The employer mentioned that an order of dismissal was issued by the POEA in a case filed by the employees against it. Should such order bind the Labor Arbiter when it rules on the complaint for illegal dismissal filed by said employees against the same employer?
Bus drivers and conductors filed a complaint against their employer for money claims before the Office of the Labor Arbiter and alleged that the latter failed to comply with Department Order No. 118, Series of 2012. Does the Office of the Labor Arbiter have jurisdiction over the case?
The employee in this case resigned from employment. Can the employer enforce the “employment bond” provision in her employment contract?
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?
The Supreme Court viewed this union member’s apparent intra-union dispute as a case cognizable by the Office of the Labor Arbiter.
