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Abbott Laboratories (Phil.) Inc. et al vs. NLRC. et al.

ABBOTT LABORATORIES (PHILIPPINES), INC., and JAIME C. VICTA, petitioners, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and ALBERT BOBADILLA, respondents.

G.R. No. L-76959 | 1987-10-12

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the decision of respondent National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) which set aside the Labor Arbiter's decision dismissing the complaint and instead entered a new decision ordering the complainant's reinstatement with full backwages from the date of his termination until his actual reinstatement.

The antecedent facts as found by the Labor Arbiter and reiterated in the NLRC decision are undisputed:

"Complainant Bobadilla started his employment with respondent company sometime in May 1982. After undergoing training, in September, 1982, complainant...