Facts:

• E. Ganzon, Inc. is the respondent in this case.
• A group of employees filed a complaint against the company for unpaid benefits and later, for illegal dismissal.
• Some of the complainants signed a Quitclaim and had their complaints dismissed.
• Others pursued their cause and alleged that insurance premiums were deducted from their salaries without their consent and they were denied overtime pay and other benefits.
• The Labor Arbiter ruled that the remaining complainants were regular employees who were denied benefits and later, illegally dismissed.
• On appeal, the National Labor Relations Commission affirmed the decision with modification.

Issue:

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Ruling:

• The complainants are indeed regular employees entitled to benefits.
• The dismissal ...(Unlock)

Ratio:

• The complainants are considered regular employees as they performed the same kind of work throughout their employment, which lasted for more than one year.
• The tasks performed by the complainants were necessary in the usual business of the company, making them regular employees under Article 280 of the Labor Code.
• The company's claim that the employees were hired as project employees should have been supported by a report of termination to the nearest Public Employment Office every time their employment was terminated, which the company failed to do.
• The complainants were not accorded due process as they were prevented from reporting for work after seeking relief from the labor tribunal regarding their money claims.
• All money claims arising from the employer-employee relationship should be filed within three years from the time the cause of action accrued, and any claims beyond that period are barred by prescription.

Ruling:

• The court affirmed the decision of the National Labor Relations Commission, declaring the complain...continue reading