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Food Traders House vs NLRC and Barbara Camacho-Espino

FOOD TRADERS HOUSE, INC., petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and BARBARA A. CAMACHO-ESPINO, respondents.

G.R. No. 120677 | 1998-12-21

D E C I S I O N
 
BELLOSILLO, J.:

FOOD TRADERS HOUSE, INC. hired Barbara Camacho-Espino as its Marketing Manager. Eventually however discord set in between her and its President and General Manager Orlando Alinas. On 30 January 1992 Espino was summoned to the office of Alinas and summarily notified of her dismissal effective the following day. Petitioner withheld Espino's salary for the period 15-30 January 1992 and applied it to her personal loan with Alinas.

In a Complaint for Illegal Dismissal and Illegal Deduction filed by Espino against petitioner and Alinas, the Labor Arbiter found that Espino's dismissal was illegal as it...