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Appeal Memorandum: Versus
Appeal Memorandum: Versus
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Department of labor onct r ntployrut'nf
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION
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HOODA FRUIT TRADE CORP{formerly
GOLDEN SUNSHINEINTERNATIONAL/
HG8 BANANATRADERS) AND BOUR UY
-OWNER/ GINA QUINANOLA-MANAGER,
Respondents-Appellants.
APPEAL MEMORANDUM
COMES NOW, the Respondent-Appellant. GINA QUINANOLA
assisted by counsel, and unto this Honorable Office. most respec tfully
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JIMELINESS OF THE APPEAL
On Apnl 29 20
, 22. tr1e Respondent-Appellant G no Qu fiofo
(Respondent. for brevity) rec . d
e1ve a copy of the Deasion of the
Honorable Labor A bit .
r er, Regional Arbitration Branch No. XI. Dovoo City,
Respondent hos fen days to f1 eon appeal. thus. she hos until Moy 9, 2022.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
This is on appeal from the Decision of the Honorable Labor Arbiter.
Regional Arbitration Branch No. XI. Davao City. doted November 3. 2021 .
damages:
SO ORDERED. "
The Respondent was not able to file her Position paper on time.
Complainants. Had she been able to submit her position paper. she would
- both showing that she only started in the year 2019, are hereto
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2. The Respondent closed and surrendered her business on
3. The reason for the closure of the Respondent's business was due
With all due respect based on the above enumerated facts, there
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is a necessity to re-examine the said Decision of the Honorable Labor
Ar biter.
TO THE RESPONDENT?
ARGUMENTS
errors in the findings of facts and of low which. if not corrected. would
With all due respect. the following are the serious errors of the
each Complainant:
First. the Respondent only slarled her business in the year 20 19, a nd
surrendered her business on October 29. 2020. There •s no basis for the
award of separation pay for the yea rs w hen the Respondent did no t yet
start her b usiness. Neither shall separation pay be awarded ofter the
merely operated for over one year. from Morch 2019 until October 29.
2020.
senous bus ness losses. Af first. the Respondent's b usiness wo~ operating
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normally. However. her business suffered serious losses d uring the height of
affec ted. This forced the Respondent to close her business. This is shown in
o f her business. a s she could no longer pay for the wages of her
Responde nt for over a year. Further, the failure to c omply with the
closure was not very sever but merely due to inadvertence or lack of
knowledge thereof.
the office to receive their separation pay. However. the Complainants did
not get their separation pay. Instead, they directly filed the instant case.
O ffice to justly reduce. if not set aside, the award of nominal damages.
willing to pay the separation pay of the Complainants, as she in fac t, paid
PRAYER
as the Respondent only operated for over one year. and reducing or
Other reliefs and remedies just and equitable under the premises
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GIN~ QUINANOLA r.
f\E' o~n~enf-Appef ont
ASSISTED BY: ~ I
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