Tag - SEnA

BACKWAGES OF ILLEGALLY DISMISSED PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE SHOULD BE COMPUTED UP TO THE ACTUAL REINSTATEMENT

In the case of C.P. Reyes Hospital (G.R. No. 228357, April 16, 2024), it is argued that backwages for illegally dismissed probationary employees must be computed only until the end of the probationary period, as laid down in Robinsons Galleria. The contention is that since the security of tenure enjoyed by probationary employees is limited, such that they cannot earn wages beyond the probationary period without actually qualifying for regularization, there is no reason to extend backwages beyond such [...]

Master Labor Law Essentials Seminar by Atty. Elvin

This is another solutions-focused seminar by one of the sought-after labor law and litigation practitioners, Atty. Elvin B. Villanueva. This will be held on 28 November 2024 at the City Garden Hotel, Makati. Learners will be trained in usually contentious areas of labor laws, the labor standards benefits and termination of employment through exposition of current rules, exceptions, and strategies to prevent labor dispute or to help resolve existing concerns in respective enterprise. Participants may expect to acquire practical knowledge and skills [...]

Consequences if the Employer Fails to Appear in SENA Conferences

SENA or Single Entry Approach refers to an administrative approach to provide a speedy, impartial, inexpensive and accessible settlement procedure of all labor issues or conflicts to prevent them from ripening into full blown disputes. Conciliation-mediation process shall be utilized as immediate intervention to effect amicable settlement among the differing parties. It is a 30-day conciliation-mediation services shall be made operational through the Single Entry Approach Desk (SEAD) either in the Regional Branch of the National Conciliation and Mediation Board [...]

Evidence Management in Company Investigation

Evidence is one of the crucial items needed in establishing a case involving violation of company rules and regulations. Considering that evidence is usually a tangible thing it can also be lost on account of being tampered or destroyed. By the time that the company needs the evidence to support its position it is not available anymore. So, what should the company do to preserve the evidence once there is an act warranting company investigation? Depending on the nature of violation [...]

Labor Case Before the NLRC from the Perspective of Complainant

Labor case process is normally difficult to understand for first time litigants. In this post the process before the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) is being discussed for education of the parties involved. The Labor Arbiter is under the NLRC. On appeal, the Commission is usually referred to as NLRC. The discussion here is from the perspective of complainant. The respondent can also learn from this perspective as this becomes a bird’s-eye view of labor litigation. Expect the unexpected. As the saying [...]

SEnA (Single Entry Approach): How To Handle The Process and Have the Proper Mindset if you are/for the Employer

SEnA means Single Entry Approach which is a conciliation mediation prior to compulsory arbitration. SEnA is the labor equivalent of Barangay conciliation where parties are encouraged to settle their differences amicably. So when a Notice of Conference for SEnA is received the employer should bear in mind that what is being sought is settlement of dispute and not a labor decision. Hence, a well thought out position for settlement should be crafted by the employer before going to a SEnA [...]

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