Practice question
A dismissed employee seeks reinstatement, PHP 3,000 unpaid wages and damages arising from the dismissal. The employer invokes the PHP 5,000 threshold to deny Labor Arbiter jurisdiction. Assume no special statutory or arbitral exception applies. Assess the objection.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6715_1989.html — RA 6715, section 9: Labor Code Article 217, now Article 224, original and appellate jurisdiction and grievance referral.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/nov2021/gr_216716_2021.html — Esico v. Alphaland Corp., G.R. 216716, November 17, 2021, main decision: Article 224 categories and reasonable causal connection; distinct civil contract claims.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1994/ra_7730_1994.html — RA 7730, Article 128(b): distinct DOLE inspection and compliance jurisdiction.
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