SUPREME COURT

RULE 45 of the Rules of Court

RULE 65 of the Rules of Court RULE 43 of the Rules of Court
COURT OF APPEALS

NLRC certified Strikes and Lockouts assumed Secretary of Labor BLR (appellate) Voluntary Arbitration
(NCMB has initial
jurisdiction for
conciliation)
Disputes Submitted to
Voluntary Arbitrator

LABOR ARBITER DOLE Regional Director POEA BLR (original) DOLE Regional Office Grievance Machinery

1) ULP Adjudicatory Visitorial & 1) Cancellation/Suspe 1) Registration, 1) Intra-union disputes of 1) Disputes concerning
2) Termination Cases (includes Enforcement nsion of License of Revocation and Local Unions for violations interpretation/implementation
Migrant Workers) Authority to recruit Cancellation cases of of: (i) constitution and by- of CBA
3) Enforcement of Labor Standards of Recruitment Federations/National laws; (ii) rights and
with claim exceeding P5,000 per - Enforcement of - Enforcement of Agencies (until Unions/Trade Union conditions of membership 2) Disputes concerning
individual, whether or not Labor Standards Labor Standards phased out within Centers interpretation/implementation
accompanied with claim for with claim NOT five years under RA 2) Election of Officers of company personnel policies
reinstatement exceeding P5,000 - Occupational 8042) 2) Intra-union and inter-
4) Enforcement of Labor Standards per individual Safety and Health union disputes 3) CBA Registration 3) All other grievable issues as
with claim NOT exceeding P5,000 and W/O claims Violations 2) Disciplinary cases may be provided under the
per individual, if accompanied with for reinstatement against OCWs 4) Registration, Revocation CBA, including wage distortion
claim for reinstatement; otherwise, and Cancellation cases of
it shall be with the DOLE Regional *See Dept Order No. Independent Locals/
Director 131-13 Chapters *Money Claims arising from CBA
5) Damages and all other claims may be submitted to Voluntary
arising from er-ee relationship 5) Visitorial Powers Arbitration
6) Violation of Compromise
Agreements 6) Actions arising from Art.
7) Execution of arbitral awards 249 and 232
8) Money claims arising from overseas
employment disputes *
9)Wage Distortion cases (where there 7) Petitions for Certification
is no CBA and NCMB failed to Election (Med Arbiter)
resolve dispute within 10 calendar
days)
10) Complaints on illegal
strikes/lockouts and
prohibited activities