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 […]
Labor Relations
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G.R. No. 120030 – 273 SCRA 549 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Preventive Suspension – No need to allege imminent threat in suspension letter Marissa Villanueva and Henry Payot were purchasing officers of Atlas Fertilizer Corporation (Atlas). In March 1992, Atlas made an audit and it discovered that […]
G.R. No. L-59847 – 203 Phil. 23 – 117 SCRA 659 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Illegal Strike – Backwages In January 1980, the Philippines Inter-Fashion, Inc. decided to retrench 40 employees due to alleged lack of available work for employees. As a result, the labor union therein, the Philippine Inter-Fashion […]
G.R. No. 155207 – 584 Phil. 35 – 562 SCRA 36 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Employer-employee Relationship in a Publication – Four Fold Test – Control Test In March 1990, Wilhelmina Orozco was hired as a writer by the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI). She was the columnist […]
The corporate officers and directors of a private recruitment company engaged in illegal recruitment are not automatically liable There must first be a finding that they were remiss in directing the affairs of that company G.R. No. 152642 – 698 Phil. 454 – 685 SCRA 245 – Labor Law – […]
G.R. No. 182836 – 618 Phil. 634 – 603 SCRA 621 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Death Benefits for the Death of a Dependent – A Fetus is a Dependent Civil Law – Civil Personality – When does civil personality start – When does life begin In January […]
G.R. No. 170112 – 576 Phil. 549 – 553 SCRA 590 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Labor Unions – Collective Bargaining Agreements – Agency Fee to be Deducted from Non-Union Members who Benefited In September 1994, the Del Pilar Academy and the Del Pilar Academy Employees Union entered […]
G.R. No. 159553 – 564 Phil. 513 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Labor Unions; Certification Election – Voting Rights of Dismissed Employees In November 2001, a certification election was held at Yokohama Tire Philippines, Inc. to certify the Yokohama Employees Union. A total of 401 votes were cast which […]
G.R. No. 155679 – 540 Phil. 269 – 511 SCRA 247 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Illegal Strike – Welga ng Bayan On October 24, 1990, the labor sector staged a “welga ng bayan” to oppose the oil price hike. The labor unions operating in Biflex Phils. Inc. […]
G.R. No. 162324 – 597 Phil. 616 – 578 SCRA 34 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Collective Bargaining Agreement; Construction and Interpretation In the year 2000, the Flour Division and the SFI Feeds Division of the RFM Corporation entered into a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the respective […]
G.R. No. 119205 – 351 Phil. 1013 – 289 SCRA 86 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Management Prerogative The workers of Sime Darby Pilipinas, Inc. have an 8-hour daily schedule which starts at 7:45 am and ends at 3:45 pm. They have a 30-minute paid lunch break but […]
G.R. No. L-1340 – 79 Phil. 345 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Picketing – Illegal Picketing – Splitting of Unions Political Law – Constitutional Law – Freedom of Speech – Picketing In December 1946, the Bisig ng Canlubang Union (BCU) demanded from the Canlubang Sugar Estate (CSE) the […]
G.R. No. L-7586 – 100 Phil. 789 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Labor Rights – Picketing Political Law – Constitutional Law – Freedom of Speech Narcisa De Leon was the owner of a parcel of land where the Dalisay Theater stands. She does not own the building. In […]
G.R. No. 183908 – 622 Phil. 832 – 607 SCRA 796 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Seafarers – Permanent Total Disability – Physician’s Findings In 2002, Joelson Iloreta was hired as a seaman aboard a foreign ship (MS Nautilus) operated by Norbulk Shipping U.K., Ltd. He was hired through […]
G.R. Nos. 171618-19 – 600 Phil. 336 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Illegal Strike In 1997, Jackbilt Industries forced some of its employees to go on a six-month leave as it was experiencing financial difficulties due to the 1997 Financial Crisis. In March 1998, the Jackbilt Employees Workers […]
G.R. No. 190515 – 649 Phil. 255 – 650 SCRA 656 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Power of the Secretary of Labor in Resolving CBA Disputes In 2005, a CBA dispute arose between Cirtek Electronics and Cirtek Employees Labor Union (CELU). The dispute revolved around the provisions on […]