A Certificate of No Pending Case is a certification that a certain private company has no pending labor standards case before the Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office IX. Any private company may request for the issuance of the said certificate for whatever legal purpose it may serve.

Rule 1020 of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards requires that an establishment, regardless of the size of economic activity, whether small, medium, or large scale in one single location, shall register with the Regional Labor Office having jurisdiction thereof to form part of a databank of all covered establishments.

It is the policy of DOLE to process the application for registration of workers’ association organized for the mutual aid and protection of its members or for other legitimate purposes except collective bargaining in order for them to acquire legal personality.

It is the policy of DOLE to process application for registration of labor organizations in order for them to acquire legal personality and to enjoy the rights given to legitimate labor organization.

Pursuant to the DOLE Department Order No. 13, Series of 1998 on the Guidelines Governing Occupational Safety and Health in the Construction Industry, every construction project is required to have a Construction Safety and Health Program (CSHP). CSHP refers to a set of detailed rules to cover the processes and...

It is the policy of the DOLE to set and enforce mandatory occupational safety and health standards to eliminate or reduce occupational safety and health hazards in all workplaces and institute new, and update existing, programs to ensure safe and healthful working conditions in all places of employment. Application for...

It is the policy of DOLE to enforce regulations, restrict or prohibit the contractingout of labor to protect the rights of workers established under the Labor Code, as amended. In doing so, DOLE may make appropriate distinctions between labor-only contracting and job contracting as well as differentiations within these types...

It is the policy of the State to promote free trade unionism through expeditious procedures governing the choice of an exclusive bargaining agent. The determination of such exclusive bargaining agent is a non-litigious proceeding and, as far as practicable, shall be free from technicalities of law and procedure, provided only...

The Department of Labor and Employment’s formation of Quick Response Team is a strategy to monitor industry closures and retrenchment due to the adverse effects of globalization and economic crises, and to provide immediate and integrated package of assistance to displaced workers including their dependents. DOLE 9’s Quick Response Team...

It is the policy of DOLE to exercise visitorial powers, and conduct routine inspections to assess the compliance of business establishments and their contractors relative to labor standards and other issuances in relation to labor and occupational safety and health standards. Technical Safety Inspection is conducted in the enforcement and...