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VS QUEJADA-LOPEZ
FACTS:
Estrella Natividad and Jocelyn Quejada were employed by Innodata Ph.
Wich was engaged in the encoding/data conversion business
They were employed from March 4, 1997 until their separation on March
3, 1998.
They claimed that pursuant to Art 280 of the Labor Code they were
considered as regular employees. Hence, they filed this complain for
illegal dismissal.
Petitioner Company contends that respondents employment contracts
have expired for it had a fixed period of only 1 year. Hence, they were
terminated
LA ruled in favour of respondents and ordered that they be reinstated to
their former positions without the loss of their seniority rights
Petitioner corporation appealed to the NLRC which set aside LA. It
declared that the contracts were for a fixed term, hence dismissal was
valid
ISSUES:
WoN respondents were regular employees which consequently rendered
their dismissal illegal- YES
Regular employees pursuant to Sect 280 of the Labor Code and the fixed-
term contract was a crude attempt to circumvent the right of tenure of the
respondents