Analysis Report[53] and bank remittance sheets[54] show that respondent has been
duly paid her salary, annual bonus and full attendance bonus. The documentary
evidence confirms that private respondent’s salary and other benefits have been
religiously remitted to her bank account. Against petitioner’s documentary
evidence, respondent offered none of her own to fully substantiate her
allegations. Necessarily therefore, her case must fail.
As to respondent’s claim for excessive placement fee, not only did
respondent fail to substantiate her claim that she paid the amount of P52,000.00,
but JSCI Official Receipt No. 5890 dated October 28, 1994 is ample proof that
respondent only paid the amount of P18,350.00.[55] Consequently, the Labor
Arbiter’s decision to refund the excess placement fee is barren of factual basis. On
this score, the NLRC, as affirmed by the CA, aptly deleted the refund of excess
placement fee.
Having ruled that the respondent is not entitled to her monetary claims in the
first place, the Court sees no more need to address the other arguments of
petitioner.
WHEREFORE, the instant petition is GRANTED. The assailed Decision
and Resolution of the Court of Appeals dated September 14, 1999 and January 7,
2000, respectively, in CA-G.R. SP No. 51965, are REVERSED and SET
ASIDE insofar as it affirms the NLRC’s award in favor of respondent Mary Ann
Paragas for salary differential, night shift differential, annual bonus and full
attendance bonus. The complaint for unpaid monetary benefits is DISMISSED.