G.R. No. 225125 - MARLON L. ARCILLA, VS. ZULISIBS, INC., PIANDRE SALON, AND ROSALINDA FRANCISCO.R E S O L U T I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the complaint[s] for illegal dismissal and x x x money claims [are] DISMISSED for lack of merit. [8] The Ruling of the NLRC On 30 April 2015, the NLRC denied Marlon and Maricel's appeal and affirmed the Labor Arbiter's decision. The NLRC held that: WHEREFORE, premises considered, Complainants-Appellants' appeal is hereby DENIED. The March 9, 2015 Decision of Labor Arbiter Gaudencio P. Demaisip, Jr. is hereby AFFIRMED. [9] On 26 June 2015, Marlon and Maricel's Motion for Reconsideration [10] was denied by the NLRC for lack of merit, holding that "The resolution of [the] Commission dated April 30, 2015 STANDS undisturbed." [11] The Ruling of the Court of Appeals On 10 February 2016, Marlon and Maricel's petition for certiorari under Rule 65 was partially granted. Marlon's termination was held to be valid. As to Maricel, the Court of Appeals held that the NLRC and the Labor Arbiter erred in upholding the legality of her dismissal. The dispositive portion of the Decision [12] reads: WHEREFORE, the petition is PARTIALLY GRANTED. The Resolutions dated April 30, 2015 and June 26, 2015 of public respondent National Labor Relations Commission, Third Division, in NLRC LAC No. 04-001028-15/NLRC NCR No. 10-12582-14 are hereby AFFIRMED with MODIFICATIONS, in that the private respondents are ORDERED to pay MARICEL ARCILLA the following: 1) Backwages and all other benefits from September 26, 2014 until finality of this Decision; 2) Separation pay equivalent to one (1) month salary for every year of service; 3) Moral and exemplary damages in the amount of Php 50,000.00 4) Attorney's fees equivalent to ten percent (10%) of the total monetary award; and 5) Legal interest of six percent (6%) per annum on the total monetary awards from the finality of this Decision until full payment thereof. The appropriate Computation Division of the National Labor Relations Commission is hereby ordered to COMPUTE and UPDATE the award as herein determined WITH DISPATCH. All other aspects of the assailed Resolutions STAND. SO ORDERED.