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Paulino Ungos III's Podcast — 68 episodes
Episode 68: Whole Again
Episode 67: Recomputation of Accrued Benefits and Immutability of Judgment
Episode 66: The Law Prescribes the Parties’ Employment Relationship
Episode 65: Appalling Disregard of Physical Safety and Property
Episode 64: Nothing Contradictory Between a Definite Employment Period and the Nature of the Employee’s Duties
Episode 63: I Skipped Work as I Felt Sick
Episode 62: Jurisdiction of the Labor Arbiter and the POEA
Episode 61: Consequences of Deliberate Concealment
Episode 60: No Second Contract, No Substitution
Episode 59: Genuine Loss of Trust and Confidence
Episode 58: Based on Two Supreme Court Decisions, the Contractor Is Legitimate
Episode 57: The President’s Approval of the Grant of CBA Benefits Was Presumed Under Article 4
Episode 56: Just a Lessor; Not an Employer
Episode 55: Prima Facie Evidence of Employee’s Claim
Episode 54: But the OFW Directly Communicated with the Principal and without the Knowledge of Its Agent
Episode 53: Judicious Admission of Evidence on Appeal
Episode 52: The Foreign Company Is a Major Stockholder of the Local Company
Episode 51: But the Employee Assaulted a Co-Worker Inside Company Premises
Episode 50: The Employee Rejected My Offer of Reinstatement
Episode 49: We Were Told That Our Employment Was Terminated
Episode 48: But My Motion to Reduce Bond was Impliedly Approved by the NLRC
Episode 47: Employee Quitclaims vis-à-vis Nominal Damages
Episode 46: Effect of the Death of a Complainant to a Pending Suit for Illegal Dismissal
Episode 45: Regardless of the Cause of Repatriation
Episode 44: He Is Not Our Employee
Episode 43: But They Agreed to be Engaged as Independent Contractors
Episode 42: A Liberal Interpretation of the Rules Is Primarily Granted for the Employee’s Favor
Episode 41: A Prejudicial Transfer
Episode 40: But the Claims Exceeded Php5,000.00
Episode 39: Admitted the Due Issuance of the Certification
Episode 38: Employment Status the Day Before the Occurrence of the Strike or Lockout
Episode 37: Not a Mere Run-of-the-Mill Employee
Episode 36: An Employer’s Last Resort
Episode 35: Lone Act of Hostility
Episode 34: Circumstances Revealed Voluntary Resignations
Episode 33: Stubborn Unwillingness to Return to Work
Episode 32: A Blank Form with a Checklist
Episode 31: Minimum Salary Rates as a Management Prerogative
Episode 30: Perfection of Appeals and Article 128
Episode 29: No Danger to the Safety of the Crew or Vessel
Episode 28: Existence of the Right to Control the Manner of Doing the Work
Episode 27: But Their Services Were Coterminous with Their Assigned Projects
Episode 26: To Have Enough of Enough...
Episode 25: A Verbal Notice of the Seafarer’s Disability Rating Is Not Enough
Episode 24: Appeal Bonds and Insolvency Proceedings
Episode 23: Unfit to Work as a Seaman
Episode 22: A Long-Standing Practice
Episode 21: I Didn’t Report for Work Because You Failed to Answer My Query
Episode 20: But He Only Performed “Non-Core” Functions
Episode 19: Considered Neither the Intent Nor the Origin of the Gift
Episode 18: The Liability Continues...
Episode 17: Supervening Events Made It Impossible for Me to Reinstate My Employee
Episode 16: But “Backwages” Is Awarded Only to an Illegally Dismissed Employee
Episode 15: Filing a Strike Notice to Conceal the Illegality of the Strike
Episode 14: The Seafarer Received His Medical Report When the Parties Filed Their Position Papers
Episode 13: IDs, Uniforms, and Vague Affidavits
Episode 12: Get Out!
Episode 11: Inconsistent Evidence and Unexplained Material Facts
Episode 10: General Return-to-Work Orders
Episode 9: We Validly Placed Our Employee on Floating Status
Episode 8: We Laid the Employee Off to Re-assess His Qualifications
Episode 7: His Position Became Unnecessary upon Shipment Completion
Episode 6: Dismissal of Employees for Minor Offenses
Episode 5: No Alternative But to Implement a Retrenchment Program
Episode 4: Expletives, Dismissals, and Unfair Labor Practices
Episode 3: Totality of Circumstances and Constructive Dismissals
Episode 2: My Supervisor Committed Sexual Harassment, Not Me
Episode 1: Returning to the Same Employer