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Labor and Employment

Formulating solutions to critical labor relations problems affecting clients

The Labor and Employment Department represents a good number of the Philippines’ top 100 corporations. Its expertise is recognized and consistently cited in international surveys as number one in all aspects of labor and employment law practice in the country. ACCRALAW has consistently been regarded as the country’s premier law firm in this area of law practice since 1972.

It has consistently been classified for many years as being in the top tier of Philippine law firms in Labor and Employment law practice by the Asia Pacific Legal 500, Chambers Asia, and the Practical Law Company. In June 2008, following a survey among 20,000 in-house counsels in the Asian region, it was adjudged as the 2008 Firm of the Year for Employment Practice in the Philippines by the Asian Counsel.  It has been consistently ranked as the top law firm (Band 1) in Philippine Labor Law by the 2008 and 2009 editions of Chambers Asia. The same recognition was given to it by Asia Pacific Legal 500 in its 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 editions.
 
The Firm’s clientele covers a whole spectrum of business and industry including those engaged in manufacturing, export, bottling, power generation, retailing, trading, banking and finance, education, hotel and restaurant management, oil, pharmaceutical, insurance, semiconductors, electronics, software development, information technology, broadcasting, telecommunications, transport and travel, mass media, and offshoring and outsourcing, among others.

 

Services:
The Labor and Employment Department of ACCRALAW has established a reputation for expertise and efficient service in all areas of labor law practice, including consultancy and litigation on the following matters:
  • dismissal and suspension of employees
  • money claims arising from employer-employee relations
  • strikes and lockouts
  • negotiations for collective bargaining agreements
  • petitions for certification elections
  • unfair labor practices
  • grievance handling and labor dispute arbitration
  • labor-related civil and criminal cases
  • labor standards and employee benefits
  • outsourcing/contracting out of various functions/services
  • social security
  • overseas employment
  • labor aspect of corporate acquisition or spin-offs
  • assistance in the design and/or implementation of rightsizing or manpower reduction programs
  • legal audit of employment terms and conditions, employee relations policies, labor-related contracts and contracting arrangements
  • review of employee manuals/codes of discipline
  • conduct of seminars on labor and employment law and practices

 The Firm supports the active prevention of labor disputes by assisting clients in the formulation and review of their respective employee policies and disciplinary rules; conducting briefings/conferences with clients on significant developments in labor and related laws; and constant monitoring of client employment practices.

ACCRALAW lawyers who are well-rounded in the fields of labor and employment law meet weekly to monitor and review the labor cases and problems referred to the Firm. They discuss and formulate solutions to critical labor relations and employment problems affecting clients. This keeps them ever attuned to the status of client’s cases, and abreast of developments or changes in labor laws and jurisprudence.