Philippine Village Hotel vs.

NLRC
Facts: Respondents were part of the terminated employees of Phil. Vill. Hotel, but
was re-hired for the 1 month dry run, prior to this the hotel had to close due to
financial constraint. A complaint was filed for unfair labor practice. The L.A.
dismissed the complaint due to non-factual basis, the NLRC reversed the decision
and ordering the hotel to reinstate the employees, thus, this Petition for
Certiorari was filed under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court.

Issue: W/N employees are Regular Status

Held: No. An examination of the contents of the private respondents’ contracts of

employment showed respondents voluntarily agreed to be employed only for a
period of one (1) month. The fact that private respondents were required to
render services usually necessary or desirable in the operation of petitioner’s
business for the duration of the one (1) month dry-run operation period does not
in any way impair the validity of the contractual nature of private respondents’
contracts of employment which specifically stipulated that the employment of the
private respondents was only for one (1) month.