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PT&T vs NLRC

FACTS: PT&T (Philippine Telegraph & Telephone Company) initially hired Grace de Guzman

specifcally as Supernumerary Pro!ect "or#er$% or a f'ed period rom oem*er +,% ,--. until

April +.% ,--, as relieer or C/F/ Tenorio 0ho 0ent on maternity leae/ She 0as again inited or

employment as replacement o 1rlina F/ 2izon 0ho 0ent on leae on + periods% rom 3une ,.%

,--, to 3uly ,% ,--, and 3uly ,-% ,--, to August 4% ,--,/

5n Septem*er +% ,--,% de Guzman 0as again as#ed to !oin PT&T as a pro*ationary employee0here pro*ationary period 0ill coer ,6. days/ She indicated in the portion o the !o* application

orm under ciil status that she 0as single although she had contracted marriage a e0 months

earlier/ "hen petitioner learned later a*out the marriage% its *ranch superisor% 2elia 7/ 5fcial%

sent de Guzman a memorandum re8uiring her to e'plain the discrepancy/ 9ncluded in the

memorandum% 0as a reminder a*out the companys policy o not accepting married 0omen or

employment/ She 0as dismissed rom the company e;ectie 3anuary +-% ,--+/ 1: "hether the alleged concealment o ciil status can *e grounds to terminate the serices

o an employee/

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NITTO ENTERPRISES vs. NLRC

FACTS: Petitioner itto 1nterprises% a company engaged in the sale o glass and aluminum

products% hired o*erto Capili sometime in 7ay ,--. as an apprentice machinist% molder and

corema#er as eidenced *y an apprenticeship agreement +or a period o si' (@) months rom

7ay +4% ,--. to oem*er +4% ,--. 0ith a daily 0age rate o P@@/6 0hich 0as 6D o the

applica*le minimum 0age/ 5n August +% ,--.% o*erto Capili 0ho 0as handling a piece o glass

0hich he 0as 0or#ing on% accidentally hit and in!ured the leg o an oEce secretary 0ho 0astreated at a near*y hospital/

Further% Capili entered a 0or#shop 0ithin the oEce premises 0hich 0as not his 0or#

station/There% he operated one o the po0er press machines 0ithout authority and in the process

in!ured his let thum*/ The ollo0ing day he 0as as#ed to resign/ Three days ater% % priate

respondent ormally fled *eore the