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Promissory Estoppel in Philippine Employment: When Employer Promises Bind
A Supreme Court ruling shows how employer assurances on retirement benefits can bind companies under promissory estoppel. Learn the key lessons.
Understanding the Limits of Garnishment in Tax Collection: Insights From the Philippine Supreme Court
The Supreme Court clarifies that impeachment only removes an official from office, not forfeits retirement benefits without judicial conviction.
Early Retirement and Disability Claims: Lessons from a Landmark Philippine Supreme Court Case
A seafarer's disability claim fails for concealing pre-existing conditions in his PEME. Learn the legal rules and practical lessons.
Unlocking Retirement Benefits for Part-Time Workers: A Landmark Philippine Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court confirms that part-time employees in the private sector are entitled to retirement benefits under Republic Act No. 7641.
Understanding Judicial Clemency and Retirement Benefits for Dismissed Judges in the Philippines
The Supreme Court clarifies when dismissed judges may receive retirement benefits through judicial clemency, using the Arceo case as a guide.
Sexual Harassment in the Judiciary: When Clemency Has Limits
The Supreme Court denies a dismissed judge's plea for retirement benefits, clarifying the limits of judicial clemency in sexual harassment cases.
Retirement Benefits and Reinstatement: Service Credit for Re-Employed Government Workers
Understand the Supreme Court's ruling on retirement benefits, reinstatement, and service credit for re-employed government workers in G.R. No. 278615.
Separation Pay Tax Exemption: Insights from a Landmark Philippine Supreme Court Ruling
Learn how the Supreme Court clarified that separation pay from redundancy is tax-exempt, even when computed using a retirement plan formula.
Reinstated Government Employees Crediting Prior Service Upon Refund OF Retirement Benefits
Learn how the Supreme Court ruled that separation pay due to redundancy remains tax-exempt even if computed under a retirement plan formula.
Optional Retirement Under Labor Code: When Early Retirement Requires Employee Consent
SC clarifies optional retirement rules: employees cannot be forced to retire before 65 without explicit, voluntary consent under Article 302.
Mandatory Retirement vs. Reappointment Rights in Philippine State Universities
Supreme Court clarifies that mandatory retirement age does not automatically end a valid reappointment term of a state university president.
Security of Tenure vs Qualification Standards Resolving Employment Disputes in Philippine Higher Education
Supreme Court clarifies retirement age rules, security of tenure, and CBA benefits for managerial employees in Philippine schools.
Retirement Benefits: Labor Code Prevails Over Inferior Company Plans
Philippine Supreme Court rules company retirement plans cannot provide benefits lower than the Labor Code's minimum under Article 287.
Retirement Pay Law Prevails Over Company Manual in Optional Retirement Case
Supreme Court rules company retirement plans cannot provide benefits lower than the Labor Code's minimum under Article 287.
Optional Retirement Pay Must Meet Labor Code Minimum, SC Rules in University of Cebu Case
Supreme Court rules company retirement plans cannot give less than the Labor Code's 22.5 days per year of service minimum.
Judicial Longevity Pay: Crediting Prior Government Service for Justices and Judges
The Supreme Court ruled that prior OSG service may count toward judicial longevity pay, affecting retirement and salary benefits.
Employer Liability and Proving Negligence in Employee Conduct: The Ondevilla Case
The Supreme Court clarifies employer liability rules, constructive dismissal, and retirement age in Ondevilla v. Colegio de San Juan de Letran.
Voluntary Departure VS Forced Removal When Retirement Applications BAR Reinstatement Claims
When does an employee's retirement application bar a reinstatement claim? The Supreme Court clarifies the distinction between voluntary retirement and illegal dismissal.
GSIS Policy Invalidity: Publication Requirement for Rules Affecting Retirement Benefits
Supreme Court ruled GSIS issuances affecting retirement benefits must be published to be valid, affirming retiree's right to original appointment computation.
Voluntary Retirement vs Illegal Dismissal: When Floating Status Becomes Constructive Dismissal
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies the six-month floating status rule and when it ripens into constructive dismissal under Article 301 of the Labor Code.
Compulsory Retirement Requires Employee Consent: Manila Hotel v. De Leon
A hotel's compulsory retirement of a 57-year-old manager without her consent was illegal dismissal. Learn the rules on early retirement.
Retirement Benefits Ensuring Justices Receive Salary Adjustments Post Retirement
Retirement Benefits Determine Employee Status in Constructive Dismissal Cases
A bus driver who stopped reporting for work was not constructively dismissed but still entitled to retirement pay.
When a Bus Driver's Sabbatical Becomes a Retirement Claim: The Macuray Case
The Supreme Court clarifies when a driver's break from work is abandonment, sabbatical, or retirement—and what benefits are due.