Practice question
A company performs the same work continuously throughout the year using rotating crews. It calls every crew seasonal but offers no evidence of seasonal work. Worker’s employment is admitted. Which is sound?
- Rotating crews automatically establish agricultural seasons.
- The company must establish a genuine seasonal basis rather than rely on crew rotation alone.
- Every short assignment is necessarily seasonal.
- No inquiry is permitted once a label is signed.
- The worker’s admission of employment proves seasonal nature.
Legal references
- Labor Code Articles 83, 295-296 and 301 (renumbered 280-281 and 286): https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
- Hacienda San Isidro/Silos Farms v. Villaruel, G.R. No. 220087, August 11, 2025, resolution on reconsideration: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/aug2025/gr_220087_2025.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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