Practice question
A company and workers voluntarily adopt a temporary broken-time schedule that preserves the work hours within the day or week. A dispute later arises over interpretation. The company has no grievance mechanism and says the arrangement prevents workers from seeking any outside assistance. What does DA 02 s. 2009 provide?
- The employer has unreviewable final authority.
- The arrangement automatically ends every claim.
- All disputes must immediately result in dismissal.
- Only a foreign tribunal may act.
- Where no adequate grievance mechanism exists, the dispute is referred to the DOLE Regional Office for appropriate conciliation.
Legal references
- DOLE Department Advisory 02 s. 2009, PartsI–V: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/44022
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