ROGELIO GARALDE MENDAROS, ROMEO DELA CRUZ, JR., JULIUS CAESAR GUTIERREZ, REY ABALOS, JEREMIAH MUGA, KING MICHAEL MUIT, AND JUNE SUAREZ, PETITIONERS, VS. LAZADA E-SERVICES PHIL., INC./ALLAN DAVID ANCHETA, RESPONDENTS. [ G.R. No. 257821, August 19, 2024 ]

In this 2024 decision, the Supreme Court recognized another classification of employment which is the fixed-term. A fixed-term employment is an arrangement wherein an employee is hired for projects with pre-determined completion or in a work where a fixed term is essential and a natural appurtenance of the work. The work performed here may also be necessary or desirable to the usual trade of the employer.