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Labor Law
An employee is hired under a six-month probationary contract. During month five, the employer...
Legal issue The six-month extension is facially permissible, but the termination is compliant only if it occurred while the extended probationary status remained legally valid and the stated company-policy reason falls within Article 294…
Read full case brief → Labor LawMaria worked as a sales agent for XYZ Corporation for eleven years under five successive...
Case Analysis: Maria v. XYZ Corporation (Successive Fixed-Term Contracts) I. Summary of the Legal Issue
Read full case brief → Labor LawOn January 5, 2026, First Vault Bank (Bank) hired Mabel as a probationary teller. At the time...
Legal Analysis: Validity of Extending a Probationary Period Beyond Six (6) Months Summary of the Legal Issue
Read full case brief → Labor LawChristopher was engaged by Power Corporation as a probationary legal manager for six months....
Legal Issue The question is whether the termination of Christopher, a probationary employee, was lawful given that the standards for regularization were not communicated to him at the start of his engagement, and whether he is entitled to…
Read full case brief → Labor LawPrestige Hotel leased premises belonging to Major Corporation. However, Prestige Hotel reneged...
Labor Law Opinion on Employee Absorption Claim I. Summary of the Legal Issue
Read full case brief → Labor LawPayNow Solutions, Inc., a FinTech company based in Taguig City providing digital payment and...
Analysis of Two Labor Law Questions Under Philippine Law ---
Read full case brief → Labor LawPop Fizz Company (Pop Fizz) manufactures, sells, and distributes soft drinks nationwide. It...
LABOR LAW ANALYSIS ---
Read full case brief → Labor LawDuring the Certification Election among rank-and-file employees of Sage Corporation, the...
Legal Issue: Exclusion of Confidential Employees in a Certification Election Summary The issue concerns whether Ara, Bella, and Charlie should be excluded as confidential employees from the rank-and-file bargaining unit participating in…
Read full case brief → Labor LawSIS Employees and Workers Union (SIS-EWU) is the exclusive bargaining representative of the...
Legal Analysis: Termination Based on Union Expulsion During Pendency of Appeal Summary
Read full case brief → Labor LawKarene worked as a cashier at Silver Supermarket. During a routine check implemented by the...
Preventive Suspension in Labor Law: The Silver Supermarket Case Summary of the Legal Issue
Read full case brief → Labor LawFJD Publishing Company (FJD) is engaged in the publication of books used in basic education....
LEGAL ANALYSIS: VALIDITY OF TERMINATION DUE TO AI-INDUCED REDUNDANCY I. SUMMARY OF THE LEGAL ISSUE
Read full case brief → Labor LawElsa worked as a supervisor in a restaurant. She had a heated argument with her manager, which...
Legal Issue: Computation of Backwages for an Employee Illegally Dismissed at Pre-Retirement Age Summary
Read full case brief → Labor LawChristian Construction Company (CCC) hired Dante as a construction worker at High Towers, one...
Legal Issue Whether Angel, Dante's widow, may still file a civil action for damages against Christian Construction Company (CCC) under the Civil Code, after receiving death benefits from the SSS State Insurance Fund under the Labor Code…
Read full case brief → Labor LawBon Voyage Shipmanagement Company (BVSC) hired Bruno as an able seaman on board the vessel M/V...
Labor Law: Belated Issuance of Final Disability Rating and Entitlement to Total and Permanent Disability Benefits ---
Read full case brief → Labor LawNautical Port Services Company (Nautical) did not remit to ABC Union the union dues that the...
Legal Analysis: Jurisdiction Over Check-Off Dispute with Intra-Union Underlying Issue Summary of the Legal Issue
Read full case brief → Labor LawLisa was hired by YG Telecommunications Company (YG) as a District Sales Manager. She purchased...
LEGAL ANALYSIS: JURISDICTION OVER CAR PLAN DISPUTES AFTER TERMINATION I. Summary of the Legal Issue
Read full case brief → Labor LawSofia was terminated by Psalm Corporation (Psalm) from her employment. The Labor Arbiter (LA)...
Legal Analysis: NLRC's Authority to Award Wages During Pendency of Appeal Despite Finding Valid Dismissal Summary of the Legal Issue
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