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Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co vs N. Olegario etal.

LEPANTO CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE EXECUTIVE LABOR ARBITER NORMA C. OLEGARIO, TOMAS SIMONGO, THE SHERIFF OF THE CITY OF BAGUIO AND BENGUET, respondents.

G.R. No. 77437 | 1988-06-23

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

The sole issue involved in this case is whether or not a decision of the Labor Arbiter for the reinstatement of an employee and the payment of his back wages from the time of dismissal to the date of reinstatement which has become final and executory may be enforced inspite of the consistent rulings of this Court that the back wages that can be awarded in such instance shall in no case exceed three (3) years.

On March 3, 1982, private respondent Tomas Simongo filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), Sub-regional Arbitration Branch I, Baguio City, against petitioner claiming...