Labor and Employment Legal Advisory in the Philippines
Labor and Employment Legal Advisory in the Philippines
Compared to traditional labor and employment law firms, EPEEQ Law has established a niche in labor management, labor disputes, and claims handling not just for ordinary local employment issues under the Labor Code, as amended, but also for land-based and sea-based overseas employment, which are particularly governed by separate set of rules issued by then Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), formerly an attached agency to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and now the new Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).
Expertise in Labor Dispute Resolution
EPEEQ Law is involved in labor dispute resolution, whether initiated by employees, labor organizations (unions), and/or regulatory agencies (DOLE, DMW, SSS, etc.) for its clients, whether unionized or non-unionized establishments, in voluntary and compulsory arbitration proceedings before the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB), for land-based voluntary arbitration (VA) or maritime voluntary arbitration (MVA), the DMW, and the DOLE.
Compared to traditional labor and employment law firms, EPEEQ Law has established a niche in labor management, labor disputes, and claims handling not just for ordinary local employment issues under the Labor Code, as amended, but also for land-based and sea-based overseas employment, which are particularly governed by separate set of rules issued by then Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), formerly an attached agency to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and now the new Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).
Expertise in Labor Dispute Resolution
EPEEQ Law is involved in labor dispute resolution, whether initiated by employees, labor organizations (unions), and/or regulatory agencies (DOLE, DMW, SSS, etc.) for its clients, whether unionized or non-unionized establishments, in voluntary and compulsory arbitration proceedings before the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB), for land-based voluntary arbitration (VA) or maritime voluntary arbitration (MVA), the DMW, and the DOLE.
Diverse Client Portfolio and Comprehensive Services
The client portfolio of the Firm, with a high degree of labor claims and union matters, covers recruitment and placement agencies, manning agencies, security agencies, BPOs, logistics, transportation, banking industry, energy, and manufacturing companies. The Firm also provides corporate secretarial services, advisory and opinion on regulatory matters and human resources management, guidance on claims handling, coordination with insurance or P & I clubs, collective bargaining, including strikes and lockout, certification elections for local unions, tax management, representation in litigation and dispute resolution, and negotiations with party claimants.
The Firm also conducts various workshops and seminars for its clients for HR management, termination dispute and due process, performance management, union and industrial relations, as well as labor laws updates and jurisprudence. The Firm’s lawyers have been invited as resource speakers for different fora on labor and employment laws and updates.
Why does Labor and Employment Law Matter?
The client portfolio of the Firm, with a high degree of labor claims and union matters, covers recruitment and placement agencies, manning agencies, security agencies, BPOs, logistics, transportation, banking industry, energy, and manufacturing companies. The Firm also provides corporate secretarial services, advisory and opinion on regulatory matters and human resources management, guidance on claims handling, coordination with insurance or P & I clubs, collective bargaining, including strikes and lockout, certification elections for local unions, tax management, representation in litigation and dispute resolution, and negotiations with party claimants.
The Firm also conducts various workshops and seminars for its clients for HR management, termination dispute and due process, performance management, union and industrial relations, as well as labor laws updates and jurisprudence. The Firm’s lawyers have been invited as resource speakers for different fora on labor and employment laws and updates.
Meet Your Lawyers
Jhundee B. Guillermo
Partner and
Executive Director
Salvador P. Escalante
Managing Partner and
Chief Legal Executive
Kareen Fe D. Pioquinto-Enriquez
Partner and Executive Director
Alhex Adrea M. Peralta
Senior Legal Executive
Maria Crisanta M. Paloma
Senior Legal Executive
Peter Kristian G. Sy
Legal Executive
Alecs Samantha S. Laohoo
Legal Executive