7/25/2019 Meralco vs NLRC G.R. No. 114129 October 24, 1996

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G.R. No. 114129 October 24, 1996

MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY, petitioner, vs.NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION an !EREMIAS G. CORTE", respondents.

#act$%

Private respondent Cortez was employed by petitioner Meralco on September 15, 1975

as lineman driver.

He worked as 1st class linemandriver w!ose d"ties and responsibilities amon# ot!ers,

incl"des t!e maintenance o$ Meralco%s distrib"tion $acilities &electric lines' by respondin#

to c"stomer%s complaints o$ power $ail"re, interr"ptions, line trippin#s and ot!er line

tro"bles.

("e to !is n"mero"s in$ractions, private respondent was a&'n'$trat'(e)* 'n(e$t'+ateor ('o)at'on o Mera)co-$ Coe on E&)o*ee /'$c')'ne, partic"larly !is repeated and

"nabated absence $rom work wit!o"t prior notice $rom !is s"periors speci$ically $rom

)"#"st * to September 19, 19+9.

)$ter s"c! administrative investi#ation was cond"cted by petitioner, it concl"ded t!at

private respondent was $o"nd to !ave #rossly ne#lected !is d"ties by not attendin# to

!is work as lineman $rom )"#. *, 19+9 to September 19, 19+9 wit!o"t notice to !is

s"periors.

Private respondent $iled a complaint $or ille#al dismissal a#ainst petitioner.

)$ter bot! parties s"bmitted t!eir position papers and t!e doc"mentary evidence

attac!ed t!ereto, t!e case was s"bmitted $or resol"tion.

) dismissed t!e case. -C r"led in $avor o$ respondent.

I$$0e%/!et!er private respondent%s dismissal $rom service was ille#al.

e)% NO.

-otice and !earin# in termination cases does not connote $"ll adversarial proceedin#s

as el"cidated in n"mero"s cases decided by t!is co"rt.

Te e$$ence o 0e roce$$ '$ $'&)* an oort0n't* to be ear, or a$ a)'e to

a&'n'$trat'(e rocee'n+$, an oort0n't* to e3)a'n one-$ $'e. NOTE5

)s !eld in t!e case o$ Manggagawa ng Komunikasyon sa Pilipinas v.NLRC0

7/25/2019 Meralco vs NLRC G.R. No. 114129 October 24, 1996

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