Miclat was a probationary employee at Clarion Printing House but was terminated as part of cost-cutting measures when the EYCO Group of Companies went into receivership rehabilitation. The labor arbiter and NLRC found Miclat was illegally dismissed and ordered her reinstatement. The Supreme Court affirmed this ruling and awarded Miclat nominal damages of one month's salary, which was Php 6,500, to deter violations of employees' statutory due process rights.
Miclat was a probationary employee at Clarion Printing House but was terminated as part of cost-cutting measures when the EYCO Group of Companies went into receivership rehabilitation. The labor arbiter and NLRC found Miclat was illegally dismissed and ordered her reinstatement. The Supreme Court affirmed this ruling and awarded Miclat nominal damages of one month's salary, which was Php 6,500, to deter violations of employees' statutory due process rights.
Miclat was a probationary employee at Clarion Printing House but was terminated as part of cost-cutting measures when the EYCO Group of Companies went into receivership rehabilitation. The labor arbiter and NLRC found Miclat was illegally dismissed and ordered her reinstatement. The Supreme Court affirmed this ruling and awarded Miclat nominal damages of one month's salary, which was Php 6,500, to deter violations of employees' statutory due process rights.
June 27, 2005 Facts: Respondent Miclat was employed as probationary employee by petitioner Clarion. Then, the whole EYCO Group of Companies, of which Clarion was part, was put under receivership rehabilitation. Miclat was terminated as part of cost-cutting measures by petitioner. Miclat therefore filed a complaint for illegal dismissal against Clarion. Meanwhile, a temporary partial shutdown of some of the operations of the Company was implemented. The labor arbiter found that Miclat was illegally dismissed and directed her reinstatement. By Resolution, NLRC affirmed. CA sustained the resolutions of the NLRC. Issue: Whether or not nominal damages may be awarded? Ruling: The Supreme Court deemed it proper to award the amount equivalent to Miclats one month salary as nominal damages to deter employers from future violations of the statutory due process rights of employees. Therefore, Php 6,500.00 was awarded as nominal damages for non-compliance with statutory due process.