SAMASAH-NUWHRAIN vs Hon Buenvaentura Magsalin

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THIRD DIVISION

SAMAHAN NG MGA MANGGAGAWA SA

HYATT (SAMASAH-NUWHRAIN),Petitioner,

- versus -

HON. VOLUNTARY

ARBITRATOR BUENAVENTURAC. MAGSALIN

and HOTELENTERPRISES OF THE

PHILIPPINES, INC.,

Respondents.

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SAMAHAN NG MGA MANGGAGAWA SA

HYATT (SAMASAH-NUWHRAIN),

Petitioner,

- versus -

HOTEL ENTERPRISES OF THEPHILIPPINES, INC.,

Respondent.

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Present:

CARPIO

MORALES,J.,

Chairperson,

BRION,

BERSAMIN,

ABAD,and

VILLARAMA,

R.,JJ.

Pro!u"#ated:

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DECISION

VILLARAMA, R., J.*

Be(ore t)is Court are t*o +onso"idated petitions (i"ed petitioner Samahan ng

mga Manggagawa saatt-N/0RAIN-APL under Ru"e 12 o( t)e '334 Ru"es o(

Civi" Pro+edure, as a!ended. 5)e (irst petition, do+6eted as 7.R. No. '$1383, assai"s

t)e Reso"utions dated O+toer 8, %&&8+!and Au#ust '8, %&&1+'o( t)e Court o(

Appea"s 9CA in CA-7.R. SP No. 4;8$1, *)i+) dis!issed petitioners petition (or

revie* at t)e CA (or ein# t)e *ron# re!ed. 5)e se+ond petition, do+6eted as 7.R.

No. '4%8&8, assai"s t)e De+ision+%dated De+e!er '$, %&&2 and

Reso"ution+#dated Apri" '%, %&&$ o( t)e CA in CA-7.R. SP No. 4414;, !odi(in#

t)e res+o

restaurant and a dire+tor o( t)e union, re(used to e (ris6ed t)e se+urit

personne". 5)e in+ident *as reported to t)e )ote"s u!an Resour+es Depart!ent

9RD, *)i+) issued a Me!orandu!+"to Cara#da# on >eruar 2, %&&', re?uirin#
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)i! to e=p"ain in *ritin# *it)in (ort-ei#)t 91; )ours (ro! noti+e *) no

dis+ip"inar a+tion s)ou"d e ta6en a#ainst )i!. 5)e (o""o*in# da, on >eruar $,

%&&', Cara#da# a#ain re(used to e (ris6ed t)e se+urit personne". 5)us,

on >eruar ;, %&&', t)e RD issued anot)er Me!orandu!+&

re?uirin# )i! toe=p"ain.

On >eruar '1, %&&', t)e RD i!posed on Cara#da# t)e pena"t o( repri!and (or

t)e >eruar 8, %&&' in+ident, *)i+) *as +onsidered a (irst o((ense, and suspended

)i! (or t)ree das (or t)e >eruar $, %&&' in+ident, *)i+) *as +onsidered as a

se+ond o((ense.+Bot) pena"ties *ere in a++ordan+e *it) t)e )ote"s Code o(

Dis+ip"ine.

Suse?uent", on >eruar %%, %&&', *)en Mi6e Mora", t)e !ana#er o( atts

Ca(e A" >res+o and Cara#da#s i!!ediate superior, *as aout to +ounse" t*o sta((

!e!ers, Larr La+a!a+a" and A""an A"varo, at t)e trainin# roo!, Cara#da#

sudden" opened t)e door and e""ed at t)e t*o *it) an enra#ed "oo6. In a disturin#

voi+e )e said,Ang titigas talaga ng ulo nyo. Sinabi ko na sa inyo na huwag kayong

makikipagusap sa management habang ongoing pa ang kaso@ 9ou are ver stuorn.

I to"d ou not to spea6 to !ana#e!ent *)i"e t)e +ase is on#oin#@ Mora" as6edCara#da# *)at t)e pro"e! *as and in(or!ed )i! t)at )e *as si!p" ta"6in# to )is

sta((. Mora" a"so to"d Cara#da# t)at )e did not )ave t)e ri#)t to interrupt and

inti!idate )i! durin# )is +ounse"in# session *it) )is sta((.

On >eruar %8, %&&', Mora" issued a Me!orandu!+$re?uirin# Cara#da# to

e=p"ain )is a+tions in t)e trainin# roo!. Cara#da# su!itted )is *ritten e=p"anation

on >eruar %2, %&&'+!narratin# t)at )e *as in(or!ed so!eone t)at La+a!a+a"

and A"varo *ere re?uestin# (or )is assistan+e e+ause Mora" )ad invited t)e! to t)e

trainin# roo!. Be"ievin# t)at )e s)ou"d advise t)e t*o t)at t)e s)ou"d e

a++o!panied a union o((i+er to an in?uisition, )e *ent to t)e trainin#

roo!. o*ever, e(ore )e +ou"d enter t)e door, Mora" "o+6ed )i!. 5)us, )e to"d

La+a!a+a" and A"varo t)at t)e s)ou"d e assisted a union representative e(ore
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#ivin# an state!ent to !ana#e!ent. Cara#da# a"so praed t)at Mora" e

investi#ated (or )arassin# union o((i+ers and union !e!ers.

On >eruar %;, %&&', Mora" (ound t)e e=p"anations unsatis(a+tor. In aMe!orandu!+!!issued on t)e sa!e date, Mora" )e"d Cara#da# "ia"e (or O((enses

Su


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Based on t)e (indin#s o( t)e Investi#ation Board dated Ma '3, %&&' *)i+)

*as approved t)e 7enera" Mana#er Mr. David Pa+e on t)e sa!e da and *)i+)

did not !erit an reversa" or !odi(i+ation a(ter t)e )earin# on our appea" on Ma%1, %&&', t)e pena"t o( DISMISSAL is t)ere(ore a((ir!ed to ta6e e((e+t on une ',

%&&'.

