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Extension of the seafarer’s contract

Aug 7, 2018P OAdmiralty Newsadmiralty death benefits, contract extension, Disability Benefits, filipino seafarers, Pinoy Marino, pinoy seafarers, pinoy seaman, POEA Contract, sapalo velez bundang bulilan, seaman lawyer, SVBB

Tuesday, August 7, 2018, 12:03 a.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho Seafarers are considered contractual employees. Their employment is governed by the Standard Employment Contract (SEC) they sign and duly approved by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) every time they are rehired and their employment is terminated when the contract expires. Their employment is contractually fixed for…

Mutiny as ground for dismissal

Tuesday, July 31, 2018, 1:30 a.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho IN SOME instances, Filipino seafarers who aggressively assert their rights are wrongfully accused of mutiny, leading to the early termination of their contract by dismissal. Mutiny is a conspiracy of an overt act of defiance, oppose or attack upon ship authority by two or…