Loss of Trust and Confidence as Just Cause: Elements, Evidence and Due Process
Loss of trust and confidence is a valid just cause under Article 297(c) of the Labor Code only for managerial and fiduciary rank-and-file employees, and only with a genuine, work-related act proven to the right evidentiary standard. This guide covers the two-requisite test, the two classes of trust positions, Supreme Court cases, and the due process every dismissal still requires.