Convoy Mktg v Albia

CONVOY MARKETING CORPORATION

v.

OLIVER B. ALBIA

G.R. No. 194969 October 7, 2015 Submitted by: In !ri ". #uenventur $bor Stndrd% II&'&1 1%t %em  %eme%ter e%ter,, S.(. S.(. 2016&20 201 6&2017 17

)'*"S •

•

•

O+iver '+bi %trted or-in /or *onvoy !r-etin in 2001. In 2002, e becme  de+ivery vn driver /or te comny. '%  driver, e % id 290 er tri rerd+e%% o/ te route. 3e % not iven ny ddition+ or %eci+ y mndted by te $bor *ode vction +eve it y, o+idy y, 1 t mont y, %ervice incentive y, etc. On u+y 22, 2004 e drn- beer it i% co& or-er% /ter i% %i/t ended /or te dy. 3e +ter returned to teir reou%e %me++in +i-e +i8uor.

)'*"S •

•

 "e incident % reorted to *onvoy% +oi%tic% mner 'rno+d $b o terminted '+bi% em+oyment te very net dy, or on  u+y 2, 2004. On u+y 26, 2004, '+bi ;+ed  com+int /or i++e+ di%mi%%+ nd nonyment o/ e bene;t% in%t *onvoy !r-etin nd $b.

)'*"S •

•

Re%ondent% contended tt '+bi % not n em+oyee o/ te comny but % on+y n indeendent contrctor.  "o rove teir contention%, re%ondent% %oed de+ivery %ervice reement% nd 8uitc+im% %ined by '+bi %yin tt e ou+d never be con%idered n em+oyee o/ *onvoy nd tt once e received i% e e ou+d no +oner be b+e to o /ter *onvoy.

)'*"S •

'+bi on te oter nd rued tt te 8uitc+im% e %ined re on+y /or te money c+im% nd not to%e ri%in out o/ i% em+oyee&em+oyer re+tion%i it *onvoy !r-etin.

ISSeter '+bi i%  reu+r em+oyee o/ *onvoy 2. >eter e % di%mi%%ed /or  ?u%t cu%e . >eter te 8uitc+im% e d %ined re v+id

$'> '$I*'#$= •

$bor *ode  –

'rt. 2@0 Regular and casual employment . & "e rovi%ion% o/ ritten reement to te contrry notit%tndin nd rerd+e%% o/ te or+ reement o/ te rtie%, n em+oyment %++ be deemed to be reu+r ere te em+oyee % been ened to er/orm ctivitie% ic re u%u++y nece%%ry or de%irb+e in te u%u+ bu%ine%% or trde o/ te em+oyer, ecet ere te em+oyment % been ;ed /or  %eci;c ro?ect or undert-in te com+etion or termintion o/ ic % been determined t te time o/ te enement o/ te em+oyee or ere te or- or %ervice to be er/ormed i% %e%on+ in nture nd te em+oyment i% /or te durtion o/ te %e%on. 'n em+oyment %++ be deemed to be c%u+ i/ it i% not covered by te recedin rr: rovided, "t ny em+oyee o % rendered t +e%t one yer o/ %ervice, eter %uc %ervice i% continuou% or bro-en, %++ be con%idered  reu+r em+oyee it re%ect to te ctivity in ic e i% em+oyed nd i% em+oyment %++ continue i+e %uc

$'> '$I*'#$= •

$bor *ode  –

'rt. 2@2 Termination by employer. & 'n em+oyer my terminte n em+oyment /or ny o/ te /o++oin cu%e%:  Seriou% mi%conduct or i++/u+ di%obedience by te em+oyee o/ te +/u+ order% o/ i% em+oyer or rere%enttive in connection it i% or-A   

*'S= 3IS"OR( •

•

•

•

 u+y 24, 2006: )i+in o/ com+int  nury 10, 2006: $bor 'rbiter decided in /vor o/ *onvoy !r-etin November 2@, 2006: N$R* Brmed te deci%ion o/ te $bor 'rbiter !y 1, 2010: *' rever%ed nd %et %ide N$R*% re%o+ution

R