Practice question
A CBA is imposed through compulsory arbitration after unsuccessful negotiations. Workers claim a signing bonus solely as goodwill generated by successful negotiation and signing, as in Guagua. Which is best?
- Every compulsory award automatically generates goodwill.
- A signing bonus is universally required by statute.
- Every signing bonus must be paid twice.
- That asserted goodwill basis does not establish the bonus in the unsuccessful imposed-CBA setting.
- No other economic benefit can be enforced either.
Legal references
- Guagua National Colleges v. Guagua National Colleges Faculty Labor Union, G.R. No. 252101, March 5, 2025, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69918
- NCMB official Primer on Grievance Machinery and Voluntary Arbitration, economic and noneconomic provisions: https://rcmb10.ncmb.gov.ph/primer-on-grievance-machinery-and-voluntary-arbitration/
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