Factual findings of quasi-judicial bodies accorded respect.
Category: Labor Law
Unsigned Probationary Employment Contracts
Did the employer’s claim of probationary employment succeed?
Concealment of Previous “Phlectenille, Right Eye”
Will a seafarer’s concealment of a previous illness (phlectenille, right eye) result in a bar of a claim for lower back injury?
Company-designated Physician’s Failure to Arrive at a Final Assessment of the Seafarer’s Fitness to Work
A work-related injury is deemed total and permanent by operation of law when the company-designated physician fails to arrive at a final assessment of the seafarer’s fitness to work within the 120/240-day treatment period following his repatriation.
Proper Recourse to Assail the Decisions or Orders of the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment
What petition should be filed to assail the decision or order of the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment?
Extent of the Awards of Backwages and Separation Pay
The workers of the Continuous Galvanizing Line department of the Philippine Steel Coating Corp. asserted that the awards of backwages and separation pay should have included the period after the closure of the said department until the closure of Philippine Steel Coating Corporation’s entire business. Does this assertion have merit?
Starting the Third Doctor Referral Process
Should the seafarer initiate the third doctor referral process?
Presenting Unsubstantiated Documents to Prove Unpaid Commissions
The employee submitted self-prepared, albeit “meticulously prepared,” documents to support her claim of unpaid commissions. Should this claim be granted?
Supervening Events Made It Impossible for Me to Reinstate My Employee
Learn why the Supreme Court rejected the employer’s contention that supervening events prevented it from reinstating its employee.
Dismissal of Employees for Minor Offenses
Although employers have the inherent right to discipline their employees, the penalties imposed must be commensurate to the infractions committed. Dismissal of employees for minor and negligible offenses may be considered as illegal dismissal.
