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 […]
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Labor legislation consists of statutes, regulations, and jurisprudence governing the relations between capital and labor, by providing for certain employment standards and a legal framework for negotiating, adjusting and administering those standards and other incidents of employment. This definition provides the divisions of labor legislation i.e. labor standards and labor […]
It is the law governing the rights and duties of employers and employees, first with respect to the terms and conditions of employment, and second, with respect to the labor disputes arising from collective bargaining respecting such terms and conditions. The major divisions of Labor Law are: The Law on […]
Labor Relations Law is that which defines the status, rights, and duties, and the institutional mechanisms, that govern the individual and collective interactions of employers, employees, or their representatives. Stated otherwise: It is that body of statutes, rules, principles and doctrines that governs the rights and duties of workers and […]
Labor Standards Law is that which sets out the minimum terms, conditions, and benefits of employment that employers must provide or comply with and to which employees are entitled as a matter of legal right. Labor standards, as defined more specifically by jurisprudence, are the minimum requirements prescribed by existing […]
G.R. No. 116384 – 381 Phil. 775 – 324 SCRA 770 – Civil Law – Torts and damages – Moral and Exemplary Damages Labor Law – Post-Employment – Termination of Employment – Abandonment of Work – Illegal Dismissal Viola Cruz was hired and employed by Norkis Distributors, Inc. as cashier/bookkeeper […]
G.R. No. 75112 – 190 SCRA 485; 212 SCRA 637 – 268 Phil. 516 – Labor Law – Post-Employment – Employer-Employee Relationship – The School and its Working Students – Section 14, Rule X, Book III, IRR (Labor Code) Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Liability of Schools for […]
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 […]
G.R. No. 76595 – 244 Phil. 127 – 161 SCRA 122 – Labor Law – Jurisdiction and Reliefs – NLRC Rules – 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
G.R. No. 159730 – 568 Phil. 256 – 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 […]
G.R. No. L-53515 – 252 Phil. 27 – 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 […]
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 […]