183 Ludo vs Saornido

#183 LUDO & LUYM CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. FRDINAND !AORNIDO "s vo$nt"r% "ritr"tor "n' LUDO MPLOY! UNION (LU) representin* +1 o- its o--iers "n' /e/ers,  r espon'ents. espon'ents. (0"n$"r% +, +3) FACT!2

Petitioner LUDO & LUYM CORPORATION (LUDO for brevity) is a domesti or!oration en"a"ed in t#e man$fat$re man$fat$re of oon$t oi% orn star# star# "%$ose and re%ated !rod$ts' !rod$ts' It o!erates a man$f man$fat at$ri $rin" n" !%ant !%ant %oated %oated at T$!as treet Ceb$ City and a #arf #ere ra materia%s and finis#ed !rod$ts are s#i!!ed o$t' In t#e o$rse of its b$siness o!erations LUDO en"a"ed t#e arrastre servies of Cresenio L$ Arrastre ervies (CLA) for t#e %oadin" and $n%oadin" of its finis#ed !rod$ts at t#e #arf' #arf' Aordin"%y Aordin"%y severa% arrastre arrastre or*ers ere de!%oyed de!%oyed by b y CLA to !erform t#e servies servies needed by LUDO' T#ese arrastre or*ers ere s$bse+$ent%y #ired on different dates as re"$%ar ran*,and,fi%e em!%oyees of LUDO every time time t#e %atter needed additiona% man!oer servies' servies' aid em!%oyees t#ereafter -oined res!ondent $nion t#e LUDO .m!%oyees Union (L.U) #i# ated as t#e e/%$sive bar"ainin" a"ent of t#e ran*,and,fi%e em!%oyees' On A!ri% 01 0223 res!ondent $nion entered into a o%%etive bar"ainin" a"reement it# LUDO #i# !rovides ertain benefits to t#e em!%oyees t#e amo$nt of #i# vary aordin" to t#e %en"t# of servie rendered by t#e avai%in" em!%oyee' T#ereafter t#e $nion re+$ested LUDO to in%$de in its members4 !eriod of servie t#e time d$rin" #i# t#ey rendered arrastre servies to LUDO t#ro$"# t#e CLA so t#at t#ey o$%d "et #i"#er benefits' LUDO fai%ed to at on t#e re+$est' re+$est' T#$s t#e matter as s$bmitted s$bmitted for vo%$ntary arbitration' T#e !arties aordin"%y e/e$ted a s$bmission a"reement raisin" t#e so%e iss$e of t#e date of re"$%ari5ation of t#e or*ers for reso%$tion by t#e 6o%$ntary o%$ntary Arbitrator' Arbitrator' In its deision dated A!ri% 07 0228 t#e 6o%$ntary Arbitrator r$%ed t#at9 (0) t#e res!ondent em!%oyees ere en"a"ed in ativities neessary and desirab%e to t#e b$siness of !etitioner and (3) CLA is a %abor,on%y ontrator of !etitioner' In d$e time time LUDO fi%ed a motion motion for reonsideration reonsideration #i# as denied' On a!!ea% t#e Co$rt of A!!ea%s affirmed in toto t#e deision of t#e 6o%$ntary Arbitrator :ene t#is !etition' I!!U!9 ;ON a 6o%$ntary Arbitrator an aard benefits not %aimed in t#e s$bmission a"reement' 3LD2

Arbitrator an aard benefits not %aimed in t#e s$bmission a"reement'

Labor  T#e -$risdition of 6o%$ntary Arbitrator or Pane% of 6o%$ntary Arbitrators and Labor  Arbiters is %ear%y defined and s!eifia%%y de%ineated in t#e Labor Code' T#e  !ertinent  !rovisions of t#e Labor Code read9

Art. +14.  <$risdition of Labor Arbiters and t#e Commission' (a) ./e!t as ot#er)ise  !rovided $nder t#is Code t#e Labor Arbiters s#a%% #ave ori"ina% and e/%$sive  -$risdition to #ear and deide it#in t#irty (1=) a%endar days after t#e s$bmission of t#e ase by t#e !arties for deision it#o$t e/tension even in t#e absene of steno"ra!#i notes t#e fo%%oin" ases invo%vin" a%% or*ers #et#er a"ri$%t$ra% or nona"ri$%t$ra%9

