Did the Supreme Court sustain the computation of separation pay and backwages of this employee who was illegally dismissed then rehired by the same employer?
Category: Labor Law
Invalid Addendum
An Overseas Filipino Worker executed an Addendum that modified his employment contract. Can he be bound by the same?
But She Went Home for Personal Reasons
Find out why the Supreme Court did not believe the employer’s claim of voluntary resignation by the employee.
Perfection of Appeals and Article 128
In the exercise of the visitorial and enforcement power under Article 128 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, does the Department of Labor and Employment have authority to accept an appeal under a reduced bond?
Payment of Employment Bond
The employee in this case resigned from employment. Can the employer enforce the “employment bond” provision in her employment contract?
General Return-to-Work Orders
Can an employer’s general return-to-work order be a defense against a claim of constructive dismissal?
Human Barricades and Obstructions for Collective Self-Defense
In justifying their act of blocking the gates of the employer, the strikers stated that they did so only for collective self-defense because the guards of the employer used unnecessary force in dispersing them. Was this justification accepted by the Court?
Your Employment Shall Start When You Are Issued a Boarding Confirmation
The addendum to the employment contract provides that the employment relation shall commence once the seafarer is issued a boarding confirmation. Will the addendum be considered valid?
Recomputation of Accrued Benefits and Immutability of Judgment
May an employee be granted a recomputation of an award of backwages, separation pay, and other benefits which she had already received in full?
Leniency and Substantial Justice
Find out why the Supreme Court gave the employees another chance to present their case.
