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Sime Darby Pilipinas Vs. NLRC, et al.

SIME DARBY PILIPINAS, INC., petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (2ND DIVISION) and SIME DARBY SALARIED EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (ALU-TUCP), respondents.

G.R. No. 119205 | 1998-04-15

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J:

Is the act of management in revising the work schedule of its employees and discarding their paid lunch break constitutive of unfair labor practice?

Sime Darby Pilipinas, Inc., petitioner, is engaged in the manufacture of automotive tires, tubes and other rubber products. Sime Darby Salaried Employees Association (ALU-TUCP), private respondent, is an association of monthly salaried employees of petitioner at its Marikina factory. Prior to the present controversy, all company factory workers in Marikina including members of private respondent union worked from 7:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. with a 30-minute paid...