ROSALINA TAGLE VS COURT OF APPEALS
ROSALINA TAGLE VS COURT OF APPEALS 466 SCRA 521 (2005) When the provisions of the employment contract are clear and unambiguous, its literal meaning controls. Wilfredo Tagle (Wilfredo), husband of petitioner Rosalina Tagle (Rosalina), was recruited by respondent Fast International Corporation (FIC) to work as fisherman at Taiwan for its principal, respondent Kuo Tung Yu […]
STA. CATALINA COLLEGE VS NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISION
STA. CATALINA COLLEGE VS NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISION 416 SCRA 233 (2003) For a valid finding of abandonment, two factors must be present: (1) the failure to report for work, or absence without valid or justifiable reason; and (2) a clear intention to sever employer-employee relationship, with the second element as the more determinative factor, […]
SAN MIGUEL FOODS INC. VS SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION EMPLOYEES UNION-PTWGO
SAN MIGUEL FOODS INC. VS SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION EMPLOYEES UNION-PTWGO 535 SCRA 133 (2007) Gross or flagrant violation of the seniority rule under the CBA is an unfair labor practice which the Labor Arbiter has jurisdiction. Some employees of San Miguel Foods Inc. (SMFI) brought grievance against Finance Manager Gideo Montesa for discrimination, favouritism, unfair labor […]
IBARRA P. ORTEGA VS SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSION and SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM
IBARRA P. ORTEGA VS SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSION and SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM 555 SCRA 53 (2008) Claims under the Labor Code for compensation and under the Social Security Law for benefits are not the same as to their nature and purpose. Petitioner Ibarra Ortega, member of respondent Social Security System (SSS) filed claims for partial permanent […]
MOTOROLA PHILIPPINES, INC. VS IMELDA B. AMBROCIO
MOTOROLA PHILIPPINES, INC. VS IMELDA B. AMBROCIO 582 SCRA 502 (2009) When a company provides a Redundancy Program in favor of the dismissed employees, the latter already received what was due them under the law. Sometime in 1997, Motorola Philippines, Inc. (MPI) decided to close its Parañaque plant in order to consolidate its operations. It […]
BERNARDINO S. MANIOSO VS GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM
BERNARDINO S. MANIOSO VS GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM 457 SCRA 607 (2005) Benefits due an employee due to work-related sickness shall be provided until he becomes gainfully employed, or until his recovery or death. Bernardino Manioso is an Accounting Clerk I who started working at the Budget Commission on July 13, 1959. He was transferred […]
Case Digest: Labadan vs Forest Hills Academy
LILIA P. LABADAN VS FOREST HILLS ACADEMY 575 SCRA 262 (2008) While in cases of illegal dismissal, the employer bears the burden of proving that the dismissal is for a valid or authorized cause, the employee must first establish by substantial evidence the fact of dismissal. Lilian L. Labadan (Labadan) was hired by Forest Hills […]
JEROMIE D. ESCASINAS and EVAN RIGOR SINGCO VS SHANGRI-LA’S MACTAN ISLAND RESORT and DR. JESSICA J.R. PEPITO
JEROMIE D. ESCASINAS and EVAN RIGOR SINGCO VS SHANGRI-LA’S MACTAN ISLAND RESORT and DR. JESSICA J.R. PEPITO 580 SCRA 604 (2009) The requirements for the existence of an employer-employee relationship are different from the requisites for the existence of an independent and permissible contractor relationship. Jeromie D. Escasinas and Evan Rigor Singco were registered nurses, […]
J-PHIL MARINE, INC. and/or JESUS CANDAVA and NORMAN SHIPPING SERVICES VS NATIONAL LABOR COMMISSION and WARLITO E. DUMALAOG
J-PHIL MARINE, INC. and/or JESUS CANDAVA and NORMAN SHIPPING SERVICES VS NATIONAL LABOR COMMISSION and WARLITO E. DUMALAOG 561 SCRA 675 (2008) A compromise agreement is valid as long as the consideration is reasonable and the employee signed the waiver voluntarily, with a full understanding of what he was entering into. Worked as a cook […]
GLORIA ARTIAGA VS SILIMAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER/ SILIMAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC. 585 SCRA 552 (2009)
GLORIA ARTIAGA VS SILIMAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER/ SILIMAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC. 585 SCRA 552 (2009) Constructive dismissal does not exist when an employee furnished the employer a letter signifying his resignation. Petitioner Gloria Artiaga was hired by respondent Siliman University Medical Center (SUMC) as Credit and Collection officer. Artiaga sent a letter to […]
