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Beyond the Logbook: Upholding Employee Rights in Administrative Cases
Explore how the Supreme Court protects employees' rights in administrative cases, ensuring fairness beyond mere documentation and procedural compliance.
Increased Risk and Compensation: Overcoming the Occupational Disease Requirement
Explaining the increased-risk doctrine in Philippine employees' compensation claims, using GSIS v. Barrameda as a guide for non-occupational diseases.
Workplace Misconduct and Decorum in the Philippine Judiciary: Baloloy v. Flores
The Supreme Court ruled that fighting court employees violate judicial decorum, fining both parties in Baloloy v. Flores.
When a Court Employee's Conviction and Procedural Rights Collide: Lessons from OCA v. Garong
A court interpreter's frustrated homicide conviction raised key questions on procedural notice, finality of judgments, and administrative discipline for judiciary employees.
Gross Discourtesy in the Judiciary: When a Sheriff's Derogatory Remarks Lead to Suspension
A deputy sheriff's drunken shouts of "kalbo" at a judge led to a one-year suspension. The Supreme Court explains why courtesy and dignity are non-negotiable for court employees.
Co-Terminous Employment and Security of Tenure in Government Contractual Positions
Explaining the Supreme Court ruling that co-terminous government employees serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and may be terminated before project completion.
Temporary Appointments vs. Security of Tenure: What Philippine Government Employees Must Know
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies that accepting a temporary government appointment may mean losing permanent status and its security of tenure.
Court Employees Must Treat Lawyers With Respect and Courtesy, Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court reprimanded a court clerk for discourtesy after a heated exchange with a lawyer, stressing that public service demands courtesy and self-restraint.
Arbitration Integrity Ensuring Fairness IN Corporate Employment Disputes
The Supreme Court clarifies the standards for lawful dismissal of managerial employees, focusing on procedural due process and loss of trust and confidence.
Simple Neglect of Duty vs Gross Negligence: A Guide for Public Servants
The Supreme Court clarifies the line between simple neglect of duty and gross negligence in a case involving court employees.
Project Employment vs Regular Employment: Security of Tenure in Construction Projects
Learn when construction workers are project employees and their rights on termination before project completion, based on a Philippine Supreme Court ruling.
Falsifying Credentials Dismissal Upheld FOR Dishonest Public Servants
Supreme Court affirms dismissal of postal employees who falsified educational credentials in their Personal Data Sheets to secure promotions.
Valid Retirement Plans: Employer Rights and Employee Protection in the Philippines
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when company retirement plans are valid and binding on employees, balancing employer prerogative with worker protection.
Employer Subsidiary Liability in Philippine Criminal Law: The Catacutan Doctrine
Philippine employers can be held subsidiarily liable for damages from employees' criminal negligence. Learn the rules from Catacutan v. Heirs of Kadusale.
Employee vs. Independent Contractor: The Four-Fold Test Under Philippine Law
The Supreme Court's ruling in Corporal v. NLRC clarifies when workers are true employees, not independent contractors, under Philippine labor law.
Work-Related Heart Disease: Proving Your Employee Compensation Claim in the Philippines
Learn how the Supreme Court ruled on work-related heart disease claims under PD 626, and what evidence employees need to prove compensability.
Workplace Sexual Harassment in the Philippines: Substantial Evidence and Employee Rights
Understand how the Supreme Court protects employees in sexual harassment cases, applying substantial evidence in administrative proceedings.
Pakikisama vs Public Duty: When Court Employees Cross the Line
Supreme Court censures court employees who left posts for a birthday party, ruling pakikisama cannot excuse neglect of public duty.
Upholding Ethical Standards: Extramarital Affairs and Judicial Employee Conduct
Supreme Court ruling on a court stenographer's extramarital affair shows judicial employees are held to strict moral standards in private life.
Public Sector Strikes: Balancing Employee Rights and Government Service
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on public school teachers' mass actions, explaining why government employees cannot strike and the limits of constitutional rights.
Justice Delayed IS Justice Denied Understanding Judicial Delay AND Inefficiency IN THE Philippines
The Supreme Court clarifies the rules on optional retirement, separation pay, and backwages in illegal dismissal cases involving managerial employees.
Labor vs Civil Law: Who Hears Employer Damage Claims Against Employees?
Supreme Court clarifies that employer claims for damages against dismissed employees fall under Labor Arbiter jurisdiction, not regular courts.
Defining Managerial vs Supervisory Roles for Union Membership in the Philippines
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies the distinction between managerial and supervisory employees for union membership eligibility under the Labor Code.
Regular vs Project Employee: Continuous Rehiring and Security of Tenure Under Philippine Labor Law
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on when project employees become regular employees through continuous rehiring, securing tenure under Article 280.