Module 15-Employer-Employee Relations
Module 15-Employer-Employee Relations
Module 15-Employer-Employee Relations
BICOL UNIVERSITY
OPEN UNIVERSITY
Legazpi City
MODULE 15
EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
By
Activity 15-1
Integrating Theory and Practice
The agreement binding both the employer and the employee is known as an
employment contract. However, the absence of an employment contract does not
indicate an absence of an employer employee relationship. When the existence of
the employer employee relationship is in question, the court has generally applied
the four fold test. If the employer employee relationship can be established, the
employer may not terminate the service of the employee without a just or authorized
cause.
2. List the rights of government employees. In your agency, are these rights
respected by top management? If not, explain the reasons for their violations.
What should be done to enable the employees to exercise their rights?
The State shall protect labor, promote full employment, provide equal work
opportunity regardless of gender, race, or creed; and regulate relations between
employees and employers.
SECURITY OF TENURE
An employee must be paid their wages for all hours worked. If their work
hours fall between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., they are entitled to night shift pay in
addition to their pay for regular work hours. If they work over eight hours a day, they
are entitled to overtime pay.
Wage is the amount paid to an employee in exchange for to the service that
they rendered to their employer. Wage may be fixed for a given period.
PAYMENT OF WAGES
FEMALE EMPLOYEES
Women are prohibited from engaging in night work unless the work is allowed
by the following rules: industrial undertakings from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.,
commercial/non-industrial undertakings from 12 m.n. to 6 a.m., or agricultural takings
at night provided that she has had nine consecutive hours of rest. Welfare facilities,
such as separate dressing rooms and lavatories, must be installed at the workplace.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN
The minimum employment age is 15 years of age. Any worker below 15 years
of age should be directly under the sole responsibility of parents or guardians
provided that work does not interfere with the child’s schooling or development.
The minimum age of employment is 18 years for hazardous jobs, and 15
years for non-hazardous jobs. Hazardous jobs are
Every worker has the right to self-organization, i.e., to form or to join any
legitimate workers’ union, free from interference of their employer or the government.
All workers may join a union for the purpose of collective bargaining and is eligible
for union membership on the first day of their employment.
Collective bargaining is a process between two parties, namely the employer
and the union, where the terms and conditions of employment are fixed and agreed
upon. In collective bargaining, the two parties also decide upon a method for
resolving grievances. Collective bargaining results in a contract called a Collective
Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
3. Aside from those identified by Martires, what do you think should be the role
or responsibilities of employee associations in human resources acquisition,
management and development?