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Caballero vs. Vikings Commissary

ELBA J. CABALLERO, PETITIONER, VS. VIKINGS COMMISSARY, AND/OR JACKSON GO, AND HARDWORKERS MANPOWER SERVICES, INC.,* AND/OR AIME BOLONGAITA,** RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 238859 | 2022-10-19

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, SAJ.:
 
A certificate of registration issued by the Department of Labor and Employment is not conclusive proof of the status of the contractor as an independent contractor or the legitimacy of its operations. To determine whether the contractual relationship between the principal and contractor is one of permissible job contracting or the prohibited labor-only contracting, the totality of circumstances must be considered, and all features of the relationship evaluated according to the criteria set by law. An employee repeatedly and continuously hired for the same work under short-term contracts for at least...