Should all labor disputes be resolved in favor of labor? | 7 August 2024

“All doubts in the implementation and interpretation of the provisions of this Code, including its implementing rules and regulations, shall be resolved in favor or labor.” (Article 4, Labor Code)

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Alburo Law
August 07, 2024

“All doubts in the implementation and interpretation of the provisions of this Code, including its implementing rules and regulations, shall be resolved in favor or labor.” (Article 4, Labor Code)

“[The] Rules shall be liberally construed to carry out the objectives of the Constitution, the Labor Code of the Philippines and other relevant legislations, and to assist the parties in obtaining just, expeditious and inexpensive resolution and settlement of labor disputes.” (Section 2, 2011 NLRC Rules of Procedure, as amended.) 

“The law in protecting the rights of the employees, authorizes neither oppression nor self-destruction of the employer. It should be made clear that when the law tilts the scales of justice in favor of labor, it is in recognition of the inherent economic inequality between labor and management. The intent is to balance the scales of justice; to put the two parties on relatively equal positions. There may be cases where the circumstances warrant favoring labor over the interests of management but never should the scale be so tilted if the result is an injustice to the employer.” (Federico Ledesma, Jr. v. National Labor Relations Commission, G.R. No. 174585, October 19, 2007)

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