Terminate a Managerial Employee for Loss of Trust: PH Employer Guide
A manager can be dismissed for loss of trust on a reasonable basis, but only for a willful act backed by clear facts. Managerial standard, evidence and twin-notice steps.
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How to Terminate an Employee in the Philippines: Step-by-Step Employer Guide to Just Cause, Authorized Cause and Due Process
A step-by-step employer guide to lawfully terminating an employee in the Philippines: choosing between just cause and authorized cause, running the twin-notice process or the 30-day DOLE notice, computing separation pay, and avoiding the procedural mistakes that trigger nominal damages.
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Factory Worker Theft of Company Property: Termination Rules (PH)
When Philippine employers can dismiss a factory worker for theft of company property: which Article 297 ground to charge, proportionality, gate-search evidence and due process.
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BPO Agent No Call, No Show (AWOL): Employer Rules in the Philippines
A BPO agent who goes no call, no show has not automatically resigned. Here is the abandonment test, the WFM and return-to-work evidence HR needs, and the twin-notice steps before dismissing an AWOL agent.
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How to Terminate a BPO Agent for Chronic Tardiness in the Philippines
Repeated late logins can justify dismissing a BPO or call center agent only when the tardiness is gross and habitual. Here is the WFM evidence to keep, the pay rules on late logins, and the twin-notice steps HR must follow.
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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.
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Labor Code Book 6 Explained: Termination and Retirement Rules (Articles 293–302)
Book 6 of the Labor Code of the Philippines covers Articles 293 to 302: just and authorized causes for dismissal, the twin-notice rule, the one-month DOLE notice, separation pay formulas and statutory retirement pay. This guide explains what each article requires and links to the deeper guide for every provision.
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Can an Algorithm Legally Fire You? AI in Hiring, Scoring, and Termination Under PH Law
Yes — but only within the same legal framework that governs a decision made by a human manager. Philippine law does not treat AI scoring, screening, or termination-flagging tools as a separate legal category. If an algorithm’s output leads to hiring rejection or dismissal, the employer must still show a valid just or authorized cause…
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Just Cause Termination Procedure Philippines 2026: Twin-Notice Rule Step by Step
Just cause termination procedure Philippines 2026: follow the twin-notice rule from Notice to Explain and the 5-day response period through evaluation, hearing when required, and the final written decision.
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Gross Neglect vs. Habitual Neglect in the Philippines: Key Differences, Evidence and Dismissal Rules
Learn the difference between gross and habitual neglect, the evidence needed for dismissal, exceptions, warnings and due process under Philippine labor law.
