Can an employer pay negotiation fees directly to a union as part of a settlement?
Payments of this nature from management to the union are completely forbidden by law. It is an unfair labor practice for an employer to pay negotiation or attorney’s fees to the union, its officers, or agents. Such payments are prohibited even if they are smoothly framed as part of the settlement of any issue in collective bargaining or any dispute. This prohibition is established in Article 259 Labor Code of the Philippines to prevent bribery. “(h) To pay negotiation or attorney’s fees to the union or its officers or agents as part of the settlement of any issue in collective bargaining or any other dispute;” 01-Jun-26About Nicolas and De Vega Law Offices
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