2006 labor law case digests

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2006 Labor Law Case Digests

PHILIPPINE COMMERCIAL INTERNATIONAL BANK VS ANASTACIO D ABAD

!R No "#$0%# &ebr'ar( 2$) 200#

&a*ts+ A,asta*io D Aba- was t.e se,ior Assista,t Ma,ager /Saes Hea-1 o 3etitio,er P.ii33i,e

Co44er*ia I,ter,atio,a Ba,5 /PCI Ba,5 ,ow E'itabe PCI Ba,517) w.e, .e was -is4isse-

ro4 .is wor5 Aba- re*ei8e- a Me4ora,-'4 ro4 3etitio,er Ba,5 *o,*er,i,g t.e irreg'ar

*eari,g o PNB9Na8a C.e*5 o Si:t' C.') t.e Ba,5;s 8a'e- *ie,t Aba- s'b4itte- .is A,swer)

*ategori*a( -e,(i,g t.at .e i,str'*te- .is s'bor-i,ates to 8ai-ate t.e o't9o9tow, *.e*5s o

Si:t' C.' 3rese,te- or -e3osit or e,*as.4e,t as o*a *eari,g *.e*5s D'ri,g t.e a*t'a

i,8estigatio, *o,-'*te- b( 3etitio,er Ba,5) se8era tra,sa*tio,s 8ioati8e o t.e Ba,5;s Poi*ies

a,- R'es a,- Reg'atio,s were ',*o8ere- b( t.e &a*t9&i,-i,g Co44ittee Co,se'e,t() t.e

&a*t9&i,-i,g Oi*er o 3etitio,er Ba,5 iss'e- a,ot.er Me4ora,-'4 to Aba- as5i,g t.e atter to

e:3ai, t.e ,ew( -is*o8ere- irreg'arities Not satisie- wit. t.e e:3a,atio,s o Aba-) 3etitio,er

Ba,5 ser8e- a,ot.er Me4ora,-'4) ter4i,ati,g .is e43o(4e,t ee*ti8e i44e-iate( '3o,

re*ei3t o t.e sa4e T.'s) Aba- i,stit'te- a Co43ai,t or Iega Dis4issa

Iss'e+ 'st *a'ses is base- o, e'it( T.e Co'rt .as gra,te- se3aratio, 3a( as a

4eas're o so*ia >'sti*e e8e, w.e, a, e43o(ee .as bee, 8ai-( -is4isse-) as o,g as t.e

-is4issa was ,ot -'e to serio's 4is*o,-'*t or ree*ti8e o 3erso,a i,tegrit( or 4orait(

BERNARDINO A CAIN!AT) 8s NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION) STA L@CIA

REALT DEV;T) INC) RS MAINTENANCE SERVICES) INC) a,- RS NI!HT HA


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&a*ts+ Petitio,er Be,ar-i,o A Cai,gat was .ire- b( res3o,-e,t Sta L'*ia Reat( a,-

De8eo34e,t) I,* /SLRDI1 as t.e !e,era Ma,ager o SLRDI;s sister *o43a,ies) RS Nig.t

Haw5 Se*'rit( a,- I,8estigatio, Age,*() I,*) a,- RS Mai,te,a,*e a,- Ser8i*es I,* bot.

orga,ie- to ser8i*e t.e 4as a,- s'b-i8isio,s ow,e- b( SLRDI I, *o,,e*tio, wit. t.is) .e was

aowe- to 'se "0 o t.e tota 3a(ro o res3o,-e,t RS Mai,te,a,*e to -era( o3erati,g

e:3e,ses Later) t.e &i,a,*e Ma,ager -is*o8ere- t.at 3etitio,er -e3osite- *o43a,( ',-s i, t.e

atter;s 3erso,a a**o',t a,- 'se- t.e ',-s to 3a( .is *re-it *ar- 3'r*.ases) 'tiit( bis) tri3s

abroa- a,- a*'isitio, o a ot i, Lag',a T.'s) *o43ai,a,t re*ei8e- a 4e4ora,-'4 stati,g

t.at '3o, 8erii*atio, o i,a,*ia re*or-s) it was o',- t.at t.e atter .a8e 4isa33ro3riate-

*o43a,( ',-s i, t.e s'4 o abo't P#) 000)00000 a,- is .ereb( s's3e,-e- ro4 .is -'ties as

