Social Justice stipulations in a contract; burden of proof in the
-Calalang vs Williams 70 PHIL 726 classification of employment lies with the ER.
-Consti 1987 Art 13 Sec 1, 3 (guarantee of tenure), 13 2. PROJECT - regular job but placed in a project-to-
-Consti 1987 Art 2 Sec 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 (W) project basis (eg. construction workers in a construction
PD 442 company); employment is coterminous with the project
-lays down fundamental rights and obligations of EE-Er - what terminates the relationship is the completion of
Art 295 of LC the project, not the fixed term included in the contract.;
-test for regular employment: perform activities usually at the end of the project, the ER must submit a
necessary in the usual business or trade termination report to DOLE. If the ER fails to submit the
EE-Er TEST (4fold) termination report at the end of EVERY project, the EE
-selection and engagement of employee becomes a regular employee.
-payment of wages 3. SEASONAL - regular job but placed in a season-to-
-power of dismissal season basis (eg. farmers during the planting and
-power of control harvesting season); *Regular-seasonal employees -
DO No. 174 s2017 seasonal workers employed for a long period of time
-interpreting Art. 106 to 109 of LC by Sec of L and E during the same season (they are not entitled to CBA
-not applicable to: BPO/KPO/Construction/ benefits enjoyed by the real regular EEs)
Private Secu Agency/Other Contractuals (sale, purchase, 4. CASUAL [295] - an employee that is neither regular,
lease) project, or seasonal (jobs that are merely incidental to
Rights of Employer the trade or business of the ER); but in case his services
-management continued for at least 1 year, whether the service is
-discipline broken or continuous, he becomes regular on the 365th
-transfer day.
-demote 5. PROBATIONARY [296] - a regular job, but the
-dismiss employer is allowed to test the employee for a period
Just Causes for Termination of 6 months max if he passes the ER’s standards; the ER
-Serious Misconduct (in relation to performance; with should inform the EE of the standards to assess the
intent) regularization; the ER can shorten the probationary
-Gross neglect/willful disobedience period; XPNS TO 6 MOS RULE: (a) a longer probationary
-Fraud (Loss of Trust and Confidence) period COULD BE AGREED BY THE ER AND EE IF THE
-Commission of a crime TRAINING REQUIRES SUCH PERIOD (b) an agreement to
-Other Analogous EXTEND the probationary period (c) in case of
Authorized Causes teachers/professors, a 3-year period is enforced; the
-Installation of labor-saving devices probationary EE who failed the assessment must be
-Redundancy NOTIFIED about the reason for such failure.; when the
-Retrenchment EE passes the standards, he becomes a regular
-Closing or cessation employee. He cannot be made seasonal or project or
-Disease otherwise.
6. FIXED TERM - an employment with fixed term or for a
specific period (ie. until May 31, 2020); what terminates
the employment is the coming of the day certain
DO 147-15 s2015
-lawful termination (amendment of Book VI of LC)
-Art 294 (Security of Tenure)
1. GR: An employee is presumed REGULAR [Art 295] if
the job is necessary (teachers in schools, crews in
restaus) or desirable (value-adding services) in the usual
trade or business of the employer, regardless of the