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TOYOTA ALABANG, INC., PETITIONER, VS. EDWIN GAMES, RESPONDENT. [DISSENTING OPINION BERSAMIN, J.]

TOYOTA ALABANG, INC., PETITIONER, VS. EDWIN GAMES, RESPONDENT. [DISSENTING OPINION BERSAMIN, J.]

G.R. No. 206612 | 2015-08-17

DISSENTING OPINION


BERSAMIN, J.:

Recognizing the imbalance of power between Management and Labor, the Court often gravitates towards the latter as a measure of compassion under the principle of social justice. However, our mandate to protect and promote the rights of employees should not lead us to ignore altogether the cause of the employers whose rights are just as forcefully protected under the law. In dispensing justice between Management and Labor, therefore, we should bear in mind that in the realm of labor law, the proposition that technical rules of procedure should not rigidly apply equally favors Management and Labor.[1]

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