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Jul 29, 2019 labor-law project-employment regular-employment illegal-dismissal labor-code supreme-court

Regular vs Project Employment: What the Supreme Court Requires of Employers

A 2019 Supreme Court ruling clarifies when construction workers are regular employees, not project employees, and what employers must prove.

Jun 26, 2019 labor-law security-of-tenure project-employment regular-employment employee-rights supreme-court

Project vs Regular Employment: Security of Tenure and Employee Rights in the Philippines

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies the distinction between project and regular employment, and the security of tenure rights of employees.

Apr 17, 2017 project employees regular employment labor code security of tenure jurisprudence

Project Employees Remain Non-Regular Despite Repeated Rehiring: Herma Shipyard Case

Supreme Court clarifies that project employees performing necessary tasks and repeatedly rehired do not automatically become regular employees.