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A labor group on Sunday said a Supreme Court (SC) decision in favor of delivery riders who were dismissed by Lazada E-Services Philippines, Inc. upholds the right of security of tenure. READ:

January 22, 2023 | 6:58 pmA LABOR group on Sunday said a Supreme Court decision in favor of delivery riders who were dismissed by Lazada E-Services Philippines, Inc. upholds the right of security of tenure.

The ruling, signed Sept. 21 last year and made public on Jan. 19, stems from a case filed by five riders in 2017 before the National Labor Relations Commission after the company stopped giving them delivery assignments. In a statement on Friday, the SC said it ordered the e-commerce platform to reinstate the riders as they were not “independent contractors” since their work did not require a special skill or talent.

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