Practice question
A CBA's economic and noneconomic provisions expire while renegotiations continue. No replacement agreement has been reached. The employer announces that wages and existing grievance procedures will disappear immediately solely because their term expired. There is no separate lawful basis for the announced change. Which is correct under Article 264?
- The existing terms continue in force pending a new agreement under the statutory status-quo rule.
- Every employment benefit automatically disappears on expiry.
- Only the document's title survives.
- The employer may erase all terms because bargaining is ongoing.
- The union must accept any new term to preserve existing wages.
Legal references
- https://library.laborlaw.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2022.Labor_.Code_.DOLE-edition.pdf — Labor Code Articles 263 [252], 264 [253], and 265 [253-A].
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