Case Digest (G.R. No. 157371)
Facts:
In Elmer G. Andaya v. National Labor Relations Commission, International Ham & Sausage Manufacturing Co., Inc., G.R. No. 157371, July 15, 2005, the Supreme Court Third Division, Panganiban, J., writing for the Court, resolved a petition under Rule 45. The case originated from a complaint for illegal dismissal and money claims filed by Noli Paligutan, Exequiel Tabiosas and Elmer Andaya against International Ham & Sausage Manufacturing Co., Inc. before the Labor Arbiter. After submission of position papers and replies, the Labor Arbiter rendered a decision on June 14, 2000 awarding service incentive leave, holiday pay, and overtime pay to the three complainants while dismissing the other claims.Private respondent company filed a partial appeal with the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) docketed NLRC-CA No. 026356-00. On October 16, 2001 the NLRC reversed the Labor Arbiter’s monetary awards and dismissed the case for lack of merit; its denial of a motion for reconsideration was promulgated January 16, 2002. On appeal to the Court of Appeals (CA) via a petition for certiorari (CA-GR SP No. 70464), the Special Ninth Division (pen. Justice Mercedes Gozo‑Dadole, with Justices B. A. Adefuin‑de la Cruz and Danilo B. Pine) denied the petition in a November 11, 2002 Decision, holding that the NLRC did not gravely abuse its discretion in admitting on appeal a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and payroll and in giving them evidentiary weight; the CA denied reconsideration on February 27, 2003.
Petitioner then filed a Rule 45 petition for review before the Supreme Court, contending that the NLRC/CA erred in admitting evidence submitted only on appeal (the CBA and payroll) and in disregarding his log...(Subscriber-Only)
Issues:
- Did the Court of Appeals gravely err and abuse its discretion in affirming the NLRC’s reversal of the Labor Arbiter’s monetary awards by admitting and giving weight to evidence first submitted ...(Subscriber-Only)
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