EPISODE 66: Employer-Employee Relationship

Are fitness trainers and delivery riders of an online selling platform regular employees? What defines an employer-employee relationship? What is a regular employee and under what circumstances is a dismissal considered illegal? Listen to the latest episode of the Supreme Court Podcast with guest Undersecretary Filemon Ray Javier, Head of the Legal and Legislative Affairs Strand of the Department of Education and Labor Law and Social Legislations Bar Examiner for the 2024 Bar Examinations. Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Usec. Javier discuss labor disputes with focus on the definition of employer-employee relationship and the criteria that classify an individual as a regular employee within the context of the cases of Rogelio Garalde Mendaros, et al. v. Lazada E-Services Phil., Inc, G.R. No. 257821, decided on August 19, 2024, penned by Supreme Court Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul B. Inting, and Rico B. Escauriaga, et al. v. Fitness First, Phil., Inc. and Liberty Cruz, G.R. No. 266552, decided on January 22, 2024, penned by Supreme Court Associate Amy C. Lazaro-Javier. This episode of the Supreme Court Podcast is also available on Spotify and on the SC website.