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Practice question: Duty to Bargain

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A recognized union sends written bargaining proposals. The employer refuses to reply at all because it does not accept the proposed increases. Is rejection of the demands an exemption from the procedural reply duty?
  1. Yes; only accepted proposals require attention
  2. Yes; disagreement eliminates every reply duty
  3. Yes; proposals must already be agreed before reply
  4. No
  5. Yes; replying always means conceding

Legal references

  • Labor Code, Articles 261-263 (formerly 250-252), bargaining procedure and mutual duty: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html

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