Ma,ager o t.e state- *o43a,ies 'ris3r'-e,*e) oss o tr'st a,- *o,i-e,*e as a >'st *a'se or

ter4i,atio, o e43o(4e,t is 3re4ise- o, t.e a*t t.at a, e43o(ee *o,*er,e- .o-s a 3ositio,

w.ere greater tr'st is 3a*e- b( 4a,age4e,t a,- ro4 w.o4 greater i-eit( to -'t( is

*orres3o,-i,g( e:3e*te- T.is i,*'-es 4a,ageria 3erso,,e e,tr'ste- wit. *o,i-e,*e o,

-ei*ate 4atters) s'*. as t.e *'sto-() .a,-i,g) or *are a,- 3rote*tio, o t.e e43o(er;s 3ro3ert(

T.e betra(a o t.is tr'st is t.e esse,*e o t.e oe,se or w.i*. a, e43o(ee is 3e,aie-

Ma,age4e,t;s oss o tr'st a,- *o,i-e,*e o, 3etitio,er was we >'stiie- Pri8ate res3o,-e,ts

.a- e8er( rig.t to -is4iss 3etitio,er Petitio,er;s o,g 3erio- o -isa33eara,*e ro4 t.e s*e,e a,-

-e3art're or abroa- beore 4a5i,g a *ai4 o iega -is4issa -oes ,ot *o,trib'te to its

*re-ibiit(

No,et.eess) w.ie -is4issa 4a( tr'( be >'stiie- b( oss o *o,i-e,*e) t.e 4a,age4e,t aie-

to obser8e '( t.e 3ro*e-'ra re'ire4e,t o -'e 3ro*ess or t.e ter4i,atio, o 3etitio,er;s

e43o(4e,t Two ,oti*es s.o'- be se,t to t.e e43o(ee T.e res3o,-e,ts o,( se,t t.e irst

,oti*e) gea,e- ro4 t.e 4e4ora,-'4 T.ere was ,o se*o,- ,oti*e

RETRENCHMENTF NOTICE REG@IREMENTFSEPARATION PA


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AKA &OOD PROCESSIN! CORPORATION) 8s DAR


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se3aratio, 3a( is ost or ob8io's reaso,s

HACIENDA BINO=HORTENCIA STARKE) INC=HORTENCIA L STARKE VS CANDIDO

C@ENCA ET AL

!R No "#0%$ A3ri "#) 200#

&a*ts+ Ha*ie,-a Bi,o is a 2?69.e*tare s'gar 3a,tatio, o*ate- at Negros O**i-e,ta) a,-

re3rese,te- i, t.is *ase b( Horte,*ia L Star5e) ow,er a,- o3erator o t.e sai- .a*ie,-a T.e 6

i,-i8i-'a res3o,-e,ts were 3art o t.e wor5or*e o Ha*ie,-a Bi,o *o,sisti,g o 220 wor5ers)

3eror4i,g 8ario's wor5s) s'*. as *'ti8atio,) 3a,ti,g o *a,e 3oi,ts) ertiiatio,) wateri,g)

wee-i,g) .ar8esti,g) a,- oa-i,g o .ar8este- s'gar*a,es to *argo tr'*5s D'ri,g t.e o94ii,g

seaso,) 3etitio,er Star5e iss'e- a, Or-er or Noti*e w.i*. state-) t.at a Ha*ie,-a e43o(ees

w.o sig,e- i, a8or o CARP are e:3ressi,g t.eir -esire to get o't o e43o(4e,t o, t.eir ow,

8oitio, T.e res3o,-e,ts regar-e- s'*. ,oti*e as a ter4i,atio, o t.eir e43o(4e,t As a

*o,se'e,*e) t.e( ie- a *o43ai,t or iega -is4issa T.e res3o,-e,ts as *o43ai,a,ts aege-

t.at t.e( are reg'ar a,- 3er4a,e,t wor5ers o t.e .a*ie,-a a,- t.at t.e( were -is4isse-

wit.o't >'st a,- aw' *a'se

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&a*ts+ Petitio,er Aaba,g Co',tr( C'b I,* /ACCI1) is a sto*5) ,o,93roit *or3oratio, t.at

o3erates a,- 4ai,tai,s a *o',tr( *'b a,- 8ario's s3orts a,- re*reatio,a a*iities or t.e

e:*'si8e 'se o its 4e4bers So4eti4e i, "?) &ra,*is*o &errer) t.e, Presi-e,t o ACCI)

re'este- its I,ter,a A'-itor) to *o,-'*t a st'-( o, t.e 3roitabiit( o ACCI;s &oo- a,-

Be8erage De3art4e,t /& B De3art4e,t1 Co,se'e,t() re3ort s.owe- t.at ro4 "$ to "?)

