Tag: Recent Labor Jurisprudence
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Merchandising Representatives as Fixed-Term Employees
A month ago the Philippine Supreme Court promulgated a very interesting decision that has to do with trade merchandising representatives as fixed term and/or project employees. The case is Fontera Brands Phils., Inc. vs. Leonardo Largado and Teotimo Estrellado (G.R. No. 205300, March 18, 2015).
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Security Guards on Floating Status
In the recent case of Exocet Security and Allied Services Corp. and/or Ma. Teresa Marcelo vs. Armando D. Serrano (G.R. No. 198538, September 29, 2014) the Supreme Court clarified some of the rules concerning security guards on floating status. I have taken the liberty of summarising these rules, but I have more or less followed […]
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Labor Law: Cashiers Beware!
The case EATS-CETERA FOOD SERVICES OUTLET and/or SERAFIN RAMIREZ, versus MYRNA B. LETRAN and MARY GRACE ESPADERO, (G.R. No. 179507, October 2, 2009) involves a cashier whose time card was punched in by someone else. She failed to report this incident to her supervisor, for which reason she was eventually dismissed. One wonders whether such […]
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Labor Law – Loss of Trust and Confidence
The Supreme Court had the opportunity of reiterating some well-known guidelines pertaining to dismissal due to loss of trust and confidence in the very recent case of M+W ZANDER PHILIPPINES, INC. and ROLF WILTSCHEK, versus TRINIDAD M. ENRIQUEZ, (G.R. No. 169173) promulgated just last week, i.e., June 5, 2009. You can read the facts of […]
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Recent Labor Jurisprudence (RLJ): Hotel Nurses
Although I have posted digests of recent jurisprudence on labor law on this blog before, I think it’s high time I make the whole thing a little bit formal by assigning a category, i.e. Recent Labor Jurisprudence, henceforth RLJ. Let’s begin with a case decided just this month involving the employment status of nurses engaged […]
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Good Faith and Backwages
It seems to be almost SOP to award backwages in cases of illegal dismissal. However, in March of this year the Supreme Court had occasion to clarify that not all instances of illegal dismissal warrant an award of backwages. Such is the ruling of the Court in Jackqui R. Moreno vs. San Sebastian College-Recoletos, Manila […]
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