Philippine labour laws distinguish between two categories of employer-initiated terminations: (i) those involving blameworthy conduct (eg, serious misconduct, fraud, breach of trust, and gross and habitual neglect); and (ii) those involving economic motives (eg, redundancy, retrenchment, installation of labour-saving devices and closure).

An employee may only be dismissed if there is a just or authorised cause for the dismissal. This policy is anchored on the principle of the security of tenure of employees, which is not only statutorily provided...

Under the Department of Labor and Employment ("DOLE") Labor Advisory No. 6, series of 2020 or the Guidelines on the Payment of Final Pay and Issuance of Certificate of Employment...

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