Rada-v-NLRC

Rada v NLRC G.R. No. 96078 January 9, 1992 Special Civil Acion Ju!ice Re"alado #ac!$ 1. %n 1977 1977,, &il &ilar ario io Rada Rada 'a! 'a! con conr rac ace ed d (y (y )*il )*ilno norr Con Con!u !ul lan an! ! and and )la )lann nner er!, !, %nc %nc a! a! a driv driver er.. 2. &e 'a! 'a! a!! a!!i" i"ne ned d o o a !pec !peci+ i+ic ic pro proec ec in in -an -anil ila. a. *e *e con conr rac ac *e *e !i" !i"ne ned d 'a! 'a! +or +or 2./ 2./ year! ear!.. /. &i! a! 'a! o drive e eployee oyee!! o *e pr proec +ro ro 7a o p. . &e 'a! 'a! all allo' o'ed ed o (rin (rin" " *o *oee *e *e co copany pany ve* ve*ic icle le in in ord order er o o pro provi vide de a ie iely ly ran ran!p !por ora ai ion on !erv !ervic icee o o *e o*er proec 'orer!. *e proec *e 'a! a!!i"ned o 'a! no copleed a! !c*eduled *ence, !ince *e *a! a !ai!+acory record, *e 'a! re3conraced +or an addiional 10 on*!. 4. A+er +er 10 10 on on*! *! *e *e pro proec ec 'a! 'a! no no ye ye co coplee leed d. Sev Several eral co conra nrac c!! *er *erea ea+ +er er 'er 'eree ade ade un unil il *e *e  proec 'a! +ini!*ed in 1984. 6. A *e *e co cople pleiion o+ o+ *e *e pro proec ec, Rad Radaa 'a! 'a! er eriina naed a! a! *i! *i! epl eploy oy en en 'a! 'a! co3 co3er er inou! nou! 'i 'i* * *e *e  proec. 7. )e )eiio iion ner +il +iled ed (e (e+ore +ore *e *e NLR NLRC, C, Na Naio ional nal Cap Capial al Re" Re"ion ion, 5epa 5eparren en o+ La( La(or and and  ploy ploy en, en, a Coplain +or non3payen o+ !eparaion pa y and overie pa y. 8. Su(! Su(!e eue uen nly ly pe pei iio ione nerr +ile +iled d an Aend ended ed Co Copl plai ain n all alle" e"in in" " *a *a *e *e 'a! 'a! ille ille"a "all lly y di! di!i i!! !!ed ed and and *a *a *e 'a! no paid overie pay al*ou"* *e 'a! ade o render *ree *our! overie 'or +or -onday o Saurday +or a period o+ *ree year!.  Issue: 1. Rada Rada clai clai ! *e *e i! i! en eni ile led d o o (e (e pai paid d   pay pay (ec (ecau au!e !e *e u!e! u!e! er eraa i iee o o "e "e o o *e *e pro proe ec c !ie !ie +ro +ro *i! *i! *oe and +ro *e proec !ie o *i! *oe everyday : in oal, *e !pend! an avera"e o+ / *our!  every day.  Held: 1. )ei )eii ion oner er po! po!u ula lae e!! *a *a a! a! a re"u re"ula larr epl eploy oyee ee,, *e i! i! eni enil led ed o o !ecu !ecuri riy y o+ o+ enu enure re,, *enc *encee *e can canno no (e erinaed 'i*ou cau!e. )rivae re!ponden )*ilnor (elieve! o*er'i!e and a!!er! *a peiioner i! erely a  proec eployee '*o 'a! erinaed upon *e copleion copleion o+ *e proec +or '*ic* *e 'a! eployed. eployed. 5CR%N$ ur rulin" in Sandoval S*ipyard!, %nc. v!. Naional La(or Relaion! Coi!!ion, e al. i! applica(le o *e ca!e a (ar. *u!$ We hold that private respondents were project employees whose work was coterminous with the project or which they were hired. Project employees, as distinguished from regular or non-project employees, are mentioned in section !" of the #a$or %ode as those &where the employment has $een  fi'ed for a specific project or undertaking the completion or termination of which has $een determined at the time of the engagement of the employee.&   Policy Instructions (o. ) of the *ecretary *ecretary of #a$or, which was issued to sta$ili+e employer-employee employer-employee relations relations in the construction industry,  provides:  Project  Project employees are those employed in connection connection with a particular construction construction project. project. (on-project (on-project regular employees employees are those employed $y a construction company without reference to any p articular project.  Project  Project employees are not entitled entitled to termination pay if they are are terminated as a result result of the completion of the project project or any phase thereof in which which they are employed, regardless of the num$er of projects in which they have $een employed $y a particular construction company. oreover, the company is not re/uired re/uired to o$tain clearance from the * ecretary ecretary of #a$or in connection with such termination.

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Anen Anen *e *e clai clai  +or +or over overi i e co copen! pen!a aio ion, n, 'e *old *old *a *a pei peii ion oner er i! eni enil led ed o *e *e !a !ae. e. *e *e +ac +ac *a *a *e *e pic pic!! up e eploy loyee! ee! o+ )*il )*iln nor a a cer ceraain !p !peci eci+ied +ied po poin! in! alo alon" n" 5 5SA in "o "oin" in" o * *e  proec !ie and drop! *e o++ a *e !ae poin! on *i! 'ay 'a y (ac +ro *e +ield o++ice "oin" *oe o -ariina, -ero -anila i! no erely incidenal o peiioner;! o( a! a driver. . n *e *e con conr rar ary y, !ai !aid d ran ran!p !por ora ai ion on arra arran" n"e een en *ad *ad (ee (een n adop adope ed, d, no no !o uc* uc* +or +or *e *e con conve veni nien ence ce o+  o+  *e eployee!, (u priarily +or *e (ene+i o+ *e eployer, *erein privae re!ponden. 4. *i! *i! +ac +ac i! in inevi evia(ly a(ly ded deduci( uci(le le +ro ro * *e -e -eor oran and du o+ re! re!po pond nden en co copa pany ny.. 6.

%+ dri drivi vin n" *e! *e!ee ep eploy loyee! ee! o and and +ro +ro * *e pro proec ec !i !ie i! i! no no real really ly par par o+ pe peiio iion ner; er;! o( o(, *en *en * *ere ere 'ould *ave (een no need o +ind a replaceen driver o +ec* *e!e e ployee!. 7.