Olives Labor Law Reflection Paper.docx

8/18/2019 Olives Labor Law Reflection Paper.docx

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Olives, Lanz Aidan L. Labor Standards | G0211383597 Atty. Aon!evo

"e#le$tion %a&er'()e dis&!te bet*een G+A 7 and t)e (alent Asso$iation o# G+A 7

()is re#le$tion &a&er *ill dis$!ss t)e dis&!te bet*een G+A7and its *orers as *ell as *)et)er or not t)e de$ision o# t)e -L" toside *it) t)e *orers is $orre$t. G+A is a $or&oration en/a/ed inbroad$astin/. t o*ns one o# t)e leadin/ television net*ors in t)e%)ili&&ines. t broad$asts di##erent s)o*s #ro $!rrent events toa#ternoon draas. (alents #ro t)e said net*or are !s!ally !nder aseries o# talent a/reeents *it) a ter o# one ont) to si ont)s or one year to #ive years. ()e &roble arose *)en G+A re!ired t)esaid talents to be re/istered *it) t)e 4!rea! o# nternal "even!e

4"6 as inde&endent $ontra$tors and t)at t)ey )ave to iss!e are$ei&t *)enever t)ey re$eive t)eir salary #ro G+A. ()e saidtalents *ere enra/ed be$a!se t)is *o!ld ean t)at no e&loyere&loyee relations)i& *o!ld eist bet*een t)e and G+A. So !$)so t)at t)ese e&loyees *o!ld not be /iven bene#its s!$) as se$!rityo# ten!re, SSS, %a/ibi/, %)il)ealt), and t)e lie1. ()!s, t)e saidtalents #iled a $ase o# !n#air labor &ra$ti$e *it) t)e Labor Arbiter. ()eLabor Arbiter "!led in #avor o# t)e (alents Asso$iation o# G+A (AG6)erein *ill be re#erred as (AG #or brevity. ()e $ase *as a&&ealed to

t)e -ational Labor "elations oission and a##ired t)e de$isiono# t)e Labor Arbiter 2. G+A did not a&&eal t)e said de$ision. Givent)is, t)e a!t)or is /iven t)e o&inion to re#le$t !&on t)e iss!e bet*een(AG and G+A net*or.

is$!ssion o# t)e dis&!te *o!ld re!ire dis$!ssion o# t)e la*.()e aboveentioned $ase deals *it) t)e iss!es re/ardin/inde&endent $ontra$tors and e&loyere&loyee relations)i&. t*o!ld see t)e sae #or t)ose *)o are not st!dents o# t)e la* b!tt)ese t*o $on$e&ts are totally di##erent #ro ea$) ot)er. 4e#ore /oin/to t)e ar/!ents o# bot) &arties, t)ese t*o $r!$ial to&i$s *o!ld #irst

be dis$!ssed.

1 Bernal, B. (2014, November 20). GMA-7 talents risk losing jobs overreglari!ation "lig#t. $etrieve% &rom $a""ler'#tt"'.ra""ler.*omnation7++02-gma-talents-labor-reglari!ation2 abalna vs. GMA Netork n*., N$ N$ ase No. 0/-0//-14


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Independent contractors)enever an e&loyer enters into a $ontra$t *it) anot)er &erson #or t)e &er#oran$e o# t)e #orer:s *or, t)e e&loyees o# t)e$ontra$tor and o# t)e latter:s s!b$ontra$tor, i# any, s)all be &aid ina$$ordan$e *it) t)e &rovisions o# t)is ode3. t *as )eld t)at #or a&erson to be $onsidered as an inde&endent $ontra$tor, 16 )e !st)ave a s!bstantial $a&ital or investent in t)e *or or servi$e *)i$))e *as )ired; 26 )e does not &er#or a$tivities, *)i$) are dire$tlyrelated to t)e &rin$i&al:s b!siness; and 36 )e )as $ontrol over t)eeans and et)ods by *)i$) t)e *or s)o!ld be done.


