Thursday, June 28, 2018, 4:02 a.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho In terms of labor litigation, “escrow deposit” plays a significant role in a seafarer’s favorable decision on his monetary claims. Every labor dispute involves two opposing parties: the worker on one side and the management on the other, involving monetary claims like disability and death…
Friday, June 22, 2018, 6:46 a.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho Noise is a major health hazard to seafarers. It causes hearing loss over years of being exposed from various sources like large diesel engines, turbines, cargo cranes, and other equipment. Hearing loss caused by noise exposure is called sensorineural, a type of hearing loss…
Monday, June 11, 2018, 2:47 a.m. By Atty. Dennis Gorecho To be entitled to compensation and benefits, it is not sufficient to simply establish that the seafarer’s pneumonia has rendered him permanently or partially disabled; it must also be shown that there is a causal connection between the seafarer’s illness or injury and the work…
Wednesday, March 21, 2018, 12:41 a.m. By: Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho The liabilities of the employer when the seafarer suffers work-related injury or illness during the term of his contract include medical treatment apart from disability benefits and sickness allowance. A medically repatriated seafarer, either due to an injury or an illness, should remember that…
Monday, January 15, 2018, 11:31 p.m. By: Atty Dennis R. Gorecho The Supreme Court warned companies from issuing dubious Certificate of Fitness which it described as “a ploy that aims to take advantage of the worker’s lack of sufficient legal knowledge and his desperate circumstances” The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a young seafarer…
5:19 am Tuesday, July 25, 2017 Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho Gambling is one of the twenty one (21) offenses which are considered valid grounds for dismissal under the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration- Standard Employment Contract (POEA-SEC), which covers any of the following acts: gambling which results in fighting or any incident as to upset the harmonious relationship…
3:43 am Wednesday, May 24, 2017 By: Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho The UK P&I Club is putting the spotlight on seafarer mental health with suicide the cause of 15% of deaths at sea. As career seafarers are second most at risk from suicide, Anuj Velankar, a senior loss prevention advisor in UK P&I Club, held…
5:58 am Friday, March 3, 2017 By: Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho Insubordination is one actuation identified by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration- Standard Employment Contract (POEA-SEC) as a ground for dismissal of Filipino Seafarers. It consists of any of the following: any act of disobedience to lawful orders of a superior officer attempting to assault a superior…
9:31 pm Sunday, February 12, 2017 By: Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho What is the liability of the foreign principal and the manning agent for any and all claims arising out of an employer-employee relationship or by virtue of any law or contract involving a seafarer? It is “joint and several”, according to the case…
1:50pm February 10, 2017 By: Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho The experience of a Korean seafarer posted by Humans at Sea focused on inaction of the owner after he suffered an accident while on board the vessel during the effectivity of his employment contract. The owner refused to send him to a doctor despite…