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Book V — Labor Relations

Article 259Appeal from certification election orders.

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

Any party can appeal certification election orders or results to the Secretary of Labor on the ground that DOLE election rules were violated. The appeal must be decided within 15 calendar days.

Key point

Official text — PD 442

Appeal from certification election orders.

Any party to an election may appeal the order or results of the election as determined by the Med-Arbiter directly to the Secretary of Labor and Employment on the ground that the rules and regulations or parts thereof established by the Secretary of Labor and Employment for the conduct of the election have been violated. Such appeal shall be decided within fifteen (15) calendar days. (As amended by Section 25, Republic Act No. 6715, March 21, 1989)

Title VII-A

GRIEVANCE MACHINERY AND VOLUNTARY ARBITRATION

Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)

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