Cara#da#s dis!issa" *as ?uestioned petitioner, and t)e dispute *as re(erred

to vo"untar aritration upon a#ree!ent o( t)e parties. On Ma $, %&&%, t)e Vo"untar

Aritrator rendered a de+ision,+!&t)e dispositive portion o( *)i+) reads:

0ERE>ORE, pre!ises +onsidered, t)is Ariter ru"es t)at t)e t)ree separate

suspensions o( Mr. Cara#da# are va"id, )is dis!issa" is "e#a" and OSDA 1.8% o(atts Code o( Dis+ip"ine is reasona"e.

o*ever, (or )u!anitarian +onsiderations, att is )ere ordered to #rant

(inan+ia" assistan+e to Mr. Cara#da# in t)e a!ount o( One undred 5)ousand Pesos9P)P'&&,&&&.&&.

In (indin# t)e t)ree separate suspensions o( Cara#da# va"id, t)e Vo"untar

Aritrator reasoned t)at t)e union o((i+ers and !e!ers )ad no ri#)t to rea+)

+o!pan ru"es and re#u"ations on se+urit and e!p"oee dis+ip"ine on t)e asis o(

+ertain suspi+ions a#ainst !ana#e!ent and an on#oin# CBA ne#otiation

stando((. 5)e Vo"untar Aritrator a"so (ound t)at *)en Cara#da# advised

La+a!a+a" and A"varo not to #ive an state!ent, )e t)reatened and inti!idated )is

superior *)i"e t)e "atter *as per(or!in# )is duties. Moreover, t)ere is no reason *)

)e did not arran#e )is ti!e-o(( *it) t)e Depart!ent ead +on+erned. 5)us, Cara#da#

*as va"id" dis!issed pursuant to OSDA 1.8% o( atts Code o( Dis+ip"ine, *)i+)

states t)at an e!p"oee *)o +o!!its t)ree di((erent a+ts o( !is+ondu+t *it)in a

t*e"ve 9'%-!ont) period +o!!its serious !is+ondu+t.

Petitioner sou#)t re+onsideration o( t)e de+ision *)i"e respondent (i"ed a!otion (or partia" re+onsideration. o*ever, t)e Vo"untar Aritrator denied ot)

!otions on Ma %$, %&&8.+!

On Au#ust ', %&&8, petitioner assai"ed t)e de+ision o( t)e Vo"untar Aritrator

e(ore t)e CA in a petition (or certiorari*)i+) *as do+6eted as CA-7.R. SP No.
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4;8$1.+!$As !entioned at t)e outset, t)e CA dis!issed t)e petition outri#)t (or ein#

t)e *ron# re!ed. 5)e CA e=p"ained:

Ru"e 18, Se+tion 2 o( t)e '334 Ru"es o( Civi" Pro+edure e=p"i+it" provides

t)at t)e proper !ode o( appea" (ro!


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separation pa or ot)er (inan+ia" assistan+e to an e!p"oee dis!issed (or


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sa!e is an i!proper !ode o( appea" and se+ond, *)et)er t)e CA erred in de"etin# t)e

a*ard o( (inan+ia" assistan+e in t)e a!ount o( P'&&,&&&.&& to Cara#da#.

On t)e (irst issue, petitioner ar#ues t)at e+ause de+isions rendered vo"untar aritrators are issued under 5it"e VII-A o( t)e Laor Code, t)e are not

+overed Ru"e 18 o( t)e '334 Ru"es o( Civi" Pro+edure, as a!ended, e=press

provision o( Se+tion % t)ereo(. Se+tion %, petitioner points out, e=press" provides t)at

Ru"e 18 s)a"" not app" to


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9no* e!odied in Ru"e 18 o( t)e '334 Ru"es o( Civi" Pro+edure,


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SEC5ION '. Scope. - 5)is Ru"e s)a"" app" to appea"s (ro!


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On t)e se+ond issue, petitioner ar#ues t)at Cara#da# is entit"ed to (inan+ia" assistan+e

in t)e a!ount o( P'&&,&&& on )u!anitarian +onsiderations. Petitioner stresses t)at

Cara#da#s in(ra+tions *ere due to )is ein# a union o((i+er and )is a+ts did not s)o*

!ora" depravit. Petitioner a"so adds t)at, *)i"e it is true t)at t)e a*ard o( (inan+ia"assistan+e is #iven on" (or dis!issa"s due to +auses spe+i(ied under Arti+"es %;8 and

%;1 o( t)e Laor Code, as a!ended, t)is Court )as, *a o( e=+eption, a""o*ed t)e

#rant o( (inan+ia" assistan+e to an e!p"oee dis!issed (or


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(inan+ia" assistan+e, or *)atever ot)er na!e it is +a""ed, on t)e #round o(

so+ia"


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a# inspe+tion and od (ris6in#. e *as "i6e*ise suspended (or t)reatenin# and

inti!idatin# a superior *)i"e t)e "atter *as +ounse"in# )is sta((. e *as a#ain

suspended (or "eavin# )is *or6 assi#n!ent *it)out per!ission. Evident",

Cara#da#s a+ts +onstitute serious !is+ondu+t.

InPiea v. 'anao el #orte +lectric Cooperative, Inc. ,+%'*e ru"ed t)at a series o(

irre#u"arities *)en put to#et)er !a +onstitute serious !is+ondu+t, *)i+) under

Arti+"e %;% o( t)e Laor Code, as a!ended, is a

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