WAGES PAID PER TRIP CANNOT ESTABLISH THE EXISTENCE OF AN EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE THIS IS MERE METHOD OF COMPUTING THE PROPER COMPENSATION
Wages paid on various methods cannot establish existence of employer-employee relationship because it is a mere method of payment. The SC held in the case of Expedition Construction Corporation, et al. vs. Africa, et al., (G.R. No. 228671, December 14, 2017), as follows: Jurisprudence adhered to the four-fold test in determining the existence of an employer-employee relationship, to wit: (1) the selection and engagement of the employee; (2) the payment of wages; (3) the power of dismissal; and (4) the power to control the [...]