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PD 442 Article 265

Jurisdiction of the Commission.

Article 265

ART. 265. Jurisdiction of the Commission. — The Commission shall have exclusive appellate jurisdiction over all cases decided by the Labor Arbiters and compulsory arbitrators. The Labor Arbiters shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and decide the following: Unfair labor practice cases; Unresolved issues in collective bargaining, including wages, hours of work and other terms and conditions of employment which are usually settled through collective bargaining duly certified by the Bureau of Labor Relations in accordance with the provisions of this Code; Claims involving non-payment or under-payment of wages, overtime compensation, separation pay, maternity leave and other money claims arising from employer-employee relations, except claims for workmen's compensation, social security and medicare benefits. The power of the Court of Agrarian Relations to hear and decide representation cases in relation to agricultural workers is hereby transferred to the Bureau; Violations of labor standard laws; Cases involving household services; and All other cases or matters arising from employer-employee relations, unless expressly excluded by this Book.

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