Labor Law — 2023

1. Santos Hauling Incorporated (SHI) dismissed its drivers and helpers after discovering that they were committing anomalous transactions involving the sale of excess broilers and crates, without the …

2. Maria met Ange, Louise, and Sam at a coffee shop one afternoon. Maria promised she could send the three of them to work as bartenders in Scotland in exchange for ₱100,000 each. Ange, Louise, and Sa…

3. Lipad Pinoy (LP), a licensed local recruitment agency, deployed Mutya for its principal, Alab Construction (AC), for a two-year project in Dubai. Mutya had been on the job for one year when, for un…

4. Bangko Norte (BN) implemented an “Exogamy Policy”, which prohibits employees from marrying their co-employees. Specifically, the policy states that when two of its employees marry each other, one o…

5. In computing the 13th month pay of its employees, Liwayway Company (LC) includes as basis not only the regular base pay but also the cash value of unused vacation and sick leaves. LC had been imple…

6. Roman, an employee of Baltazar Company (BC), was reported to have fallen asleep during work hours and that he smelled of marijuana. BC coordinated with Bibo Health Clinic, a facility accredited by …

7. Arnel, a 55-year-old seafarer who worked on board different foreign vessels, went to the office of the Social Security System (SSS) to avail of his retirement benefits. However, he found out that h…

8. Araro Federation applied for registration as a federation in the agricultural sector. It has under its membership a mix of five rank-and-file unions and five supervisory unions. One of the rank-and…

9. Lazara Corporation (LC) and Lazara Employees Union (LEU) forged a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). During the freedom period, a certification election was conducted where LEU lost to Samahan …

10. Adarna Manufacturing Company (AMC) and Adarna Employees Union (AEU) entered into collective bargaining negotiations but reached an impasse. AEU then filed a notice of strike before the National Co…

11. In 2011, Amer and Raj worked as welders on board the barges of Magiting Shipping Company (MSC), which later changed its corporate name to Perlas Corporation (PC). In 2018, PC verbally dismissed Am…

12. On May 15, 2022, Marina International Shipping (MIS) hired Felipe as a bosun on board its vessel for a period of nine months. On July 30, 2022, Felipe joined his vessel of assignment. On October 3…

13. Sampaguita University (SU) hired Farah as Instructor I in the College of Education on a contractual or part-time basis beginning the first semester of school year 2015-2016. In 2018, SU appointed …

14. Eduardo owns a licensed company that supplies janitorial and messengerial aides to various businesses, including Gloria Restaurant (GR). The tools and supplies used by the janitors and messengers …

15. Ulap Airlines (UA) hired Salve as a cabin crew in 2010. Due to her hard work and spotless service record, she was eventually promoted to senior purser, a position imbued with trust and confidence.…

16. Rajah Management (RM), the authorized local placement agency of Sultan Group (SG), posted a job listing for project manager based in Qatar. Silang applied for the position. After RM forwarded the …

17. University of San Lazaro (USL) hired Dolores to work as a credit and collection officer in its accounting department. Based on its audit reports, USL found several anomalous transactions within th…

18. In 2012, Magbanua Hotel (MH) hired Josefa and assigned her to the food and beverage department. For six consecutive years, Josefa worked five days a week. However, in 2018, MH, suddenly and withou…

19. Consolacion is a Hong Kong-based, Filipino flight attendant of Hiroshi Airlines (HA), a Japanese airline licensed to do business in the Philippines. She was dismissed from employment as she was ac…

20. The employees of Bonifacio Memorial Hospital (BMH), who are union officers and members of BMH Nurses Association, staged a strike to protest the failure of BMH to provide them with adequate person…