Labor Dispute Case Flowchart
A schematic guide in the procedural disposition of labor cases
Secretary of Labor
Bureau of Labor Relations
 *BLR has original jurisdiction of
issues under the jurisdiction of
Regional Office if the National
Union or Federation filed the
complaint/petition
DOLE Regional Office LRD
or Mediator-Arbiter
 Petition for Certification Election
 Registration of Labor Unions
 Cancellation of Union Registration
 De-registration of CBA
 All disputes, grievances or problems
arising from or affecting labor-
management relations in all workplaces,
except those arising from the
interpretation or implementation of the
CBA
 Other inter- and intra-union disputes
SUPREME COURT
COURT OF APPEALS
National Conciliation and
Mediation Board
 Notice of Strike or Lockout [Sec. 7,
Rule XXII, Book V]
 Any other disputes submitted by
parties for preventive mediation
proceedings [Art. 261 (c)]
 Petition for assumption of
jurisdiction or certification to NLRC
of strike or lockout dispute [Sec. 15,
Rule XXII, Book V]
Legend
Appellate Jurisdiction
via Appeal (Rule 43)
via Appeal (Rule 45)
via Appeal (Rule 65)
Voluntary Arbitrator
 Unresolved grievances arising from
the interpretation or
implementation of the collective
bargaining agreement (except
Those which are gross in character)
after exhaustion of the grievance
procedure [Art. 274];
 Unresolved grievances arising from
the implementation or
interpretation of company
personnel policies. [Art. 274];
 All other labor disputes including
unfair labor practices and
bargaining deadlocks, upon
agreement of the parties [Art. 275].
Prepared by:
Vincent John P. Apalla
2013-15756 | Law 114 | II-C
National Labor Relations Commission
Labor Arbiter
 Unfair Labor Practice;
 Termination dispute;
 Cases involving wages, rates of pay,
hours of work and other terms and
conditions of employment, if
accompanied with claim for
reinstatement;
 Claims for actual, moral, exemplary
and other forms of damages arising
from the employer-employee
relations;
 Cases arising from any violation of Art.
279, including questions involving the
legality of strikes and lockouts;
 Money claims arising from employer-
employee relations, accompanied with
a claim for reinstatement, regardless
of whether accompanied with a claim
for reinstatement, exceeding the
amount of P5,000.00 per claimant,
except claims for Employees’
Compensation, SSS, Philhealth and
maternity benefits.