G.R. No. 109808 – 242 SCRA 73 (312 Phil. 88) – Labor Law – Pre-Employment – Liability of Local Recruitment Agency – Standard Employment Contract for Entertainers – Laches Esalyn Chavez is a dancer who was contracted by Centrum Placement & Promotions Corporation to perform in Japan for 6 months. […]
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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. 127195 – 313 SCRA 88 (371 Phil. 827) – Labor Law – Pre-Employment – Post-Employment – Standard Employment Contract – POEA – Mutual Consent – Migrant Workers Act – Illegal Dismissal Statutory Construction – Giving effect to every word in a statute; Migrant Workers Act Marsaman Manning Agency, […]
G.R. No. 90273-75 – 179 SCRA 480 (259 Phil. 85) – Pre-Employment – Impleading Sureties in Labor Cases; Liability of local recruitment agency and foreign employer; Solidary Liability Pan Pacific Overseas is a recruitment agency duly registered with the POEA. It offers jobs abroad. Finman General is acting as Pan […]
G.R. No. L-79436-50 – 181 SCRA 110 (260 Phil. 115) – Labor Law – Pre-Employment – Liability of Sureties – POEA Rules – Overseas Employment J & B Manpower Specialist, Inc. is an overseas employment agency registered with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and Eastern Assurance & Surety Corporation was […]
G.R. NO. 159730 – 544 SCRA 279 – Labor Law – Post-Employment – Constructive Dismissal – Invalid Practice of Management Rights Melvin Gnilo was the Credit and Collection Manager of Norkis Trading Co., Inc. and is in charge of the Albay and Catanduanes branches of the company. In 2000, Gnilo […]
G.R. No. L-53515 – 170 SCRA 25 – Labor Law – Management Prerogative – Return of Investments In 1979, San Miguel Corporation implemented its “Complementary Distribution System” (CDS) whereby wholesalers can directly get beer products from any SMC office. The scheme was approved by then Secretary of Labor Blas Ople. […]
G.R. NO. 145271 – 501 Phil. 621 – 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 […]
G.R. No. 176484 – 592 Phil. 318 – 571 SCRA 585 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Labor Standards – Strike – Managerial Employees – Power of Control – Illegal Dismissal Ronaldo Lanzanas and Merceditha Lanzanas are doctors employed by Calamba Medical Center, Inc. They are given a retainer’s […]
G.R. Nos. 164684-85 – 511 Phil. 384 – 474 SCRA 761 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Due Process; Private Entities – Procedural Due Process Labor Law – Labor Relations – Termination of Employment – Twin Notice Rule Antonio Tiamson was a radio technician at PLDT (Philippine Long […]
G.R. No. 78763 – 256 Phil. 735 – 175 SCRA 277 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Due Process; Administrative BodiesLabor Law – Labor Relations – Termination of Employment – Grounds of Termination; when offset Apolinario Signo was employed by the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) as supervisor-leadman since 1963. […]
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 […]
G.R. No. 146989 – 543 Phil. 710 – 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 […]
G.R. No. 164652 – 551 Phil. 725 – 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 […]
G.R. No. 167648 – 566 Phil. 564 – 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 […]
G.R. No. 162813 – 544 Phil. 420 – 515 SCRA 491 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Abandonment – Service Incentive Leave – Field Personnel In March 1996, Lebatique was hired as a driver by FAR EAST AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY, INC. with a daily wage of P223.50. His job as […]