& B De3art4e,t .a- bee, i,*'rri,g s'bsta,tia osses Reaii,g t.at it was ,o o,ger 3roitabe

or ACCI to 4ai,tai, its ow, & B De3art4e,t) t.e 4a,age4e,t -e*i-e- to *ease ro4 o3erati,g

t.e -e3art4e,t a,- to o3e, t.e sa4e to a *o,tra*tor) s'*. as a *o,*essio,aire) w.i*. wo'- be

wii,g to o3erate its ow, oo- a,- be8erage b'si,ess wit.i, t.e *'b T.'s) ACCI se,t its & B

De3art4e,t e43o(ee;s i,-i8i-'a etters i,or4i,g t.e4 t.at t.eir ser8i*es were bei,g

ter4i,ate- a,- t.at t.e( wo'- be 3ai- se3aratio, 3a( T.e @,io, i, t'r,) wit. t.e a't.orit( o

i,-i8i-'a res3o,-e,ts) ie- a *o43ai,t or iega -is4issa

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agai,st Ra4o, D'>'a A o t.e4 were 3ro4ise- wor5 abroa- '3o, 3a(4e,t o ees b't t.e(

were ,ot a*t'a( -e3o(e- Ra4o, 3ea-e- ,ot g'it( a,- -e,ie- t.e aegatio,s t.at .e was a

re*r'iter

Iss'e+ 'a) et a

He-+ T.e esse,tia ee4e,ts o t.e *ri4e o iega re*r'it4e,t i, arge s*ae are+ "1 T.e a**'se-

e,gages i, a*ts o re*r'it4e,t a,- 3a*e4e,t o wor5ers -ei,e- ',-er Arti*e "? /b1 or i, a,(

3ro.ibite- a*ti8ities ',-er Arti*e ?% o t.e Labor Co-eF 21 t.e a**'se- .as ,ot *o43ie- wit. t.e

g'i-ei,es iss'e- b( t.e Se*retar( o Labor a,- E43o(4e,t 3arti*'ar( wit. res3e*t to t.e

se*'ri,g o a i*e,se or a, a't.orit( to re*r'it a,- -e3o( wor5ers eit.er o*a( or o8erseasF a,-

?1 t.e a**'se- *o44its t.e ',aw' a*ts agai,st t.ree or 4ore 3erso,s i,-i8i-'a( or as a

gro'3

A t.ree ee4e,ts were estabis.e- be(o,- reaso,abe -o'bt

&irst) t.e testi4o,ies o t.e *o43ai,i,g wit,esses satisa*tori( 3ro8e- t.at D'>'a 3ro4ise-

t.e4 e43o(4e,t a,- ass're- t.e4 o 3a*e4e,t o8erseas A o t.e4 i-e,tiie- D'>'a as t.e

3erso, w.o re*r'ite- t.e4 or e43o(4e,t abroa- As agai,st t.e 3ositi8e a,- *ategori*a

testi4o,ies o t.e t.ree *o43ai,a,ts) D'>'a;s 4ere -e,ias *a,,ot 3re8ai As o,g as t.e

3rose*'tio, is abe to estabis.t.ro'g. *re-ibe testi4o,ia e8i-e,*e t.at D'>'a .as e,gage- i,

iega re*r'it4e,t ) a *o,8i*tio, or t.e oe,se *a, 8er( we be >'stiie-

Se*o,-) D'>'a -i- ,ot .a8e a,( i*e,se or a't.orit( to re*r'it 3erso,s or o8erseas wor5) as

s.ow, b( t.e Certii*atio, iss'e- b( t.e POEA Neit.er -i- .is e43o(er) 'a ',-ertoo5 t.e re*r'it4e,t o 4ore t.a, t.ree

3erso,s

CBAF RE&@SAL TO RENE!OTIATE ECONOMIC PROVISIONS O& THE CBA B THE

MANA!EMENT CONSTIT@TES @LP

!ENERAL MILLIN! CORPORATION VS HON CO@RT O& APPEALS

!R No "%62$ &ebr'ar( "") 200%

&a*ts+ !e,era Mii,g Cor3oratio, e43o(e- "0 wor5ers A t.e e43o(ees were 4e4bers o a


