Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 111)
Only employers in highly technical industries may employ apprentices and only in apprenticeable occupations approved by the Minister of Labor and Employment.
Apprenticeship agreements with wage rates below the legal minimum wage, which shall not start below 75% of the applicable minimum wage, must be in accordance with programs duly approved by the Minister of Labor and Employment.
The Minister or authorized representatives can order and administer compliance with labor standards provisions after notice and hearing based on inspection findings, and can issue writs of execution to enforce their orders except where evidentiary issues prevent resolution in normal inspections.
It fosters the free and voluntary organization of a strong and united labor movement.
The labor union must have names of members comprising at least 20% of all employees in the bargaining unit.
Article 238 and the second paragraphs of Articles 239 and 241 relating to the one-union-one-industry policy are repealed.
Employees of government corporations have the right to organize and bargain collectively; other civil service employees may form associations for lawful purposes.
The Med-Arbiter automatically orders a secret ballot election within 60 days before the agreement’s expiration; a majority vote certifies the bargaining agent; a run-off election is held if no candidate gets a majority.
Notice of strike or lockout must be filed at least 30 days before the event in bargaining deadlocks, 15 days in unfair labor practice cases, with exceptions for union busting dismissals where immediate action is allowed.
No public official, employee, armed person, including police or military personnel, shall escort or introduce strike replacements; police may only enter picket lines if actual violence or criminal acts occur.