How does the law treat the employment status of a casual employee who has rendered at least one year of service?
A casual employee is generally one who performs work not usually necessary or desirable to the employer’s regular business. However, the law provides a pathway to regularization based on the length of service rendered by the casual employee. If a casual employee has served for at least one year, whether that service is continuous or broken, their status changes. They are then legally considered a regular employee with respect to the specific activity they are employed in, and their employment continues as long as that activity exists. This rule is established in Article 295 Labor Code of the Philippines. “An employment shall be deemed to be casual if it is not covered by the preceding paragraph: Provided, That any employee who has rendered at least one year of service, whether such service is continuous or broken, shall be considered a regular employee with respect to the activity in which he is employed and his employment shall continue while such activity exists.” 02-Jun-26About Nicolas and De Vega Law Offices
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