0' Unfair %abor !ratie ases9 3' Termination dis!$tes> 1' If aom!anied it# a %aim for reinstatement t#ose ases t#at or*ers may fi%e invo%vin" a"e rates of !ay #o$rs of or* and ot#er terms and onditions of  em!%oyment> ?' C%aims for at$a% mora% e/em!%ary and ot#er forms of dama"es arisin" from t#e em!%oyer,em!%oyee re%ations> Art. +51' <$risdition of 6o%$ntary Arbitrators or !ane% of 6o%$ntary Arbitrators' T#e 6o%$ntary Arbitrator or !ane% of 6o%$ntary Arbitrators s#a%% #ave ori"ina% and e/%$sive  -$risdition to #ear and deide a%% $nreso%ved "rievanes arisin" from t#e inter!retation or  im!%ementation of t#e Co%%etive @ar"ainin" A"reement and t#ose arisin" from t#e inter!retation or enforement of om!any !ersonne% !o%iies referred to in t#e immediate%y !reedin" arti%e' Aordin"%y vio%ations of a Co%%etive @ar"ainin" A"reement e/e!t t#ose #i# are "ross in #arater s#a%% no %on"er be treated as $nfair  %abor !ratie and s#a%% be reso%ved as "rievanes $nder t#e Co%%etive @ar"ainin" A"reement' or !$r!oses of t#is arti%e "ross vio%ations of Co%%etive @ar"ainin" A"reement s#a%% mean f%a"rant andBor ma%iio$s ref$sa% to om!%y it# t#e eonomi  !rovisions of s$# a"reement'

T#e Commission its Re"iona% Offies and t#e Re"iona% Diretors of t#e De!artment of Labor and .m!%oyment s#a%% not entertain dis!$tes "rievanes or matters $nder t#e e/%$sive and ori"ina% -$risdition of t#e 6o%$ntary Arbitrator or !ane% of 6o%$ntary Arbitrators and s#a%% immediate%y dis!ose and refer t#e same to t#e r ievane Ma#inery or 6o%$ntary Arbitration !rovided in t#e Co%%etive @ar"ainin" A"reement' Art. +5+.  <$risdition over ot#er %abor dis!$tes' T#e 6o%$ntary Arbitrator or !ane% of  6o%$ntary Arbitrators $!on a"reement of t#e !arties s#a%% a%so #ear and deide a%% ot#er  %abor dis!$tes in%$din" $nfair %abor !raties and bar"ainin" dead%o*s'D

In onstr$in" t#e above !rovisions e #e%d in an
 NLRC om! $%sory arbitration #as been defined bot# as t#e !roess of sett%ement of %abor dis!$tes by a "overnment a"eny #i# #as t#e a$t#ority to investi"ate and to ma*e an aard #i# is bindin" on a%% t#e !arties and as a mode of arbitration #ere t#e  !arties are om!e%%ed to ae!t t#e reso%$tion of t#eir dis!$te t#ro$"# arbitration by a t#ird  !arty' T#e CA in s$!!ort of its #o%din" t#at t#e 6o%$ntary Arbitrator in a %abor  ontroversy #as  -$risdition to render t#e +$estioned arbitra% aards deserves o$r  on$rrene t#$s9 In *ener", t6e "ritr"tor is e7pete' to 'ei'e t6ose $estions e7press% st"te' "n' i/ite' in t6e s$/ission "*ree/ent. o9ever, sine "ritr"tion is t6e -in" resort -or t6e "':$'i"tion o- 'isp$tes, t6e "ritr"tor "n "ss$/e t6"t 6e 6"s t6e po9er to /";e " -in" sette/ent. T6$s, "ss$/in* t6"t t6e s$/ission e/po9ers t6e "ritr"tor to 'ei'e 96et6er "n e/po%ee 9"s 'is6"r*e' -or :$st "$se, t6e "ritr"tor in t6is inst"ne "n re"son"e "ss$/e t6"t 6is po9ers e7ten'e' e%on' *ivin* " %es
In one ase t#e $!reme Co$rt stressed t#at /// t#e =o$nt"r% Aritr"tor 6"' p#en"r%  :$ris'ition "n' "$t6orit% to interpret t6e "*ree/ent to "ritr"te "n' to 'eter/ine t6e sope o- 6is o9n "$t6orit% s$:et on%, in " proper "se, to t6e ertior"ri  :$ris'ition o- t6is Co$rt' T#e Arbitrator as a%ready indiated vieed #is a$t#ority as embrain" not mere%y t#e determination of t#e abstrat +$estion o f #et#er or not a !erformane  bon$s as to be "ranted b$t a%so in t#e affirmative ase t#e amo$nt t#ereof' @y t#e same to*en t#e iss$e of re"$%ari5ation s#o$%d be vieed as to tiered iss$e' ;#i%e t#e s$bmission a"reement mentioned on%y t#e determination of t#e date or  re"$%ari5ation %a and -$ris!r$dene "ive t#e vo%$ntary arbitrator eno$"# %eeay of  a$t#ority as e%% as ade+$ate !rero"ative to aom!%is# t#e reason for #i# t#e %a on vo%$ntary arbitratio n as reated s!eedy %abor -$stie' It bears stressin" t#at t#e $nder%yin" reason #y t#is ase arose is to sett%e one and for a%% t#e $%timate +$estion of #et#er res!ondent em!%oyees are entit%ed to #i"#er benefits' To r e+$ir e t#em to fi%e anot#er ation for !ayment of s$# benefits o$%d ertain%y $ndermine %abor   !roeedin"s and ontravene t#e onstit$tiona% mandate !rovidin" f$%% !rotetion to %abor'

>RFOR t#e !etition is DNID'