SERVICES
Employment and Labor Relations
The firm offers comprehensive legal services in the field of Employment and Labor Relations, representing both employers and employees across the full spectrum of workplace issues. Our lawyers are well-versed in the intricacies of Philippine labor laws, and we are committed to ensuring that our clients’ rights and responsibilities are fully protected and lawfully enforced.
We advise clients on both preventive and remedial strategies, recognizing the value of fostering stable labor-management relations while ensuring compliance with evolving regulations issued by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), NLRC, NCMB, and other administrative agencies.
Our services include:
- Labor Law Compliance Advisory: Guidance on minimum labor standards, employment classifications, wage regulations, benefits, and occupational safety and health (OSH) requirements.
- Employee Discipline and Due Process: Assistance in implementing lawful disciplinary procedures, preparing notices, conducting administrative hearings, and enforcing company codes of conduct.
- Labor Dispute Representation: Representation in illegal dismissal cases, constructive dismissal claims, wage and benefit disputes, and unfair labor practice (ULP) complaints before the NLRC and DOLE.
- Collective Bargaining and Union Relations: Legal support in union recognition issues, collective bargaining negotiations, grievance handling, and preventive mediation.
- Labor Litigation and Appellate Advocacy: Handling of labor-related cases before the NLRC, Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court.
- Workplace Policy Development: Drafting of employment contracts, handbooks, codes of conduct, and company policies in line with labor laws and internal governance objectives.
- Employee Representation: Assistance to employees in asserting rights through lawful complaints involving termination, underpayment, benefits, discrimination, and other labor-related violations.
Whether assisting businesses in developing compliant and sustainable workforce policies or helping workers assert their entitlements under the law, the firm’s approach is both strategic and rights-based. We promote fair, balanced, and legally sound labor practices, with a view toward reducing workplace conflict and encouraging productive employment relations.