Med-Arbiter 1. Petition for Certification Election. 2. Complaints or petitions involving labor unions with independent registration, chartered locals, workers' associations, its officers or members.
3. 4. 5. Election of Officers CBA Registration Independent Union/Chartered Local Registration Revocation and cancellation cases

Labor Arbiter (217)

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Regional Director (128 / 129)

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POEA
Cancellation / Suspension of License of Authority to recruit of Recruitment Agencies (until phase out within five years as provided in RA 8042) Disciplinary Action against OFWs 1.

Bureau of Labor Relations

Federation / National Union / Trade Union Center Registration, revocation and cancellation cases

Grievance Machinery
1. Disputes concerning interpretation or implementation of CBA Disputes concerning of interpretation or implementation of company personnel policies All others defined as grievance by CBA Wage distortion cases (where there is CBA)

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ULP 1. Labor Standards Enforcement Termination Cases Enforcement of labor 2. Occupational Standards with claim Safety and Health exceeding P5,000 per Violations individual 3. Money Claims Damages arising from arising from Labor EER Standards All other claims Violations NOT arising from EER exceeding P5,000 Violation of per individual AND Compromise w/o claims for Agreements reinstatement Execution of award of QuickTime and a NOTE: The P5,000 Voluntary Arbitrator TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. limit is applicable to the Overseas adjudicatory powers of Employment the Regional Director Disputes, i.e. money under Art. 129 and not claims arising from the visitorial and such Wage distortion enforcement power cases (where there is under 128. no CBA)

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Complaints involving federations, national unions, industry unions, its officers or member organizations. 3. A request for examination of books of accounts of federations or national unions and trade union centers pursuant to Article 274

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Other inter/intra-union disputes and related labor relations disputes shall be heard and resolved by the MedArbiter in the Regional Office. A request for examination of books of accounts of independent labor unions, chartered locals and workers associations (Art. 274)
Actions arising from 241 arising from administration and accounting of union funds

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