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Wah Yuen Restaurant vs. Primo Jayona

WAH YUEN RESTAURANT, Petitioner, versus PRIMO JAYONA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 159448 | 2005-12-16

D E C I S I O N 


CARPIO MORALES, J.: 

Primo Jayona (respondent) was hired in December 1998 as Assistant Manager of Wah Yuen Restaurant (petitioner). 

By respondent's claim, his initial monthly salary was P9,000.00, which was increased to P9,450.00 effective January 15, 2000. 

By letter-memorandum dated January 5, 2000,[1] Betty Chua, the President of petitioner, directed respondent to explain within 72 hours why he should not be dismissed from the service for grave dishonesty and loss of confidence for billing a customer in an amount considerably less than the cost of the actual stuff ordered. And Betty warned respondent...