Grand Asian Shipping Lines v. Galvez G.R. No. 178184; January 29, 2014 Facts:
− Petitioner Grand Asian Shippin !ines, "n# $GAS!"% is a do&esti# #orporation
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enaed in transportin 'i(ui)ied petro'eu& as $!PG% )ro& Petron*s re)inery in +ataan to Pasi and a-ite. Respondents are #re&e&/ers o) one o) GAS!"*s -esse's, 3orothy no. 5n January 2000, Ri#hard A/is $-esse'*s oi'er% reported to GAS!" an a''eed i''e i''ea' a' a#tia#ti-ity ity /ein /ein #o&&i #o&&itte tted d /y respo respond ndent ent ho ho ou'd ou'd &isde# &isde#'ar 'are e the the #onsu&e )ue' in the 6nineer*s oyae Reports and the sa-e )ue' oi' ere so'd to othe otherr -ess -esse' e' out out at sea sea $at $at nih nihtt tti& i&e% e%.. Pro) Pro)it its s ou'd ou'd /e di-i di-ide ded d a&on a&ons stt the&se'-es. A)ter in-estiation, )ro& the period o) June 0, 1999 to e/ 1:, 2000 the )ue' it #onsu&ption as o-errate /y ,9:4. 'iters a&ountin to 74,77.8. A#tin upon the ano&a'y, ano&a'y, GAS!" p'a#ed respondents respondents under pre-enti-e pre-enti-e suspension and a)ter #ondu#tin ad&inistrati-e hearins de#ided to ter&inate the& )or /rea#h o) trust, #o&&ission o) #ri&e aainst e&p'oyer. Respondents )i'ed ith the N!R separate #o&p'aint )or i''ea' suspension and dis&issa', underpay&entnonpay&ent o) sa'ariesaes, o-erti&e pay, pre&iu& pay )or ho'iday and rest day, ser-i#e in#enti-e pay, ta< re)unds and inde&nities )or da&aes and attorney*s )ees aainst petitioner. 5n Auust Auust 0, 2001, the !a/or Ar/iter rendered de#ision )indin the dis&issa' o) 21 #o&p'ainants to /e i''ea'. Petitioner then )i'ed a Noti#e o) Appea' ith otion to Redu#e +ond /e)ore the N!R #itin e#ono&i# depression, 'ea'ity o) ter&ination, and #o&p'ian#e ith 'a/or standards. N!R denied petitioner*s &otion to redu#e /ond and dire#ted an additiona' /ond. 3espite petitioner*s petitioner*s )ai'ure the pay the /ond, N!R )ound the appea' &eritorious and ru'ed )or petitioners. Statin that the dis&issa' as -a'id ith the e<#eption o) Sa'es. N!R stru#= don the &onetary aards i-en /y the !a/or Ar/iter as they ere /ased on #o&putations &ade /y respondents. 5n appea' to the A, the #ourt ru'ed in )a-or o) respondent statin that the N!R*s de#ision had >urisdi#tiona' error sin#e petitioner did not #o&p'y ith the additiona' /ond.
LABOR LAW Issue: ". ?5N the A erred in ho'din that respondents ere i''ea''y dis&issed "". ?5N the A erred hen it #on#'uded petitioner ere not a/'e to per)e#t the appea' o) the !a/or Ar/itrer*s de#ision
Held/Rati: ". No, No, the A did not not #o&&i #o&&itt any error error in )indin )indin that that respo respond ndent ent*s *s ere ere i''e i''ea'' a''y y
dis&issed. A##ordin to the ter&ination noti#e, respondents ere dis&issed /ased on the rounds o) $a% serious &is#ondu#t $/% enain in pi')erae i'e na-iatin at sea $#% i'')u' /rea#h o) the trust reposed /y the #o&pany $d% #o&&ission o) a #ri&e aainst their e&p'oyer. A)ter e
urisdi#tion o-er #ases o) ter&ination disputes and those #ases a##o&panied ith a #'ai& o) reinstate&ent. he !a/or ar/iter erred in aardin da&aes /y 'u&pin, &ora', a#tua', and eura' )oundations and &ust independent'y identi)ied and >usti)ied. G'ae and Gruta, as &anaeria' e&p'oyees, are not entit'ed to #'ai&s )or ho'iday pay, ser-i#e in#enti-e 'ea-e pay and pre&iu& pay )or ho'iday and restdayBa##ordin to Art. 82 o) the !a/or ode. he sa&e ay the other ran=@and@)i'e e&p'oyees #annot /e #'assi)ied as )ie'd personne' under Arti#'e 82 o) the !a/or ode. A##ordin to Arti#'e 82, Cnon@ari#u'tura' e&p'oyees ho reu'ar'y per)or& their duties aay )ro& the prin#ipa' p'a#e o) /usiness or /ran#h o))i#e o) the e&p'oyer and hose a#tua' hours o) or= in the )ie'd #annot /e deter&ined ith reasona/'e #ertainty.D Eere, respondents re&ain inside a -esse' and ere #onstant'y super-ised under e))e#ti-e #ontro' o) a ship #aptain. A'so they #annot #'ai& to /e entit'ed o) these /e#ause they ha-e a'ready /een paid a'' the days o) the &onth, hi#h in#'ude /ene)its. As )or the o-erti&e pay and pre&iu& pay )or ho'iday and rest day, no e-iden#e as presented to pro-e that they or=ed in e<#ess o) the reu'ar or=in hours. or their #'ai& o) ser-i#e in#enti-e 'ea-e pay, respondents did not spe#i)y hat year they ere not paidBin a##ordan#e ith Art. 9:.
"". Fes, the A erred in ho'din that there as no #o&p'ian#e on the part o) petitioner reardin the appea' /onds. A##ordin to Art. 22 o) the !a/or ode, the postin o) a /ond, either in #ash or surety, &ust /e in the a&ount e(ui-a'ent to the& entry aard. Nonethe'ess, the #ourt he'd that ru'es shou'd not /e app'ied in a -ery riid and stri#t senseBthe sa&e in 'a/or #ases ere su/stantia' &erits ser-e the interest o) >usti#e. "n this #ase, the petitioner appea's )ro& the aardin o) 7,104,48.84 to respondents and on'y #o&p'ied ith the postin o) :00,000 PEP. ?e )ind this to /e in su/stantia' #o&p'ian#e ith the !a/or ode.
