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United Coconut Chemicals Inc. vs. Valmores

UNITED COCONUT CHEMICALS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. VICTORIANO B. VALMORES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 201018 | 2017-07-12

DECISION
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
The base figure in the determination of full backwages is fixed at the salary rate received by the employee at the time he was illegally dismissed. The award shall include the benefits and allowances regularly received by the employee as of the time of the illegal dismissal, as well as those granted under the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), if any.
 
The Case

The petitioner United Coconut Chemicals, Inc. (UCCI) appeals the decision promulgated on August 23, 2011,[1]whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) upheld the order of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)[2] to remand the case to the...