When the status of the employment is in dispute, the employer bears the burden to prove that the workers are independent contractors rather than regular employees.
Tag: regular employment
The Subcontractor Assigned Him to Work on Our Projects
The employer asserted that Freddie’s employer was the subcontractor it hired for its projects. What was Freddie’s employment status? Was Freddie illegally dismissed from employment?
But Their Services were Coterminous with Their Assigned Projects
Can an employer’s service contract with another company be proof of an employee’s project employment status?
Specified at the Time of Engagement
Note the principal test to determine whether a person is a project employee.
Unique Skills and Talents
Were the camera operators in this case considered as employees of the broadcasting company?
Unsigned Probationary Employment Contracts
Did the employer’s claim of probationary employment succeed?
On Equal Footing
The Supreme Court re-emphasized an aspect of its ruling in Brent School, Inc. v. Zamora (G.R. No. L-48494, February 5, 1990, 260 PHIL 747-765).
Continuing Need and Desirability of Services
OH, Inc. claims that Mr. L was not its regular employee. Did the Supreme Court sustain said claim?
