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SYLLABUS FOR 2011 BAR EXAMINATIONS
LABOR LAW
A. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES 1. Constitutional Provisions a. Art II, Secs. 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20. b. Art III, Secs. 1, 4, 8. c. Art. XIII, Secs. 1, 2, 3, 14. New Civil Code a. Article 1700 Labor Code a. Article 3 b. Article 211 c. Article 212 Article 255 d.
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B. RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT 1. Recruitment of Local and Migrant Workers a. Recruitment and placement; defined b. Illegal Recruitment, Art. 38 (Local), Sec. 6, Migrant Workers Act, RA 8042 (a) License vs. Authority (b) Essential elements of illegal recruitment (c) Simple illegal recruitment (d) Illegal recruitment in large scale (e) Illegal recruitment as economic sabotage (f) Illegal Recruitment vs. Estafa (g) Liabilities (a) local employment agency (b) foreign employer i. Theory of imputed knowledge (h) c. 2. Direct hiring Pretermination of contract of migrant worker
Regulation and Enforcement a. Remittance of foreign exchange earnings b. Prohibited activities c. Regulatory and visitorial powers of the Labor Secretary
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Penalties for illegal recruitment
C. LABOR STANDARDS 1. Hours of Work a. Coverage/Exclusions b. Normal Hours of Work (a) Exceptions (a) Health Personnel (b) Compressed Work Week d. Work interruption due to brownouts e. Meal Break f. Idle time, waiting time, commuting time, travel time, whether part of hours of work or not Overtime work g. (a) Undertime not offset by overtime Waiver of overtime pay (b) h. i. 2. Night Work CBA provision vis-à-vis overtime work Wages a. “No work no pay” principle b. Coverage/Exclusions c. Facilities vs supplements d. Wages vs. salaries e. Wage distortion f. CBA vis-à-vis Wage Orders – CBA creditability g. Non-diminution of benefits h. Worker’s preference in case of bankruptcy i. Labor Code provisions for wage protection j. Allowable deductions without employee’s consent k. Attorney’s fees and union service fee in labor cases l. Criteria/Factors for Wage Setting Rest Day a. b.
LABOR LAW
A. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES 1. Constitutional Provisions a. Art II, Secs. 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20. b. Art III, Secs. 1, 4, 8. c. Art. XIII, Secs. 1, 2, 3, 14. New Civil Code a. Article 1700 Labor Code a. Article 3 b. Article 211 c. Article 212 Article 255 d.
2. 3.
B. RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT 1. Recruitment of Local and Migrant Workers a. Recruitment and placement; defined b. Illegal Recruitment, Art. 38 (Local), Sec. 6, Migrant Workers Act, RA 8042 (a) License vs. Authority (b) Essential elements of illegal recruitment (c) Simple illegal recruitment (d) Illegal recruitment in large scale (e) Illegal recruitment as economic sabotage (f) Illegal Recruitment vs. Estafa (g) Liabilities (a) local employment agency (b) foreign employer i. Theory of imputed knowledge (h) c. 2. Direct hiring Pretermination of contract of migrant worker
Regulation and Enforcement a. Remittance of foreign exchange earnings b. Prohibited activities c. Regulatory and visitorial powers of the Labor Secretary
d.
Penalties for illegal recruitment
C. LABOR STANDARDS 1. Hours of Work a. Coverage/Exclusions b. Normal Hours of Work (a) Exceptions (a) Health Personnel (b) Compressed Work Week d. Work interruption due to brownouts e. Meal Break f. Idle time, waiting time, commuting time, travel time, whether part of hours of work or not Overtime work g. (a) Undertime not offset by overtime Waiver of overtime pay (b) h. i. 2. Night Work CBA provision vis-à-vis overtime work Wages a. “No work no pay” principle b. Coverage/Exclusions c. Facilities vs supplements d. Wages vs. salaries e. Wage distortion f. CBA vis-à-vis Wage Orders – CBA creditability g. Non-diminution of benefits h. Worker’s preference in case of bankruptcy i. Labor Code provisions for wage protection j. Allowable deductions without employee’s consent k. Attorney’s fees and union service fee in labor cases l. Criteria/Factors for Wage Setting Rest Day a. b.