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Given t)e ba$/ro!nd o# t)e la*, t)e sides o# bot) &arties s)all bestated so t)at t)e reader *ill )ave a /li&se o# t)e ar/!ents o# G+A -et*or and t)e (alents Asso$iation o# G+A. Side of Talent Association of GMA

(AG $laied t)at G+A7 )as denied t)e o# a re/!larizationstat!s des&ite t)e years o# *orin/ #or t)e net*or.> es&ite severalrallies, t)e /ro!& *as still i/nored by t)e ana/eent o# G+A.Several layo##s o$$!rred be$a!se o# t)e e&iration o# $ontra$ts event)o!/) s!$) talents )ave been *orin/ #or G+A #or years. ()isevoed t)e talents to #ile lon/ a $ase be#ore t)e Labor Arbiter $ontendin/ t)at t)ey !st be treated as re/!lar e&loyees o# t)enet*or. ()ey are assertin/ t)at an e&loyere&loyee relations)i&eists, *)i$) *o!ld entitle s!$) *orers to bene#its and se$!rity o# ten!re. (AG #!rt)er e&lains t)at t)ey are not indire$t $ontra$tors

be$a!se $ontrol lies *it) t)e ana/eent o# G+A and not t)e. 7(AG ais to brea t)e lon/standin/ syste o# bein/ $ontra$t*orers *)erein any edia *orers are not re$eivin/ la*andated bene#its aid t)eir )eavy *orload.

Side of GMAG+A invoes t)e r!lin/ in t)e $ase o# Sonza8 , *)i$) )eld t)at i# t)e$ontrol *as to t)e res!lt and not to t)e eans and et)ods o# &rod!$in/ t)e res!lt, t)en t)ere is no e&loyere&loyeerelations)i&. ()ey as$ertained t)at alt)o!/) it ay be $onstr!ed t)att)ey )ave $ontrol over t)e said talents, t)ey are only $ontrolled as tot)e res!lt and not as to t)e eans and et)ods into rea$)in/ s!$)res!lt. ()!s, t)ese said talents are only inde&endent $ontra$tors$reatin/ no e&loyere&loyee relations)i&.

Issue()e ain iss!e o# t)is $ase is *)et)er or not an e&loyere&loyeerelations)i& eists bet*een G+A 7 and t)e $o&lainants.

/ orrales, N.(201+, 5ne /). GMA-7 talent gro" stages rall, a**sesnetork o& #arassment. $etrieve% &rom n:irer'#tt"'bsiness.in:irer.net181//gma-7-talent-gro"-stages-rall-a**ses-netork-o&-#arassment7 abalna vs. GMA Netork n*., Supra 6on!a vs AB6-BN G.$. No. 10+1 10 5ne 2004


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Analysist is &atently obvio!s t)at an e&loyere&loyee relations)i&

eists bet*een t)e t*o. Looin/ at t)e $ontra$t *o!ld reveal t)att)ere are $ertain &rovisions, *)i$) restri$t t)e oveent o# t)e$o&any9. A $lear ea&le is t)e &rovision o# t)e talents to bindt)eselves e$l!sively *it) G+A and no ot)er net*or, &revention in&arti$i&atin/ in ele$tions, t)e s&e$i#i$ tie o# t)eir *or )o!rs, $lear eans and et)ods in t)e $ond!$t o# t)e *or, et$.()e &rin$i&al $onsideration in deterinin/ e&loyere&loyeerelations)i& is *)et)er t)e e&loyer )as t)e ri/)t to $ontrol t)eanner o# doin/ *or, b!t t)e ri/)t to $ontrol, *)i$) $onstit!tes t)etest o# t)e eisten$e o# an e&loyere&loyee relations)i&.10 n t)e$ase o# G+A, it is very evident t)at $ontrol rests *it) G+A and not

