Just Cause Termination in the Philippines: Article 297 Grounds and Due Process
Learn the six just causes for dismissal under Philippine labor law, the twin-notice rule, evidence requirements, and remedies for illegal termination.
Understand illegal dismissal in the Philippines, including due process, evidence, SEnA, NLRC filing, deadlines, reinstatement, and backwages.

Learn the six just causes for dismissal under Philippine labor law, the twin-notice rule, evidence requirements, and remedies for illegal termination.

Learn the key differences between constructive and illegal dismissal in the Philippines, including evidence, employer defenses, NLRC filing, and legal remedies.

Learn what constructive dismissal means under Philippine labor law, how to prove it, common examples, filing steps, deadlines, and possible remedies.

Learn how the NLRC and Supreme Court assess employee social media misconduct, electronic evidence, dismissal due process, defenses, and remedies in the Philippines.

Learn when a Facebook post may justify dismissal, what due process employers must follow, and how employees can challenge termination in the Philippines.

Learn what Article 282, now Article 297, actually covers, where Philippine wage protections are found, and what employees receive after termination.

An employee who is dismissed without a legally sufficient ground may file an illegal dismissal case in the Philippines. There is a deadline: an action contesting the dismissal itself prescribes in four years, while the money claims attached to it prescribe in three — see the filing deadlines compared. In most cases, the employee should…