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',io, w.i*. is a -'( *ertiie- bargai,i,g age,t T.e !MC a,- t.e ',io, e,tere- i,to a *oe*ti8e

bargai,i,g agree4e,t w.i*. i,*'-e- t.e iss'e o re3rese,tatio, t.at is ee*ti8e or a ter4 o

t.ree (ears w.i*. wi e:3ire o, No8e4ber ?0) "" O, No8e4ber 2) "") a -a( beore t.e

e:3iratio, o t.e CBA) t.e ',io, se,t !MC a 3ro3ose- CBA) wit. a re'est t.at a *o',ter

3ro3osa be s'b4itte- wit.i, te, -a(s o, O*tober "") !MC re*ei8e- *oe*ti8e a,- i,-i8i-'a

etters ro4 t.e ',io, 4e4bers stati,g t.at t.e( .a8e wit.-raw, ro4 t.eir ',io, 4e4bers.i3

O, De*e4ber ") "") t.e ',io, -is*ai4e- a,( 4assi8e -isaiiatio, o its ',io, 4e4bers O,

a,'ar( "?) "2) !MC -is4isse- a, e43o(ee w.o is a ',io, 4e4ber T.e ',io, 3rote*te- t.e

e43o(ee a,- re'este- !MC to s'b4it to t.e grie8a,*e 3ro*e-'re 3ro8i-e- b( t.e CBA) b't

!MC arg'e- t.at t.ere was ,o basis to ,egotiate wit. a ',io, w.i*. is ,o o,ger e:isti,g T.e

',io, t.e, ie- a *ase wit. t.e Labor Arbiter b't t.e atter r'e- t.at t.ere 4'st irst be a

*ertii*atio, ee*tio, to -eter4i,e i t.e ',io, sti e,>o(s t.e s'33ort o t.e wor5ers

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ro4 t.e ',io, 4e4bers i,-i*ate t.at !MC i,terere- wit. t.e rig.t o its e43o(ee to se9

orga,iatio,

@NIONSF @N&AIR LABOR PRACTICEF STRIKESF ILLE!AL DISMISSAL

STAM&ORD MARKETIN! CORP) ET AL VS OSEPHINE @LIAN) ET AL

!R No "%#%6 &ebr'ar( 2%) 200%

&a*ts+ O, No8e4ber 2) "%) oio -e a Cr') 3resi-e,t o t.e P.ii33i,e Agri*'t'ra

Co44er*ia a,- I,-'stria


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res3o,-e,t *or3oratio,s were ',-er o,e 4a,age4e,t

&irst Case+ T.e -is4issa was iega a,- Sta4or- was or-ere- to rei,state t.e *o43ai,a,ts as

we as 3a( t.e ba*5wages a,- ot.er be,eits *ai4e- It was .e- t.at t.e reassig,4e,t a,-

tra,ser o t.e *o43ai,a,ts were or4s o i,terere,*e i, t.e or4atio, a,- 4e4bers.i3 o a

',io,) a, ',air abor 3ra*ti*e Sta4or- aso aie- to s'bsta,tiate t.eir *ai4 t.at t.e sai-

e43o(ees aba,-o,e- t.eir e43o(4e,t It aso aie- to 3ro8e t.e ,e*essit( o t.e *as. -e3osit

o P2)000 a,- aie- to 'r,is. writte, ,oti*e o -is4issa to a,( *o43ai,a,ts &'rt.er) it aie-

to 3ro8e 3a(4e,ts o t.e a4o',ts bei,g *ai4e-

Se*o,- Case+ T.e stri5e was iega a,- t.e oi*ers o t.e ',io, .a8e ost t.eir e43o(4e,t

stat's) t.'s ter4i,ati,g t.eir e43o(4e,t wit. !SP !SP is .owe8er or-ere- to rei,state t.e

*o43ai,a,ts w.o were 4e4bers o t.e ',io, wit.o't ba*5wages) sa8e so4e e43o(ees

s3e*iie- It was estabis.e- t.at t.e ',io, was ,ot registere-) a,- t.'s .a- stage- a, iega

stri5e T.e oi*ers o t.e ',io, s.o'- be iabe a,- -is4isse-) b't t.e 4e4bers s.o'- ,ot) as

t.e( a*te- i, goo- ait. i, t.e beie t.at t.eir a*tio,s were wit.i, ega bo',-s

T.ir- Case+ !SP was or-ere- to 3a( ea*. *o43ai,a,t t.eir *ai4s) as *o43'te- b( ea*.

i,-i8i-'a A ot.er *ai4s were -is4isse- or a*5 o 4erit T.e Labor Arbiter o',- 3etitio,ers

iabe or saar( -iere,tias a,- ot.er 4o,etar( *ai4s or 3etitio,ers; ai're to s'i*ie,t(

