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Book V — Labor Relations

Article 245

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

Managerial employees cannot join any union. Supervisory employees can form their own separate union, but cannot join the same union as rank-and-file workers.

Key point

Managers cannot join unions. Supervisors can have their own union but not the rank-and-file union.

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