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SUPREME COURT SAYS: PLDT WORKERS PERFORMING INSTALLATION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF SERVICE LINES HOLD REGULAR EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Doctrine of the case:

Labor contracting is not illegal per se. The fact that PLDT had contracted out specific jobs, works, or services does not automatically mean that the contractors’ employees are the direct employees of PLDT. However, PLDT workers engaged in installation, repair, and maintenance services of PLDT lines need to be regularized because they perform tasks that are necessary and desirable and directly related to the business of PLDT.

What is the difference between double insurance and over insurance?

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May an employee invoke his right against self-incrimination?

No person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.” (Section 17, Article III, 1987 Constitution.)

The right against self-incrimination is accorded to every person who gives evidence, whether voluntary or under compulsion of subpoena, in any civil, criminal or administrative proceeding. (Alfredo Rosete, et al. v. Juliano Lim, G.R. No. 136051, June 08, 2006)

What is a Progressive Discipline in the Workplace?

A progressive discipline policy entails a structured approach to addressing employee misconduct by implementing a series of escalating disciplinary actions, such as verbal warning, written warning, suspension (with or without pay), and termination.

In general, management has the prerogative to discipline its employees and to impose appropriate penalties on erring workers pursuant to company rules and regulations. (Philippine Span Asia Carriers Corporation vs. Heidi Pelayo, G.R. No. 212003, February 28, 2018)

“What if mag-vlog na lang ako?”: Laws Surrounding Vloggers and Other Content Creators

Here are the common and relevant laws every content creator should be familiar with:

1. Data Privacy Act (Republic Act No. 10173)
2. Intellectual Property Code (Republic Act No. 8293)
3. Revised Penal Code and Special Penal Laws
4. New Civil Code of the Philippines
5. National Internal Revenue Code, as amended

Protection and Rights of Previously Convicted Persons to Apply for Work by Law

The State shall afford protection to labor, promote full employment, ensure equal work opportunities regardless of sex, race or creed, and regulate the relations between workers and employers. The State shall assure the rights of workers to self-organization, collective bargaining, security of tenure and just and humane conditions of work. (Article 3, Labor Code of the Philippines)