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Jul 15, 2020 illegal dismissal abandonment of employment labor standards wage disputes backwages labor code

Illegal Dismissal and Wage Claims: Lessons from Lusabia v. Super K Drug Corporation

A Supreme Court ruling clarifies abandonment of employment, the employer's burden of proof in wage disputes, and remedies for illegally dismissed workers.

Aug 12, 2013 labor law union disaffiliation check-off dues voluntary arbitration labor federation

Local Union Disaffiliation Rights and Check-Off Dues Under Philippine Law

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when a local union may disaffiliate from its mother federation and what happens to check-off dues.

Jul 27, 2011 labor law union registration dole department order 40-03 labor code jurisprudence

Simplified Union Registration in the Philippines: Understanding DOLE Department Order 40-03

The Supreme Court upheld DOLE Department Order 40-03, confirming simplified registration rules for local chapters of labor federations.

Jul 26, 2010 labor-law federation-election union-governance labor-code intra-union-dispute

Federation Employee Eligibility Navigating Union Governance AND Election Rules

Supreme Court ruling on federation employees running for union office, election jurisdiction, and the binding force of constitutions.