G.R. No. 213128 - LOURDES SCHOOL QUEZON CITY, INC., VS. LUZ V. GARCIA.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE , the petition is GRANTED . The Decision dated February 29, 2012 and the Resolution dated April 18, 2012 of the Fourth Division of the National Labor Relations Commission are REVERSED and SET ASIDE and a new one entered declaring the dismissal of Luz Garcia as illegal and consequently ordering Lourdes School, Inc./Lourdes School Quezon City to pay her full backwages inclusive of allowances and other benefits or their monetary equivalent, from the time of her dismissal up to the finality of the decision, and separation pay in lieu of reinstatement equivalent to one month salary for every year of service, computed from the time of her engagement up to the finality of this decision, as well as attorney's fees equivalent to Ten Percent (10%) of the monetary award. The case is REMANDED to the labor arbiter for the purpose of computing the monetary awards. SO ORDERED.