THE Supreme Court has declared that settlement agreements offering excessively low payments to employees are invalid.
The ruling comes as a significant victory for labor rights, impacting compromise agreements between San Roque Metals, Inc. , Prudential Customs Brokerage Services, Inc. , and a group of workers dismissed illegally.The decision, authored by Associate Justice Antonio Kho Jr. of the Supreme Court's Second Division, stems from a petition filed by 12 of the original 35 employees the Court had recognized as illegally dismissed by SRMI and PCBSI.
Under these guidelines, a quitclaim is valid only if it is voluntarily signed, absent of fraud, offers a fair and reasonable amount, and does not conflict with public policy.The Court ruled that the amounts offered to the workers in this case — representing only a fraction of what they were owed — were indeed unreasonable.The ruling reaffirms that the adequacy of settlement amounts should be assessed individually, ensuring fair compensation in each instance.
Low Settlement Offers To Employees Invalid'
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