Paulino Ungos III's Podcast

#HernanDoIt #Bar2023 In one case, the National Labor Relations Commission was unable to act on the Motion to Reduce Bond filed by the employer, but it proceeded to rule on said employer’s appeal. Was…

#HernanDoIt #Bar2023 The NLRC and the CA found that the requirements of procedural due process in the employee’s dismissal were not complied with. Will the quitclaim executed by the employee bar his …

In this case, find out why an illegal dismissal complaint cannot be classified like an ordinary civil action insofar as the effect of death of any of the parties is concerned. 

Nedira v. NJ World Cor…

#HernanDoIt #Bar2023 In one case, the LA ruled that the mandatory 3-day reporting requirement does not apply if repatriation results from the expiration of a seafarer's employment contract. 

Cabatan …

#HernanDoIt #Bar2023 #WeCanDoIt The complainant presented pay slips and trip itineraries to support his assertion that he was an employee of the company. Were these sufficient to declare the company …

In this case, the Supreme Court held that 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 empl…

#HernanDoIt #Bar2023 In its appeal, the employer asserted that it was neither given summons relating to the employee’s amended complaint, nor notified of the scheduled hearings before the Office of t…

#HernanDoIt #Bar2023 #WeCanDoIt Bus drivers and conductors filed a complaint against their employer for money claims before the Office of the Labor Arbiter and alleged that the latter failed to compl…

The accused pointed out that the POEA certification (which the trial court relied on in convicting him of the crime of illegal recruitment in large scale) was not authenticated in court by its signat…

The redundancy program was found to be valid and the employer was not found to have committed unfair labor practice. Learn why the employer was still held liable for separation pay and backwages for …

#HernanDoIt #Bar2023 #WeCanDoIt The instructor in this case claimed to have completed her probationary period. Learn why the Court did not consider her as a permanent employee. 

Palgan v. Holy Name U…

#HernanDoIt #Bar2023 #WeCanDoIt Why was the dismissal of this employee declared to be illegal despite proof of her violation of company policy? 

Lamadrid v. Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, G.R. No. 2…

#HernanDoIt #Bar2023 #WeCanDoIt The employer in this case concluded that the employee, who went on an unapproved leave of absence, had already abandoned his employment. Was the employer correct? 

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#HernanDoIt #Bar2023 #WeCanDoIt Upon being informed that they will be dismissed from employment, the employees tendered their resignation. Will an assertion of involuntariness in their resignation ha…

#HernanDoIt #Bar2023 #WeCanDoIt Why was constructive dismissal not declared by the Supreme Court in this case? 

Dela Torre v. Twinstar Professional Protective Services, Inc., G.R. No. 222992, June 23…

Illegal Dismissal was not among the causes of action at issue in the employee's complaint filed before the NLRC. Will the labor tribunals be precluded from resolving such issue? 

Burnea v. Security T…

Can the employer in this case refuse to implement its Local Policy which provides for minimum salary rates to regularized employees? 

Del Monte Fresh Produce (Philippines), Inc. v. Del Monte Fresh Su…

With regard to the visitorial and enforcement power under Article 128 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, does the Department of Labor and Employment have authority to accept an appeal under a redu…

In justifying its decision to dismiss the employee, the employer claimed that the employee posed a clear and existing danger to the safety of the crew or vessel. Was this claim proven? 

Evic Human Re…