Episodios

  • Episode 64: Nothing Contradictory Between a Definite Employment Period and the Nature of the Employee’s Duties
    Jul 17 2024

    #BarNiJLo2024 The complainants in this case claimed to be regular employees of the company since they performed services necessary and desirable to its business. Was this stand upheld?


    Tuppil, Jr. v. LBP Service Corp., G.R. No. 228407, 10 June 2020.

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    5 m
  • Episode 63: I Skipped Work as I Felt Sick
    Jul 10 2024

    #BarNiJLo2024 The employee was fired because he was absent for 38 days. Was his dismissal from employment declared valid?


    Verizon Communications Philippines, Inc. v. Margin, G.R. No. 216599, September 16, 2020.

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    14 m
  • Episode 62: Jurisdiction of the Labor Arbiter and the POEA
    Jun 16 2024

    #BarNiJLo2024 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?

    U R Employed International Corp. v. Pinmiliw, G.R. No. 225263, March 16, 2022.

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    10 m
  • Episode 61: Consequences of Deliberate Concealment
    Apr 24 2024

    #BarNiJLo2024 Check whether the seafarer was successful in his claim of permanent total disability benefits against his employer.

    Trans-Global Maritime Agency, Inc. v. Utanes, G.R. No. 236498, September 16, 2020.

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    13 m
  • Episode 60: No Second Contract, No Substitution
    Apr 10 2024

    #BarNiJLo2024 Was the employer’s denial of contract substitution in this case given credence by the Supreme Court?

    Fil-Expat Placement Agency, Inc. v. Lee, G.R. No. 250439, September 22, 2020.

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    10 m
  • Episode 59: Genuine Loss of Trust and Confidence
    Mar 27 2024

    #BarNiJLo2024 Check whether the employer succeeded in justifying its decision to dismiss an employee on the ground of loss of trust and confidence.

    Manrique v. Delta Earthmoving, Inc., G.R. No. 229429, November 9, 2020.

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    14 m
  • Episode 58: Based on Two Supreme Court Decisions, the Contractor Is Legitimate
    Mar 20 2024

    #BarNiJLo2024 Can a contractor be declared legitimate based solely on the doctrine of stare decisis?


    Conjusta v. PPI Holdings, Inc., G.R. No. 252720, August 22, 2022

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    13 m
  • Episode 57: The President’s Approval of the Grant of CBA Benefits Was Presumed Under Article 4
    Mar 13 2024

    #BarNiJLo2024 Was the GOCC in this case justified in suspending the implementation of the increases of salary and benefits in the renegotiated CBA? Clark Development Corp. v. Association of CDC Supervisory Personnel Union, G.R. No. 207853, March 30, 2022

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    11 m