Labor and Employment

PunoLaw’s labor and employment group has extensive experience in labor law matters. PunoLaw has successfully defended corporate clients against employee claims. Among the labor cases we handled before the National Labor Relations Commission, the Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court are:

• Illegal and constructive dismissal cases
• Money claims
• Illegal suspensions
• Compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Standards
• Other cases involving labor standards and labor relations

Philippine labor law can be challenging given the state policy to give protection to labor and to construe doubts in favor of the employee. PunoLaw proactively identifies risks and develops solutions to help its clients avoid litigation in their regular operations or in the context of a merger, acquisition, or other commercial transactions. We also provide advice and assistance on the following:

• Legal audits of the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment
• General advice on day-to-day employment related issues
• Comprehensive labor due diligence for corporate acquisitions
• Employment contracts, employee policies, code of discipline, and other employee-related manuals
• Restructuring, reorganization, down-sizing, right-sizing, and employee transfers
• Outsourcing
• Employee discipline and termination
• Enforcement of non-compete and confidentiality agreements
• Pensions and other employee benefits
• Discrimination and harassment claims
• Union negotiations

Many labor and employment matters touch on other areas of law, such as tax, data privacy, and intellectual property. When these issues arise, we also have lawyers in these other areas available to provide efficient and specialized service.

PunoLaw’s clientele includes notable companies in various industries including but not limited to real estate, business process outsourcing, banking, international airlines, and business conglomerates.