LABOR STANDARDS

AGABON v NLRC
G.R. No. 158693   November 17, 2004

Virgilio Agabon Jenny Agabon

 AGABON v NLRC
G.R. No. 158693   November 17, 2004

the private respondent

refused to give us assignments
unless we agreed to work on
a "pakyaw" basis when we
reported for duty

Virgilio Agabon Jenny Agabon

AGABON v NLRC
G.R. No. 158693   November 17, 2004

petitioners were not

dismissed but had
abandoned their work
AGABON v NLRC
G.R. No. 158693   November 17, 2004

“Due process is that which comports with the deepest

notions of what is fair and right and just.

It is a constitutional restraint on the legislative as well

as on the executive and judicial powers of the
government provided by the Bill of Rights.”
AGABON v NLRC
G.R. No. 158693   November 17, 2004

“Justice in every case should only be for the deserving

party. It should not be presumed that every case of
illegal dismissal would automatically be decided in
favor of labor, as management has rights that should
be fully respected and enforced by this Court”
THANK YOU!!!
PAL v NLRC
G.R. No. 85985, August 13, 1993

-COMPLETELY REVISED
its 1966 Code of
Discipline

Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL)

 PAL v NLRC
G.R. No. 85985, August 13, 1993

filed a complaint before the

National Labor Relations
Commission (NLRC) for
unfair labor practice,

Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA)

PAL v NLRC
G.R. No. 85985, August 13, 1993
there is arbitrary
implementation of PAL’s
Code of Discipline without
notice and prior discussion
with Union by
Management
We have the prerogative as
an employer to prescribe
rules and regulations
regarding employees’
conduct in carrying out
their duties and functions
PAL v NLRC
G.R. No. 85985, August 13, 1993

Whether or not the formulation of a Code of

Discipline among employees is a shared
responsibility of the employer and the
employees
PAL v NLRC
G.R. No. 85985, August 13, 1993

The failure of management to discuss the

provisions of a contemplated code of discipline
which shall govern the conduct of its employees
would result in the erosion and deterioration of
an otherwise harmonious and smooth
relationship between them as did happen in the
instant case.
PAL v NLRC
G.R. No. 85985, August 13, 1993

Management can no longer exclude labor in the

deliberation and adoption of rules and
regulations that will affect them.