G.R. No. 246892 – Labor Law – Post-Employment – Illegal Dismissal – Four-Fold Test – Delivery Riders are employees In February 2016, Chrisden Ditiangkin and several others each executed an Independent Contractor Agreement with Lazada E-Services Philippines, Inc. whereby they agreed to be riders for Lazada. Lazada is an online […]
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G.R. No. 49549 – 189 SCRA 117 – Labor Law – Post-Employment – Grounds for Termination – A teacher having a relationship with a student is not per se immoral Evelyn Chua was a teacher at Tay Tung High School, Inc. By 1975, she had been teaching there for thirteen […]
G.R. No. 121927 – 289 SCRA 433 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Wages – Minimum Wage – Commissions are part of Wage Antonio Iran is a softdrinks merchandiser who employs several truck drivers who will deliver his products to various stores. He gives commissions to his employees for […]
G.R. No. 213488 – 807 SCRA 120 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Wages – Commissions are part of wages Jurisdiction and Reliefs – Evidence – Burden of Proof of payment of wages is on employer Vilma De Peralta was an Insurance Sales Executive at Toyoya Pasig. In 2012, […]
G.R. No. 193493 – 698 SCRA 485 – Labor Law – Social Legislation – SSS Claims Labor Standards – Hours of Work – Employer-Employee Relations – Four-Fold Test’ Control Test Jaime Fulo had been working in a farm owned by Jaime Gapayao since 1983. In November 1997, Jaime Fulo was […]
G.R. No. 189871 – 703 SCRA 439 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Actual and Compensatory Damages – Legal Rate of Interest is 6% per annum Labor Law – Post-Employment – Illegal Dismissal – Computation of Monetary Benefits Dario Nacar filed a labor case against Gallery Frames and […]
G.R. No. 114776 – 381 Phil. 403 – 324 SCRA 414 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Proof of Foreign Law – Applicability of Foreign Laws Labor Law – Jurisdiction and Reliefs – Money Claims; Prescriptive Period In 1978, Menandro Laureano was hired as a […]
G.R. No. 89070 – 209 SCRA 55 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Cooperatives are Treated as Corporations – Ultra Vires Acts of the Board Members Labor Law – NLRC Procedure – Jurisdiction of the NLRC In 1982, Peter Cosalan, then general manager of the Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO), […]
G.R. No. 164893 – 546 Phil. 22 – 517 SCRA 191 – Labor Law – Post-Employment – Constructive Dismissal – Demotion In August 1996, an administrative complaint was filed against Constancia Duldulao, a secretary/typist of the College of Law of the Baguio Colleges Foundation (now University of the Cordilleras). The […]
G.R. No. 104599 – 231 SCRA 173 – Legal Ethics – Duty of a Lawyer To Encourage Settlement of Suits Labor Law – Post-Employment – Abandonment; Elements Jon De Ysasi and Jon De Ysasi III are father and sons, respectively. The elder Ysasi owns a hacienda in Negros Occidental. De […]
G.R. No. 158786 – G.R. No. 158789 – 537 SCRA 171 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Categories of Illegal Strikes In May 2000, Mediator-Arbiter Ma. Zosima Lameyra issued an order certifying Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation Workers Association as the exclusive bargaining agent of all Toyota rank-and-file employees. Toyota […]
G.R. No. L-20088 – 16 SCRA 6 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Coverage of the Social Security Act Luzon Stevedoring Corporation (LSC) is engaged in the business of stevedoring, lightering, and towing in the cities of Iloilo and Bacolod. It owns, maintains and operates towboats, barges and a drydock. […]
G.R. No. L-23542 – 22 SCRA 1 – Labor Law – Labor Standards; Wages – Minimum Wage Law – Minimum Wage Law is Mandatory Manuel Racho was a market cleaner in the municipality of Ilagan, Isabela, from 1954 to January 1960. At the time of his retirement, he was earning P60.00 […]
G.R. No. 118506 – 271 SCRA 670 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Wages – Facilities vs Supplements Norma Mabeza was an employee hired by Hotel Supreme in Baguio City. In 1991, an inspection was made by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) at Hotel Supreme and the […]
G.R. No. 118506 – 271 SCRA 670 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Post-Employment – Abandonment of Work – Loss of Confidence Norma Mabeza was an employee hired by Hotel Supreme in Baguio City. In 1991, an inspection was made by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) at […]
G.R. No. 123880 – 303 SCRA 540 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Working Conditions and Rest Periods Post-Employment – Illegal Dismissal Eddie Damalerio was a roomboy for Maranaw Hotels. One day, he was cleaning the room of one of the guests when he saw the private stuff of […]