Pangasinan State University

San Carlos City Campus

Course Syllabus
HRDM102 - Labor Laws and Social Legislation
1st Semester Academic Year 2019-2020
Atty. Ryan Mervin M. Ferrer

Course Objectives:
1. After completing this course, students will be able to acquire knowledge of different labor laws
and social legislation under the Philippine laws and appreciate its application in the Human
Resource Development Management perspective as well as the perspective of workers.

2. Given the reading materials and activities of this course, students will be able to learn the rights
and obligations of workers and employers as they themselves will experience the work
environment for the next few semesters in their internship program.

Course Schedulei

Day Topic
1 LABOR STANDARDS
1. Introduction: General Provisions
 Articles 1-6, Labor Code (LC)
2. Constitutional and statutory provisions related to labor law
2 1. Recruitment and Placement of Workers
 Arts. 12-35, LC
2. Regulatory and Visitorial Powers
 Articles 36-37, LC
3 1. Illegal Recruitment; definition
 Arts. 38-39, LC
 Migrant Workers Act, as amended (RA 8042, as amended by 10022)
2. Penalties
4 Training and Employment of Special Workers
1. Apprentices (Arts.57-72, LC)
2. Learners (Arts.73-77, LC)
3. Salient Points of TESDA Law
4. Handicapped Workers (Arts. 78-81, LC)
5 Conditions of Employment - Working Conditions and Rest Periods
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HRDM102 Labor Laws and Social Legislation
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1. Hours of Work (Arts. 82-90)

2. Weekly Rest Periods (Arts. 91-93)
6 Conditions of Employment - Working Conditions and Rest Periods
(Continuation)
3. Holidays, Service Incentive Leaves and Service Charges (Arts. 94-96, LC)
7 Wages
1. Preliminary Matters: definition and application (Arts. 97-98, LC)
2. Minimum Wage Rates (Arts. 99-101, LC)
3. Payment of Wages (Arts. 102-111, LC)
4. Prohibitions regarding Wages (Arts. 112-119, LC)
8 Wages (Continuation)
5. Wage Studies, Wage Agreements and Wage Determination (Arts. 120-127,
LC)
6. Administration and Enforcement (Arts. 128-129, LC)
9 Working Conditions for Special Groups of Employees
1. Employment of Women (Arts. 130-136, LC)
 Maternity and Paternity Leaves
 Sexual Harassment (RA No. 7877)
2. Employment of Minors (Department Order 65-04)
3. Kasambahay Law (RA No. 10361) and Employment of Homeworkers (Arts.
151-153)
4. Employment of Night Workers (Arts. 154-161, LC)
10 SOCIAL LEGISLATION: Overview
Health, Safety and Social Welfare Benefits (Arts. 162-217, LC)
11 POST-EMPLOYMENT
 Termination of Employment (Arts. 293-297, LC) – Just Causes of
Termination
12 POST-EMPLOYMENT (Continuation)
 Termination of Employment (Arts. 298-299) – Authorized Causes of
Termination

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HRDM102 Labor Laws and Social Legislation
1st Semester School Year 2019-2020
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13 POST-EMPLOYMENT (Continuation)
 Termination of Employment (Arts. 300-302) – Termination by Employer
and Retirement
14 LABOR RELATIONS: Overview
1. Labor Organizations – Registration and Cancellation, Rights
2. Unfair Labor Practices – Concept, by Employers, by Employees
15 LABOR RELATIONS: Overview (Continuation)
3. Collective Bargaining and Administration of Agreement
16 LABOR RELATIONS: Overview (Continuation)
4. Grievance Machinery and Voluntary Arbitration
5. Strikes and Lockouts

Sources/Textbooks:
Labor Code of the Philippines (Presidential Decree No. 442)
C.A. Azucena, Everyone’s Labor Code, 2015 Edition
Other sources:
Chan, Joselito, Review Guide on Labor Law, 2016 Edition
Supreme Court Decisions

Basis of Grades:

1. Mid-term Examinations (30%)

2. Final Examinations (35%)
3. Quizzes and Recitations (20%)
4. Attendance and Class Participation (10%) – a perfect attendance merits a -0.25 increase in the
final grade; provided that, in case of absences, only health reasons with medical certificate will be
considered excused from class.

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The schedule may be subject to changes based on the sequence of the lessons and the relationship of the topics
presented.

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