7/17/2019 Sunio vs NLRC Digest

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Sunio vs. NLRC [GR no. L-57767, January 31, 1984]Natur! S"#ia$ Civi$ %#tion &or #rtiorari an' "ro(i)ition *it( "r$i+inary inun#tion to rvi* t( rso$ution o& t(

NLRC.Facts:

n Ju$y 3, 1973, /0 Ra+os Co+"any, 2n#. /0R%C an' Ca)uao 2# $ant, 2n#. C22, so$' an i# "$ant to

Ria$ v$o"+nt an' inan# Cor"oration RC. :it( a +orta in &avor o& /0R%C-C2i to s#ur t(

"ay+nt o& t( )a$an# o& t( "ur#(as "ri#. ;y virtu o& t(at sa$, /0R%C-C22 tr+inat' t( srvi#s o& a$$ t(ir

+"$oys an' "ai' t(+ t(ir s"aration "ay. RC (ir' its o*n +"$oys an' o"rat' t( "$ant. 0ont(s t(ra&tr, RC so$' t( i# "$ant to "titionr, 2LCS C00/RC2%L CR. 2CC, (a'' )y its

"rsi'nt an' Gnra$ +anar, titionr %$)rto Sunio. titionr a$so (ir' t(ir o*n +"$oys as "rivat

rs"on'nt *r no $onr in t( "$ant. <( sa$ *as su)#t to t( +orta in &avor o& /0R%C-C22. ;ot( RC-2CC &ai$' to "ay t( )a$an# o& t( "ur#(as "ri#. Su)s=unt$y, /0R%C-C22 institut' >tra u'i#ia$

&or#$osur "ro#'ins. <( "ro"rtis *r so$' at "u)$i# au#tion an' t( (i(st )i''r )in /0R%C-C22. <(n /0R%C-C22 so$' t(

i# "$ant to N2L ?2LL%N@/?%, su)#t to ri(t o& r'+"tion o& RC. N2L r(ir' t(n "rivat rs"on'nts. RC r'+' t( i# "$ant an' /0R%C-C22 una)$ to turn ovr "ossssion to RC *(i#( +a' t( $attr to

&i$ a r#ovry o& "ossssion aainst /0R%C-C22 *it( t( C2. C2 or'r' "$a#in RC in "ossssion o& t( i# "$ant. /0R%C-C22 a""a$' to C% *(i#( 'ni' t( "tition &or

$a#A o& +rit. RC an' titionrs &ina$$y o)tain' "ossssion o& t( i# "$ant. :(i#( a$so or'r' '&n'ants or any "rson &oun'

in t( "r+iss to va#at an' surrn'r t( "ro"rty in $itiation. titionr 'i' not r-+"$oy "rivat rs"on'nt. R2?%</ R/SN/N<s &i$' #o+"$aints aainst "titionrs &or i$$a$ 'is+issa$ *it( t( Riona$ &&i#, 0inistry

o& La)or an' /+"$oy+nt.REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S DECISION: 2CC an' a$)rto sunio ar 'ir#t' to rinstat t( #o+"$ainants to t(ir

&or+r "ositions *it(out $oss o& sniority "rivi$ an' to "ay t(ir )a#A*as .Sunio a""a$' to NLRC.NLRC’s Decision: a&&ir+' t( Riona$ ir#torBs '#ision an' 'is+iss' t( a""a$ &or $a#A o& +rit. Rason! *(n

t( RC tooA "ossssion o& t( "ro"rty an' "rivat rs"on'nts *r tr+inat' in 1973 t( $attr a$ra'y (a' a vst'

ri(t to t(ir s#urity o& tnur an' *(n t(y *r r(ir' t(os ri(ts #ontinu'.n# t(is "tition )&or SC.2SS@/! :/</R @;L2C R/SN/N< %C< :2< GR%?/ %;@S/ 2SCR/<2N %0@N<2NG < L%CD

J@R2S2C<2N 2N R/R2NG </ R/2NS<%</0/N< R2?%</ R/SN/N<S %N </ %E0/N<

</2R ;%CD:%G/SF

R@L2NG! E/S.  :(i$ a #(an o& o*nrs(i" or +ana+nt is not a va$i' #aus &or tr+ination o& +"$oy+nt t(is ru$ 'os not

a""$y *(r "titionr #o+"any tooA ovr o*nrs(i" o& a )usinss a&tr t( rs"on'nts (a' a$ra'y a##"t' t(ir

s"aration "ay &ro+ rst*(i$ o*nr o& )usinss *it(out "rotst. 2t #annot ) usti&ia)$y sai' t(at t( "$ant tot(r *it( its sta&& an' "rsonn$ &ro+ on o*nrs(i" to anot(r. No

su##ssion o& +"$oy+nt ri(ts an' o)$iations #an ) sai' to (av taAn "$a# )t*n /0R%C-C22-

 ?2LL%N@/?%, on on (an', an' "titionrs on t( ot(r. titionrs vntua$$y a#=uir' "ossssion )y virtu o& t( >r#is o& t(ir ri(t o& r'+"tion an' o& a +an'atory

inun#tion in t(ir &avor *(i#( or'r' ?i$$anuva an' any "rson &oun' in t( "r+iss to va#at. :(at is +or,

 *(n /0R%C-C22 so$' i# "$ant to RC in 1973, "rivat rs"on'ntsB +"$oy+nt *as tr+inat' )y /+ra#o-

Ci"i an' t(y *r ivn t(ir s"aration "ay. urin t( 13 +ont(s, RC an' "titionrs *r in "ossssion an' o"ratin t( "$ant an' (ir' t(ir o*n

+"$oys, not t( "rivat rs"on'nts. urt(r, ?i$$anuva r(ir' "rivat rs"on'nts *(i#( ar su)#t to a rso$utory #on'ition. <( #on'ition (avin

arisn, t( ri(ts o& "rivat rs"on'nts *(o #$ai+ un'r (i+ +ust ) '+' to (av a$so #as'.

rivat rs"on'nts #an nit(r su##ss&u$$y invoA s#urity o& tnur in t(ir &avor. <(ir tnur s(ou$' not )

r#Aon' &ro+ 1967 )#aus t(y *r a$ra'y tr+inat' in 1973.rivat rs"on'nts *r on$y r(ir' in 1974 )y ?i$$anuva.titionrs tooA ovr )y u'i#ia$ "ro#ss in 1978 so t(at "rivat rs"on'nts (a' a#tua$$y on$y &our yars o& r(ir'

+"$oy+nt *it( ?i$$anuva, 'urin *(i#( "rio', "titionrs &ou(t (ar' aainst ?i$$anuva to r#ovr "ossssion o& 

t( "$ant.2nso&ar as "titionrs ar #on#rn', t(r *as n tnuria$ s#urity to s"aA o& t(at *ou$' ntit$ *ou$' ntit$ "rivat

rs"on'nts to rinstat+nt an' )a#A*as.