Practice question
A tobacco business has overlapping planting, processing and delivery peaks. Its regular seasonal employees are temporarily laid off on different dates as their departmental work ends. Does staggering alone conclusively prove year-round regular employment?
- Yes, layoff dates alone replace all work evidence
- Yes, every staggered date defeats genuine seasonality
- Yes, all departments must close simultaneously by law
- Yes, processing cannot be part of a seasonal business
- No
Legal references
- Labor Code, Articles 118 and 295 (formerly 280): https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
- Rivera v. Universal Leaf Philippines, Inc., G.R. No. 272080, February 19, 2026, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2026/feb2026/gr_272080_2026.html
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