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Book V — Labor Relations

Article 260

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

Every CBA must include a grievance machinery — a step-by-step process to resolve disputes about the CBA or company personnel policies. Unresolved grievances after 7 days must go to voluntary arbitration.

Key point

CBA dispute unresolved after 7 days? It must automatically go to your union's voluntary arbitrator.

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