Series of 1999
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 1, series of 1997 was passed by the Council
on January 6, 1997 establishing the Expedited Procedures for Voluntary
Arbitration of Labor and Management
disputes;
WHEREAS, the Council during its 39th Special Meeting
held on 23 April 1999 resolved to amend these guidelines to further promote the
expeditious settlement of labor disputes, as follows:
2.
The arbitrator shall
meet the parties within two (2) days from referral of the case for
arbitration. For subsequent hearings,
the arbitrator, with the agreement or in consultation with the parties, shall
fix the date, time, and place of the hearing.
3.
The hearing shall be conducted by the arbitrator in a manner
that will expedite full presentation of the evidence and arguments of the
parties. The arbitrator shall prepare
minutes of the proceedings duly signed by the parties and attested to by the
arbitrator, and which shall form part of
the records of the case.
4.
The award shall be in writing, signed by the arbitrator and
rendered within twenty (20) calendar days
from the date the case is submitted for arbitration.
5.
In case of compliance with this Resolution, any party who
has no capacity to pay the arbitrator’s fee and upon approval of the
application for subsidy shall be entitled to a maximum subsidy of fifteen
thousand pesos (P15,000.00). Such
subsidy shall be paid directly to the voluntary arbitrator upon submission of
the documentary requirements by the parties.
APPROVED.
Manila, Philippines, November 15, 1999.
Chairman
Member - Labor
Sector
Member - Labor
Sector
(SGD.) ANIANO G. BAGABALDO
APPROVED:
(SGD.) BIENVENIDO E. LAGUESMA