G.R. No. 192571 - ABBOTT LABORATORIES, PHILIPPINES, CECILLE A. TERRIBLE, EDWIN D. FEIST, MARIA OLIVIA T. YABUT-MISA, TERESITA C. BERNARDO, AND ALLAN G. ALMAZAR, VS. PEARLIE ANN F. ALCARAZ.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the Decision of the Labor Arbiter dated 31 March 2006 [sic] is hereby reversed, annulled and set aside and judgment is hereby rendered: 1. Finding respondents Abbot [sic] and individual respondents to have committed illegal dismissal; 2. Respondents are ordered to immediately reinstate complainant to her former position without loss of seniority rights immediately upon receipt hereof; 3. To jointly and severally pay complainant backwages computed from 16 May 2005 until finality of this decision. As of the date hereof the backwages is computed at a. Backwages for 15 months - PhP 1,650,000.00 b. 13th month pay - 110,000.00 TOTAL PhP 1,760,000.00 4. Respondents are ordered to pay complainant moral damages of P50,000.00 and exemplary damages of P50,000.00. 5. Respondents are also ordered to pay attorneys fees of 10% of the total award. 6. All other claims are dismissed for lack of merit. SO ORDERED.