Saturday, April 23, 2016

Waiver, Release and Quitclaims; how interpreted in labor cases.



SILVERTEX WEAVING CORP., ET. AL. VS. CAMPO, G.R. NO. 211411, MARCH 16, 2016.


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The authenticity and due execution of the undated Waiver, Release and Quitclaims Statement purportedly signed by the respondent was also not sufficiently established. The QDR was not conclusive on the issue of its genuineness. Even granting that such document was actually executed by the respondent, its execution was not fatal to the respondent's case for illegal dismissal. The finding of illegal dismissal could still stand, as jurisprudence provides that "[a ]n employee's execution of a final settlement and receipt of amounts agreed upon do not foreclose his right to pursue a claim for illegal dismissal. "2

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