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G.R. No. 168317 - DUP SOUND PHILS. AND/OR MANUEL TAN, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND CIRILO A. PIAL.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Cited Laws

RA 309,RA 454,RA 36,RA 683,RA 283,RA 181,RA 234,RA 169,RA 677,RA 23,RA 192,RA 335,RA 184,RA 375,RA 362,RA 289,RA 500,RA 815,RA 220,RA 17,
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TL;DR — Ruling

WHEREFORE , the instant petition is DENIED. The November 24, 2004 Decision of the Court of Appeals, which reinstated the July 25, 2002 Decision of the Labor Arbiter, is AFFIRMED with MODIFICATION to the effect that, instead of reinstatement, petitioners are directed to pay private respondent separation pay equivalent to one month salary for every year of service from January 1996 until finality of this Decision.

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Ruling

WHEREFORE , the instant petition is DENIED. The November 24, 2004 Decision of the Court of Appeals, which reinstated the July 25, 2002 Decision of the Labor Arbiter, is AFFIRMED with MODIFICATION to the effect that, instead of reinstatement, petitioners are directed to pay private respondent separation pay equivalent to one month salary for every year of service from January 1996 until finality of this Decision. Petitioners are also ordered to pay private respondent backwages counted from August 22, 2001 until finality of this Decision. SO ORDERED.