GR 177680 Jennifer Lagahit vs. Pacific Concord

G.R. No. 177680, January 13, 2016  JENNIFER C. LAGAHIT, LAGAHIT, Pettoner, Pettoner, !". PACIFIC PACIFIC C#NC#R$ C#NC#R$ C#NT C#NTAINER LINE%&'#NETTE LINE%&'#NETTE C(ENCA C(ENCA )*RANCH )*RANCH 'ANAGER+, Re"on-ent". *ER%A'IN, J. FACT% In Fe/ruary 2000, re"on-ent, a -oe"t ororaton enae- n aro or4ar-n, 5re- t5e ettoner a" an Aount Eeut!e&'aretn A"""tant an- ater roote- 5er a" a "ae" anaer 4t5 t5e ont5y "aary rate o P29,000.00, an- ro!-e- 5er 4t5 a /ran- ne4 Toyota At" u" a"one ao4ane. #n No!e/er 8, 2002, ettoner ree!e- a tet e""ae ro Cuena "ayn ettoner " no oner onnete- 4t5 re"on-ent. #n t5e "ae -ay, t5e ettoner earne- ro ent" an- ren-" t5at t5e re"on-ent" 5a- -""enate- note", :yer" an- eo" norn a ent" o Pa; Conor- t5at "5e 4a" no oner onnete- 4t5 t5e oany a" o No!e/er 8, 2002. In No!e/er 26, 2002, t5e ettoner ;e- 5er oant or on"trut!e -"""a. In t5er o"ton aer, t5e re"on-ent" -ene- 5a!n ternate- t5e ettoner -e"te t5e at t5at t5ere 4ere !aroun-" to -o "o. T5ey n""te- t5at t5e ettoner 5a- /etraye- t5e tru"t an- on;-ene reo"e- n 5er 45en "5e )a+ u"e- t5e oany<""ue- !e5e or 5er o4n er"ona ntere"t= )/+ ae- to a5e!e 5er "ae" >uota, an- to en5ane an- -e!eo t5e %ae" $eartent= )+ ente- 5er aretn a"""tant, Jo Ann #trera, to re"n an- ?on 5er n tran"errn to anot5er or4ar-n oany= )-+ ae- or ot5er eoyent -urn o@e 5our" an- u"n oany re"oure"= )e+ "ote- anoere- t5e "er!e" o %ea?et Internatona, In. -urn 5er eoyent 4t5 Pa; Conor-= )+ ree!e- a er"ona o""on ro Be"ort Lne, In. or ontaner "5ent"= an- )+ eay anuate- an- -!erte- "e!era ontaner" to %ea?et Internatona. T5e La/or Ar/ter rue- t5at t5e re"on-ent" 4ere not a/e to ro!e t5at t5e ettoner 5a- otte- at" on"ttutn /etraya o tru"t= t5at t5ey 5a- not nore- 5er ror to 5er -"""a o t5e oen"e" "5e 5a- "uo"e-y otte-= an- t5at o4n to t5e eaty o t5e -"""a, t5ey 4ere a/e or /a4ae" an"earaton ay. #n aea, t5e NLRC a@re- t5e run o t5e La/or Ar/ter /ut o-;e- t5e a4ar- o "earaton ay. #n 'ay 10, 2006, t5e CA rouate- t" -e"on rantn t5e re"on-ent" etton or ertorar, an- annun t5e -e"on o t5e NLRC. It ronoune- t5at t5ere 4ere "u@ent  ?u"t;aton"  ?u"t;aton" to ternate ternate t5e ettoner" ettoner" "er!e" or or -"oyaty -"oyaty an- 4u 4u /rea5 /rea5 o tru"t. I%%(E B5et5er or not t5e ourt o aea" otte- ra!e a/u"e o -"reton n !n un-ue 4e5t anre-ene to t5e re"on-ent" ate"t -een"e HEL$ In a"e" o una4u -"""a, t5e eoyer /ear" t5e /ur-en o ro!n t5at t5e ternaton 4a" or a !a- or aut5orDe- au"e, /ut /eore t5e eoyer " eete- to -"5are t" /ur-en o ro!n t5at t5e -"""a 4a" ea, t5e eoyee u"t ;r"t e"ta/"5 /y "u/"tanta e!-ene t5e at o 5er -"""a ro eoyent. T5e at" an- ru"tane" /eore an- ater t5e ettoner" "e!erane ro 5er eoyent on No!e/er 8, 2002 -- not "5o4 5er re"oute ntenton to ren>u"5 5er ?o/. In t5at rear-, e!ery re"naton re"uo"e" t5e e"tene o t5e eoyeru"5. At any rate, t5e eoyer u"t re"ent ear an- on!nn roo o an atua /rea5 o -uty otte- /y t5e eoyee /y e"ta/"5n t5e at" an- n-ent" uon 455 t5e o"" o on;-ene n t5e eoyee ay ary /e a-e to re"t. T5e re>ure- aount o e!-ene or -on "o " "u/"tanta roo. Bt5 t5e"e u-ene" n n-, 4e annot 5o- t5at t5e e!-ene "u/tte- /y t5e re"on-ent" )on""tn o t5e t5ree a@-a!t"+ "u@enty e"ta/"5e- t5e -"oyaty o t5e ettoner.  T5e a@-a!t" a@-a!t" -- not "5o4 "5o4 5o4 "5e 5a- /etraye- 5er eoyer" tru"t. tru"t. BHEREF#RE, t5e Court GRANT% t5e etton or re!e4 on ertorar= REER%E% an- %ET% A%I$E t5e -e"on rouate- on 'ay 10, 2006 /y t5e Court o Aea"= REIN%TATE% t5e -e"on o t5e Natona La/or Reaton" Co""on ren-ere- on $ee/er 19, 200 "u/?et to t5e '#$IFICATI#N t5at t5e tota onetary a4ar-" "5a earn ntere"t at t5e rate o 6 er annu ro t5e ;naty o t5" -e"on unt u "at"aton= an- #R$ER% t5e re"on-ent" to ay t5e o"t" o "ut.