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Union Motor Corporation vs NLRC, et al.

UNION MOTOR CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and ALEJANDRO A. ETIS, respondents.

G.R. No. 159738 | 2004-12-09

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari filed by petitioner Union Motor Corporation of the April 10, 2003 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 73602 which affirmed the decision of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) holding that respondent Alejandro A. Etis was illegally dismissed from his employment.

On October 23, 1993, the respondent was hired by the petitioner as an automotive mechanic at the service department in the latter's Paco Branch. In 1994, he was transferred to the Caloocan City Branch, where his latest monthly salary was P6,330.00. During his...