The National Labor Relations Commission upheld the ruling of a labor arbiter on June 30 last year that accords regular employee status to riders of delivery service company Foodpanda. | via Carmelito Q. Francisco/PDI
“In the absence of sufficient evidence demonstrating the alleged confiscatory effect of the categorization of the complainant-appellees as employees, it is incorrect for respondent-appellant that this is unduly oppressive to their business,” the NLRC pointed out.
By affirming that there exists an employer-employee relationship between Foodpanda and its delivery riders, the NLRC also affirmed the money claims awarded to the complainants to compensate for the financial harm due to their illegal dismissal.In its ruling, the NLRC acknowledged Foodpanda’s “crucial role and its invaluable support to our economy during recent times.”
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