G.R. No. 111988 – 237 SCRA 621 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Working Conditions and Rest Periods – Holiday Pay – SK Elections Associated Labor Union entered into a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with AMS Farming Corporation in 1990. The CBA was to be effective from 1990 to […]
Labor Standards
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156 SCRA 27 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Working Conditions and Rest Periods – Holiday Pay The National Alliance of Teachers sued Jose Rizal College for alleged nonpayment of unworked holidays from 1975 to 1977. The members of the Alliance concerned are faculty members who are paid on […]
G.R. No. L-64967 – 133 SCRA 752 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Working Conditions and Rest Periods – Overtime Pay – Managerial Employee not entitled to OT pay In 1977, Miguel Aspera was contracted by Engineering Equipment, Inc. to work as a mechanical engineer in Saudi Arabia. He […]
G.R. No. 96078 – 205 SCRA 69 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Hours of Work – OT Pay of a Project Based Employee Post-Employment – No Separation Pay for Project Employees In 1977, Hilario Rada was contracted by Philnor Consultants and Planners, Inc. as a driver. He was assigned […]
G.R. No. 78210 – 170 SCRA 776 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Hours of Work – Assembly Time is Not Waiting Time Teofilo Arica et al and 561 others sued Standard Fruits Corporation (STANFILCO) Philippines for allegedly not paying the workers for their assembly time which takes place every work day […]
Labor Standards – Delay in Filing Appeal (Employer) – Foreign Judgments Cannot Be Enforced by POEA Pacific Asia is an overseas employment agency that provided Rances work abroad. Rances was engaged by Gulf-East Ship Management a Radio Operator but due to insubordination he was dismissed our months later. According to […]
G.R. NO. 145271 – 463 SCRA 331 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Indirect Employer – Labor Only Agency Rogelio Benamira et al were security guards who worked for PSI (People’s Security, Inc.). PSI was the security agency contracted by MERALCO (Manila Electric Company). The contract between PSI and […]
G.R. No. 155207 – 497 Phil. 227 – 457 SCRA 700 – Labor Law – Jurisdiction and Reliefs – Bond Requirement When Employer Appeals in a Labor Case Wilhelmina Orozco was hired as a writer by the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) in 1990. She was the columnist of “Feminist Reflections” under the […]
515 SCRA 29 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Illegal Dismissal – Separation Pay – Appeal by Employer – Death of a Party – Strained Relations Principle – Employer-employee Relationship Nelson Bilon, Angel Brazil and Ernesto Pagaygay were jeepney drivers of jeepneys owned by Melencio Gabriel. They are paying P400/day […]
524 SCRA 290 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Fixed-Term Employee vs Regular Employee Thelma Dumpit-Murillo was hired by ABC as a newscaster in 1995. Her contract with the TV station was repeatedly renewed until 1999. She then wrote Jose Javier (VP for News and Public Affairs of ABC) […]
542 SCRA 578 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Regular Employee – Employer-employee relationship – Four Fold Test Servaña started out as a security for the Agro-Commercial Security Agency (ACSA) since 1987. The agency had a contract with TV network RPN 9. On the other hand, Television and Production […]
458 SCRA 578 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Service Incentive Leave Pay – Curious Animal Doctrine Antonio Bautista was employed by Auto Bus Transport Systems, Inc. in May 1995. He was assigned to the Isabela-Manila route and he was paid by commission (7% of gross income per travel for twice a […]
489 SCRA 94 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Overtime Pay and Premium Pay of Managerial Employees In June 1999, Peñaranda was hired by Baganga Plywood Corporation (owned by Hudson Chua) to take charge of the operations and maintenance of its steam plant boiler. Peñaranda was employed as a Foreman/Boiler […]
G.R. No. 161933 – 575 Phil. 306 – 552 SCRA 284 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Confidential Employees – Exclusion as Appropriate Bargaining Unit The 1998-2000 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Standard Chartered Bank employees Union and the Standard Chartered Bank expired so the parties tried to renew […]