3ro8e t.at it .a- 3ai- t.e sa4e to *o43ai,a,ts as re'ire- b( aw It was aso or-ere- to ret'r,

t.e *as. -e3osits o t.e *o43ai,a,ts) *iti,g t.e sa4e reaso,s as i, t.e &irst Case

O, a33ea) t.e NLRC air4e- t.e -e*isio, i, t.e &irst a,- T.ir- Cases) b't set asi-e t.e

>'-g4e,t o t.e Se*o,- Case or 'rt.er 3ro*ee-i,gs i, 8iew o t.e a*t'a iss'es i,8o8e-

O, Ma( "%) "6) a Petitio, to De*are t.e Stri5e Iega was ie- w.i*. was -e*i-e- i, a8or o

Sta4or-) '3.o-i,g t.e -is4issa o t.e ',io, oi*ers T.e oi*ers 4a-e ,o 3rior ,oti*e to

stri5e) ,o 8ote was ta5e, a4o,g ',io, 4e4bers) a,- t.e iss'e i,8o8e- was ,o,9stri5abe) a

-e4a,- or saar( i,*reases

O, ee8atio, to t.e a33eate *o'rt) it was r'e- t.at t.e oi*ers s.o'- be gi8e, se3aratio, 3a()

a,- t.at a*i,a B'rabo- a,- t.e rest o t.e 4e4bers s.o'- be rei,state- wit.o't oss o

se,iorit() 3's ba*5wages It 3ro8i-e- or t.e 3a(4e,t o t.e ba*5wages -es3ite t.e iegait( o

t.e stri5e be*a'se t.e -is4issas were -o,e 3rior to t.e stri5e S'*. is *o,si-ere- a, ',air abor

3ra*ti*e as t.ere was a*5 o -'e 3ro*ess a,- 8ai- *a'se T.'s) t.e -is4isse- e43o(ees were sti

e,tite- to ba*5wages a,- rei,state4e,t) wit. e:*e3tio, to t.e ',io, oi*ers w.o 4a( be gi8e,

se3aratio, 3a( -'e to strai,e- reatio,s wit. t.eir e43o(ers


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re3( e:3ai,i,g t.at be*a'se o t.e 3e,-e,*( o .is *o43ai,t or iega s's3e,sio, wit. t.e

Labor arbiter) .e *o'- ,ot re3ort or wor5 Res3o,-e,t) i,-i,g t.e 3etitio,er;s writte,

e:3a,atio, i,s'i*ie,t) -e*i-e- to ter4i,ate .is ser8i*es 8ia a Noti*e o Ter4i,atio,

Co,se'e,t() 3etitio,er ie- a, a4e,-e- *o43ai,t or iega -is4issa

Iss'e+ 'stiie- re'sa o t.e e43o(ee

to res'4e .is e43o(4e,t wit.o't a,( i,te,tio, o ret'r,i,g

T.e abo8e twi, esse,tia re'ire4e,ts or aba,-o,4e,t to e:ist are ,ot 3rese,t i, t.e *ase at

bar Petitio,er;s abse,*e is ,ot wit.o't a >'stiiabe reaso, It 4'st be re*ae- t.at '3o, re*ei3t

o t.e Noti*e to Ter4i,ate b( reaso, o aba,-o,4e,t) 3etitio,er se,t res3o,-e,t a etter

e:3ai,i,g t.at .e *o'- ,ot go ba*5 to wor5 be*a'se o t.e 3e,-e,*( o .is *o43ai,t or iega

s's3e,sio, A,- i44e-iate( ater .e was -is4isse- or aba,-o,4e,t o wor5) .e ost ,o ti4e to

a4e,- .is *o43ai,t to iega -is4issa T.is ao,e ,egates a,( i,te,tio, o, .is 3art to orsa5e

.is wor5 It is a sette- -o*tri,e t.at t.e ii,g o a *o43ai,t or iega -is4issa is i,*o,siste,t

wit. t.e *.arge o aba,-o,4e,t) or a, e43o(ee w.o ta5es ste3s to 3rotest .is -is4issa *a,,ot

b( ogi* be sai- to .a8e aba,-o,e- .is wor5

ABANDONMENT O&


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were ,ot e,tite- to ba*5wages a,- se3aratio, 3a( T.e Co'rt o A33eas i, t'r, r'e- t.at t.e

-is4issa o t.e 3etitio,ers was ,ot iega be*a'se t.e( .a- aba,-o,e- t.eir e43o(4e,t

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