Practice question
A union has a board resolution for a nonmandatory attorney-fee deduction from employee bonuses. No individual signed authorizations exist. Its officers alternatively ask the employer to pay the fee to them as part of settling the bargaining dispute. Discuss both proposals.
Legal references
- https://library.laborlaw.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2022.Labor_.Code_.DOLE-edition.pdf — Labor Code Arts. 228(b) [222(b)], 250(n)–(o) [241(n)–(o)], 259(h) [248(h)] and 260(e) [249(e)].
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/49401 — Mariño v. Gamilla, G.R. 149763, July 7, 2009, main decision.
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