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?
Tag: illegal dismissal
Invalid Addendum
An Overseas Filipino Worker executed an Addendum that modified his employment contract. Can he be bound by the same?
IDs, Uniforms, and Vague Affidavits
The respondent in a complaint for illegal dismissal pointed out that a different person was the employer of the complainant. Did the Supreme Court uphold respondent’s claim?
His Position Became Unnecessary upon Shipment Completion
Find out why the Supreme Court declared the illegality of the employee’s dismissal from employment despite the employer’s notice to the DOLE and the employee.
No Basis to Award Salary Equivalent to 3 Months
Relief for Illegally Dismissed Migrant Workers
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.
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.
No Danger to the Safety of the Crew or Vessel
In justifying dismissal, the employer claimed that the employee posed a clear and existing danger to the safety of the crew or vessel. Was this claim proven?
Secular View of Morality
Will an employee’s premarital relations with her boyfriend and the resulting pregnancy out of wedlock constitute immorality that could be a just cause for dismissal?
Med-Arbiter’s Ruling on the Existence or Non-existence of Employer-employee Relationship
Is the Labor Arbiter in the illegal dismissal case bound by the ruling of the Med-Arbiter regarding the existence or non-existence of employer-employee relationship between the parties in the certification election case?
