The employer claimed that it dismissed its employee for just cause because the latter assaulted a co-employee within company premises. Did the Supreme Court agree with the employer’s claim?
Tag: backwages
The Employee Rejected My Offer of Reinstatement
The National Labor Relations Commission modified the computation of reliefs of backwages and separation pay to an illegally dismissed employee, in view of her rejection of an alleged offer of reinstatement by the employer. Was this modification sustained by the Supreme Court?
I Skipped Work as I Felt Sick
The employee was fired because he was absent for 38 days. Was his dismissal from employment declared valid?
But “Backwages” Is Awarded Only to an Illegally Dismissed Employee
The employer posited that backwages are awarded only to an illegally dismissed employee. Did the Supreme Court sustain this position?
Your New Engagement with Us Terminated Your Previous Employment
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?
Filing a Strike Notice to Conceal the Illegality of the Strike
The union members in this case claimed that their employer interfered with their union activities. Did the Supreme Court believe their claim?
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?
Employment Status the Day Before the Occurrence of the Strike or Lockout
The employer’s redundancy program was found to be valid and the employer was not found to have committed unfair labor practice. Learn why the employer was still held liable for separation pay and backwages for the dismissed employees.
