THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

This agreement, made and entered into by and between:

The ________________, a corporation duly organized under

existing laws with office address at Cebu City hereinafter referred to as the
COMPANY;
-and-

The ________________, a legitimate labor organization

registered and existing under Philippine laws, with office address at Mandaue
City represented herein by its undersigned officers duly authorized for the
purpose, hereinafter referred to as the UNION;

WITNESSETH: That

WHEREAS, the __________________and the

__________________ desire to sign and enter into a Collective Bargaining
Agreement for the purpose of promoting harmonious and stable labor
relations in accordance with related national laws or regulations and the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

ARTICLE I
RECOGNITION

Section 1.1 Recognition – The _________________recognizes the

____________________ as the sole and exclusive Collective
Bargaining Representative of all its regular rank and file employees in the
____________________ for purposes of collective bargaining with respect
to their rates of pay and other terms and conditions of employment.
Section 1.2 Coverage – This agreement should cover all regular rank-and-
file employees of the ____________________.
Section 1.3 Exclusions – The following employment categories are
expressly excluded from the bargaining unit and from the scope of this
Agreement: Executives, Managers, and Supervisors.

ARTICLE II
WAGES (CHAPTER 4)

Section 2.1 Wages shall be paid once a week, or 4 times in a month, at

intervals not exceeding 8 days. Wages shall be paid every Friday afternoon,
between 1:00pm-5:00pm. (Time of Payment -Page 27)
Section 2.2 Payment shall be paid in cash only. (Forms of Payment - Page
27)
Section 2.3 All payments shall be delivered at the home of any sick
employee. Employees should indicate their permanent address, or indicate
the address where their wages shall be sent to. Persons who are authorized
to receive the wages shall be of legal age and waived or informed by the
employees. The agent who will deliver the wages shall inform both the
employee and the receiver. (Direct Payment of Wages - Page 28)

ARTICLE III
HOURS OF WORK (CHAPTER 5)

Section 3.1 An employee paid on “piece-work” or tasks basis, may leave

the premises of the workplace in order to take his rest. (Determining
Hours Worked - Page 38)
Section 3.2 Waiting time shall be counted as hours worked if being idle is
required to complete his work. (Waiting Time - Page 38)
Section 3.3 The employer shall not let any of his employees work on a
Sunday. The employee may be allowed to work on a Sunday, when the
employee agrees to it and shall be indicated in a written contract. The
employee shall receive any financial or non-financial forms of payment as
additional to his basic daily wage. (Compensation for Rest Day - Page 40)

ARTICLE IV
CHAPTER 6 (WORKING CONDITIONS)

Section 4.1 The organization shall provide a well-ventilated lounge for all
employees and will serve as a nursery where their children are allowed to
stay when needed. In the event that the employees may need to let their
children stay in the company premises, the children are only allowed to linger
in the lounge. (Health and Safety - Page 45)
Section 4.2 The organization shall provide or suggest a place that the
employees could stay at least near the vicinity, when the employees are
recruited out of town or from the provinces. The employees may rent or stay
free of charges, depending on the agreement between the employer and the
employee. (Physical Facilities – Page 43)
Section 4.3 Employees may only be allowed to work in places where there
are proper lighting, ventilation or places that couldn’t compromise their
health conditions. (Work Areas – Page 43)

ARTICLE V
CHAPTER 7 (INCENTIVES AND FRINGE BENEFITS)

Section 5.1 The employers shall pay or reimburse the traveling expenses
needed or incurred by the employee from his province to the location of the
employer when the employee is recruited out of town. Travel expenses
needed or incurred during transfer of employees to another location at the
request of the employer shall be the employer’s expenses. (Transportation
Expense – Page 53)
Section 5.2 The employer shall shoulder expenses on Christmas t-shirts,
Team Building T-shirts or any forms of outdoor uniforms. There shall be no
compulsory payments on clothing which are not part of working clothes.
(Payment of Uniforms or Work Clothes – Page 53)
Section 5.3 The organization’s Human Resources Department shall provide
counsel in terms of Family Planning, Work-Life Balance, and anything related
to an employee’s concern that could possibly affect his overall performance.
(Psychic Income & Family Planning Services)

ARTICLE VI
CHAPTER 8 (EMPLOYMENT AND SECURITY OF TENURE)

Section 6.1 The party terminating an apprentice shall serve a written notice
to the other stating the reason for such decision and a copy of such notice
shall be furnished in the Apprenticeship Division of the Department of Labor
and Employment, at least 10 working days before the actual date of
termination. (Probationary Period of Apprentices – Page 59)
Section 6.2 In the event that an apprentice’s physical condition is
compromised during his apprenticeship, the employer shall take care of his
medical expenses and may decide whether or not the apprentice can
continue his services to the employer. (Probationary Period of Apprentices)
Section 6.3 An employee may put an end to the relationship without serving
the employer for Serious insult by the employer or his representative of the
honor and the person of the employee, and Discrimination regarding age,
gender, sex, religion or any physical condition. (Termination by Employee –
Page 63)