55, jaka vs. pacot,
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JAKA FOOD PROCESSING CORP VS. PACOT
G.R. No. 151378. March 28, 2005
Garcia, J.:
FACTS:
Darwin Pacot, Robert Parohinog, David Bisnar, Maron Do!ingo, Rhoe "escano and Jonathan
Cagabcab were earier hired b# $etitioner JA%A Foods Processing Cor$oration &JA%A, 'or short(
)nti the atter ter!inated their e!$o#!ent on A)g)st *+, ++- beca)se the cor$oration was in
dire 'inancia straits.
/t is not dis$)ted, however, that the ter!ination was e''ected witho)t JA%A co!$#ing with the
re0)ire!ent )nder Artice *12 o' the "abor Code regarding the service o' a written notice )$on
the e!$o#ees and the De$art!ent o' "abor and 3!$o#!ent at east one &( !onth be'ore the
intended date o' ter!ination.
Res$ondents se$arate# 'ied with the regiona Arbitration Branch o' the 4ationa "abor
Reations Co!!ission &4"RC( co!$aints 'or iega dis!issa, )nder$a#!ent o' wages and
non$a#!ent o' service incentive eave and 2th
!onth $a# against JA%A and its 5RD Manager
Rosana Casteo.
A'ter d)e $roceedings, the "abor Arbiter rendered a decision627
decaring the ter!ination iega
and ordering JA%A and its 5RD Manager to reinstate res$ondents with ') bac8 wages, and
se$aration $a# i' reinstate!ent is not $ossibe.
JA%A went on a$$ea to the 4"RC, which, in a decision dated A)g)st 29, +++,67
a''ir!ed in
toto that o' the "abor Arbiter.
JA%A 'ied a !otion 'or reconsideration. Acting thereon, the 4"RC ca!e o)t with another
decision !odi'#ing its earier decision.
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Present Case
Dis!issa was based on a ?)st ca)se Res$ondents were dis!issed d)e to
retrenchment, which is one o' the
a)thori@ed ca)ses )nder Artice *12 o' the
sa!e Code.
A dis!issa 'or !st ca!se )nder Artice
*1* i!$ies that the e!$o#ee concerned
has co!!itted, or is g)it# o', so!e
vioation against the e!$o#er Does not
re0)ire se$aration $a#
Dis!issa 'or an a!thor"#e$ ca!se )nder
Artice *12 does not necessari# i!$#
dein0)enc# or c)$abiit# on the $art o'
the e!$o#ee. /nstead, the dis!issa
$rocess is initiated b# the e!$o#ers
eercise o' his !anage!ent $rerogative
re0)ires se$aration $a#
The sanction sho)d be in the nat)re o'
inde!ni'ication or $enat# and sho)d
de$end on the 'acts o' each case, ta8ing
into s$ecia consideration the gravit# o' the
d)e $rocess vioation o' the e!$o#er.
/t convincing# showed that the res$ondenta$$eant cor$oration was in dire 'inancia
straits, which the co!$ainantsa$$eees 'aied to dis$)te. The osses inc)rred b# the
res$ondenta$$eant cor$oration are cear# s)bstantia and s)''icient# $roven with
cear and satis'actor# evidence. "i8ewise, it is estabished that JA%A 'aied to co!$# with the notice re0)ire!ent )nder
the sa!e Artice. The r)e, there'ore, is that in a cases o' b)siness cos)re or cessation o' o$eration or
)nderta8ing o' the e!$o#er, the a''ected e!$o#ee is entited to se$aration $a#
%&C%P'()N: when the cos)re o' b)siness or cessation o' o$erations is d)e to serio)s
b)siness osses or 'inancia reversesE d)# $roved, in which case, the right o' a''ected
e!$o#ees to se$aration $a# is ost 'or obvio)s reasons. According#, the res$ondents were ordered to $a# 'or the da!ages inc)rred b# the
res$ondents.
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