Employees Claiming Illegally Dismissed

Hi Good day Lawyers/Liers,

I would like to seek advice we are a construction company with project based. We have employees na nag AWOL and di na bumalik talaga. We do not practice sending AWOL letters kasi company's discretion naman yun but here comes yung NLRC. we receive notice from NLRC na may complaint illegally dismissed daw sila.

When they requested our presence for mediation. I just went there at nag testify na di naman sila dinismissed. Why are they claiming for 13th month, separation pay, backwages and damages?

My question is paano po ba edefend ko yung side ng boss ko. Di kami kumuha ng lawyer kasi we believe we are right. Tumutulong kami sa tao kaso may taong namemera lang talaga. Paano ba yan epresenta na di sila tinanggal? at kung mag file sila ng case na illegally dismissed talaga sila for what grounds naman??nalilito talaga ako please help.

THANKS

Ang pagkakamali ninyo ay ang hindi pagpapadala ng AWOL notice at pag-terminate sa empleyado.

Yung sa AWOL I believe kasi company's discretion yun kung issuehan or hindi. Ayaw din namin mag terminate ng empleyado kasi need pa namin sa accomplishments. Yung point ko sana atty nag claim yun employee na tinerminate daw sila eh wala namang termination paper na binigay at ang may karapatan lang mag terminate ay ang Project in Charge namin. Kung baga misclaim lang. Should we still meet with them sa NLRC again? or case na talaga kasi sila pa nag demand ng 10k pabayad daw sila tapos sila pa mga pasaway na empleyado.

Wala kayong closure sa issue nyan.

Alam nyong awol pero hindi nyo ginawan ng aksyon.

Walang termination paper pero either hindi na sila pumapasok o hindi nyo pinapapasok so merong butas na masisilip sa inyo.

If you do not meet them and you cannot refute their claim then you can be sure the LA wil rule in their favor.