Administrative Intervention for Dispute Avoidance

August 11, 2006DOLE DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NO. 001-06ADMINISTRATIVE INTERVENTION FOR DISPUTE AVOIDANCEIn line with the objectives of Republic Act No. 9285, Executive Order No. 523 dated 07 April 2006, and the mandate of the Department of Labor and Employment to promote industrial peace, this administrative procedure for the voluntary settlement of labor disputes is hereby established. ISCTcH1. Either or both the employer and the certified collective bargaining agent (or the representative of the employees where there is no certified bargaining agent) may voluntarily bring to the Office of the Secretary of Labor and Employment, through a REQUEST FOR INTERVENTION, any potential or ongoing dispute defined below.A potential or ongoing dispute refers to:a. a live and active dispute;b. that may lead to a strike or lockout or to massive labor unrest; andc. is not the subject of any complaint or notice of strike or lockout at the time a REQUEST FOR INTERVENTION is made.This recourse is separate from the established dispute resolution modes of mediation, conciliation and arbitration under the Labor Code,and is an alternative to other...