t)e talents. One, t)ey are !nder t)e dire$t s!&ervision o# t)e %ro/ra+ana/er e&loyed by G+A. (*o, t)eir *or s$)ed!le and anner o# $ond!$tin/ t)e sae #ollo*s by t)e &revailin/ r!les and re/!lations o# G+A. ()ree, t)ey are not #ree to *or any*)ere !nless t)ere is a$onsent #ro G+A. Lastly, t)ey are also re!ired to abide lie re/!lar e&loyees in t)e eans and et)ods o# $ond!$tin/ *or set byG+A:s standards, &oli$ies and r!les.11

"e/ardin/ t)e ot)er iss!e, talents as inde&endent $ontra$tors $annotbe invoed in t)is $ase. G+A bein/ t)e &arty alle/in/ t)e eisten$e o# inde&endent $ontra$tor relations)i& )as #ailed to establis) s!$) #a$t.One, t)ese talents )ave no s!bstantial $a&ital to be inde&endent$ontra$tors. ()ey &!rely rely on t)e salary /iven to t)e by G+A.(*o and ore i&ortant is t)at t)e *or rendered by t)e talents isnot #ree #ro t)e $ontrol and s!&ervision o# t)e &rin$i&al G+A6.()!s, $ontrol lies *it) G+A $reatin/ an e&loyere&loyeerelations)i&.12 -o one in )is or )er ri/)t ind *o!ld ass!e t)att)ere is an eisten$e o# an inde&endent $ontra$tor.

Conclusion

?a$ts, *)i$) *ere &resented )ere are as $lear as day. ()ere isabsol!tely no do!bt t)at an e&loyere&loyee relations)i& eistsand t)at re/!larization !st be /iven to t)e (alents o# G+A 7. Labor

8 abalna vs. GMA Netork n*.,Supra10 Men%iola vs A,11 abalna vs. GMA Netork n*.,6upra12 Supra


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Arbiter and t)e -L" are $orre$t in its r!lin/. S)o!ld t)e atter bea&&ealed to t)e )i/)er $o!rts, t)e a!t)or $on$l!des t)at t)e saede$ision *ill be !&)eld.

Labor La* s)o!ld al*ays be i&leented in #avor o# t)e*orers. ()ey s)o!ld not be !sed as a *ay #or bi/ $or&orations toab!se its *orers nor $ir$!vent t)e standards o# e&loyent. t $anbe ass!ed t)at s!$) $ontra$t!al s$)ee *as !sed by G+A toiniize its e&enses by #avorin/ t)e ri$) $a&italists over t)e*or#or$e. ()ere is no $o&any *it)o!t its *orers. ts s!$$ess lies*it) its talents. # t)is syste s)all $ontin!e, t)en t)e ri$) *ill beri$)er, t)e iddle $lass *ill stay in t)e iddle, and t)e &oor *ill @!st/et &oorer. ()e a!t)or &ersonally believes t)at t)e Labor ode is$reated in order to &revent t)e in@!sti$e dis$!ssed in t)is $ase.

(o s! it !&, G+A 7 !st re/!larize its talents /iven t)at t)ey

)ave rendered a s!bstantial ao!nt o# tie in enri$)in/ t)e said$o&any. nde&endent $ontra$tors r!le !st not be !sed to &reventt)e said talents #ro re$eivin/ t)e bene#its o# a re/!lar e&loyee. t isvery sad to see t)e la* bein/ !sed to &rolon/ in@!sti$e es&e$ially*)en t)e *orin/ $lass is )!rt. &loyere&loyee relations)i& !stbe res&e$ted *)en t)e #a$ts are $lear t)at s!$) relations)i& eists.()is $ase is tr!ly one bi/ ste& into t)e &ro&er i&leentation o# labor la*. ()e talents o# G+A are re/!lar e&loyees. ()e -L" is $orre$t.orers o# t)e *orld, !niteB

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