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Irene Martel Francisco Vs. Numeriano Mallen, Jr.

IRENE MARTEL FRANCISCO, Petitioner, versus NUMERIANO MALLEN, JR., Respondent

G.R. No. 173169 | 2010-09-22

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This petition for review[1] assails the 16 September 2005 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 72115. The Court of Appeals set aside the 21 December 2001 Decision[3] of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) in NLRC NCR CA No. 022641-00 and reinstated the 25 August 1999 Decision[4] of the Labor Arbiter in NLRC-NCR Case No. 00-07-05608-98.

The Facts

On 5 April 1994, respondent Numeriano Mallen, Jr. was hired as a waiter for VIPS Coffee Shop and Restaurant, a fine dining restaurant which used to operate at the Harrison Plaza Commercial Complex in Manila.

On 30 January 1998...