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Nedira vs. NJ World Corporation

FLORENCIO B. NEDIRA,* SUBSTITUTED BY HIS WIFE EMMA G. NEDIRA, PETITIONER, VS. NJ WORLD CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY MICHELLE Y. BUALAT, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 240005 | 2022-12-06

D E C I S I O N
 
GESMUNDO, C.J.:
 
The civil procedure classification of causes of action into either personal or real may not be applied to a complaint for illegal dismissal because (1) an employment contract is one imbued with public interest, and (2) a complaint for illegal dismissal is not merely for redress of a private right but a command for the employer to make public reparation for his violation of the Labor Code.[1]

This is an Appeal by Certiorari[2] seeking to reverse and set aside the December 6, 2017 Decision[3] and the June 6, 2018 Resolution[4] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 142044....