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Kulas Ideas & Creations, et al. Vs. Juliet Alcoseba, et al.

KULAS IDEAS & CREATIONS, GIL FRANCIS MANINGO AND MA. RACHEL MANINGO, Petitioners, versus JULIET ALCOSEBA AND FLORDELINDA ARAO-ARAO, Respondents

G.R. No. 180123 | 2010-02-18

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

In 1996, respondents Juliet Alcoseba (Juliet) and Flordelinda Arao-arao (Flordelinda) were employed as sales attendants of herein petitioner KULAS Ideas & Creations (KULAS), a gift boutique owned by petitioners Gil Francis Maningo and Ma. Rachel Maningo.

As part of their duties and responsibilities, Juliet and Flordelinda were tasked to sell KULAS's products, prepare weekly sales reports and assist the clerk in the monthly inventory of saleable goods.[1]

In February 2000, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) inspected the outlet of KULAS in Ayala Center in Cebu where Juliet and Flordelinda...