Agency fee collection is recognized by Article 259 (formerly Article 248) of the Labor Code, as amended. The legal basis of the union’s right to agency […]
Solidary liability against a corporate officer must be rooted on a satisfactory showing of fraud, bad faith or malice, or the presence of any of the […]
Illegal dismissal occurs when security guards who were relieved from duties were not given new assignment. Facts: Respondents, Flores, et al. (Flores, et al.) were security […]
Death of the seafarer to be compensable must be work-related and must happen during the term of the employment contract. Alma Covita vs. SSM Maritime Services, […]
Illegal dismissal renders the employer liable for backwages, among others. To require the employee to submit another or new medical certificate despite the prior submission of […]
Interim disability grading within 120 days can be done by the physician. Thus, the Supreme Court held in the following case as follows: Noriel R. Montierro […]
Security of tenure is a constitutionally guaranteed right. Employees may not be terminated from their regular employment except for just or authorized causes under the Labor […]
Retrenchment is normally resorted to by management during periods of business reverses and economic difficulties occasioned by such events as recession, industrial depression, or seasonal fluctuations. […]
Employment contract extending probationary period is recognized by the Supreme Court. However, this remains to be the exception rather than the rule. Thus, the SC held […]
