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Capitol Industrial Construction Groups Vs. National Labor Relations Commission, Et Al.

CAPITOL INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION GROUPS, petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, THIRD DIVISION, PERCIVAL GRANADO (in his capacity as Sheriff of the NLRC), NATIONAL FEDERATIONS OF LABOR UNIONS (NAFLU), HENRY D. MONTE, ARNEL V. LAPORE, JOSE PAINANDOS, JOEL BALLEBAS, ANTONIO DE GUZMAN, ROBERTO D. VILLA and FLORO CAGOMOC, respondents.

G.R. No. 105359 | 1993-04-22

D E C I S I O N


GRIá'O-AQUINO, J.:

This is a case where the findings of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) and the Labor Arbiter differed from each other. The Labor Arbiter held that the private respondents were not regular, but project, employees who were validly dismissed upon the termination of their project. The NLRC found otherwise and held the employer liable for their illegal dismissal.

The private respondents were hired by the petitioner on different dates to work in its various projects. Before entering upon their duties, each of them executed an employment contract captioned "Appointment as Project Contract...