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NATU vs. Torres Digest

This case involved a petition by the National Association of Trade Unions (NATU) to determine the exclusive bargaining representative for supervisory employees at Republic Planters Bank. The Bank argued the employees were actually managerial and confidential. The court ruled that while Department Managers and Assistant Managers could join the union, the Branch Managers, Cashiers, and Controllers were ineligible to join as their roles made them managerial or confidential employees. The nature of an employee's functions determines their status, not their job title. Confidential employees are also ineligible to join a union, though this is not expressly stated in the labor code.

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NATU vs. Torres Digest

This case involved a petition by the National Association of Trade Unions (NATU) to determine the exclusive bargaining representative for supervisory employees at Republic Planters Bank. The Bank argued the employees were actually managerial and confidential. The court ruled that while Department Managers and Assistant Managers could join the union, the Branch Managers, Cashiers, and Controllers were ineligible to join as their roles made them managerial or confidential employees. The nature of an employee's functions determines their status, not their job title. Confidential employees are also ineligible to join a union, though this is not expressly stated in the labor code.

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NATU vs.

Torres
G.R. No. 93468
December 29, 1994

FACTS:
NATU filed a petition for certification election to determine the exclusive bargaining
representative of respondent Bank's employees occupying supervisory positions. Bank
moved to dismiss the petition on the ground that the supposed supervisory employees
were actually managerial and/or confidential employees thus ineligible to join, assist or
form a union, and that the petition lacked the 20% signatory requirement under the
Labor Code.

ISSUE:
WON the Department Managers, Assistant Managers, Branch Managers/OICs,
Cashiers and Controllers of respondent Bank are managerial and/or confidential
employees hence ineligible to join or assist the union of petitioner.

RULING:
YES, but only the Branch Managers/OICs, Cashiers and Controllers of respondent
Republic Planters Bank are ineligible to join or assist petitioner National Association of
Trade Unions (NATU)-Republic Planters Bank Supervisors Chapter, or join, assist or form
any other labor organization.
It is the nature of the employee's functions, and not the nomenclature or title
given to his job, which determines whether he has rank-and-file, supervisory or
managerial status.
While Article. 245 of the Labor Code singles out managerial employees as
ineligible to join, assist or form any labor organization, under the doctrine of necessary
implication, confidential employees are similarly disqualified.

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