Book V — Labor Relations
Article 258When an employer may file petition.
ELI5— what this means for you
Employers who are asked to bargain collectively but are unsure which union represents the workers may petition the Bureau to conduct a certification election. All certification cases must be decided within 20 working days.
Key point
Official text — PD 442
When an employer may file petition.
When requested to bargain collectively, an employer may petition the Bureau for an election. If there is no existing certified collective bargaining agreement in the unit, the Bureau shall, after hearing, order a certification election.
All certification cases shall be decided within twenty (20) working days.
The Bureau shall conduct a certification election within twenty (20) days in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Labor.
Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)
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