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Sep 25, 20080

Pro-labor

Jose C. Sison
Philippine Star

The jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) is separate and distinct from that of the Secretary of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The DOLE is governed by its own rules of procedure on the … Read the rest

Sep 19, 20080

Supreme irony

Jose C. Sison
Philippine Star

For the past few days, media are loaded with news reports on anomalies and corrupt practices unearthed mostly by the Commission on Audit (COA), the Constitutional body charged with the duty to “examine, audit and … Read the rest

Sep 19, 20080

Laid off workers of Quezon City restaurant hold protest

Abigail Kwok
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) Laid off workers from a restaurant in Quezon City protested outside its main office in West Avenue early Friday morning, calling for a boycott of the restaurant’s products.

Seventy-three workers from Kowloon House … Read the rest

Sep 7, 20080

Senate okays amendments to Cooperative Code

Aurea Calica
Philippine Star

The Senate has passed on third reading the amendments to the Cooperative Code that would reform and modernize at least 74,809 operational cooperatives in the country.

Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri, chair of the Senate committee on … Read the rest

Sep 5, 20080

Public officers and employees — falsification of DTRs

Judge Gabriel T. Ingles
Cebu Daily News

At the outset, it must be stressed that this is an administrative case for dishonesty, grave misconduct, and falsification of an official document. To sustain a finding of administrative culpability only substantial evidence … Read the rest

Sep 4, 20080

Forfeited

Jose C. Sison
Philippine Star

If control of a private corporation is acquired by the government through one of its agencies, are its employees subject to civil service laws? This is the question answered in this case of Pablo.

Pablo … Read the rest

Sep 4, 20080

Sacked Napocor Employees Entitled to Separation Pay, Backwages

Arcie M. Sercado
SC Public Information Office

National Power Corporation (NPC) employees, who were illegally terminated to give way to the re-organization of the corporation in 2002, are entitled to separation pay, backwages, wage adjustments, and other benefits accruing from … Read the rest

Sep 3, 20080

NLRC favors employers more than workers

Philippine Daily Inquirer

When my wife filed a case against a big fast-food chain a year ago, a lawyer told me that it could be such a waste of time. He said that if we would like to seek justice, … Read the rest

Aug 26, 20080

Utmost liberality

Jose C. Sison
Philippine  Star

The injury or death of an employee is compensable if it is sustained (1) while performing his official functions (2) at the place where his work requires him to be or if sustained elsewhere (3) … Read the rest

Aug 26, 20080

Utmost liberality

Jose C. Sison
Philippine Star

The injury or death of an employee is compensable if it is sustained (1) while performing his official functions (2) at the place where his work requires him to be or if sustained elsewhere (3) … Read the rest

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