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Cuartocruz vs. Active Works, Inc.

ARLENE A. CUARTOCRUZ, PETITIONER, VS. ACTIVE WORKS, INC., AND MA. ISABEL E. HERMOSA, BRANCH MANAGER, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 209072 | 2019-07-24

D E C I S I O N
 
JARDELEZA, J.:**
 
In this petition for review, we reiterate that any doubt concerning the rights of labor should be resolved in its favor pursuant to the social justice policy espoused by the Constitution.[1] Moreover, the proviso in Section 10, Republic Act No. (RA) 8042[2] which prescribes the award of "salaries for the unexpired portion of [the] employment contract or for three (3) months for every year of the unexpired term, whichever is less" to illegally-dismissed overseas workers has been declared unconstitutional by the Court as early as 2009,[3] and thus should no longer be a source of confusion...