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Probationary Employment: Employers Must Communicate Standards for Regularization

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on probationary employment: employers must inform workers of regularization standards at hiring or risk illegal dismissal liability.

Probationary Employment: Employers Must Disclose Regularization Standards

Employers must inform probationary employees of regularization standards at engagement or risk them being deemed regular employees from day one.

Due Process in Employee Dismissal: The Two-Notice Rule and Employer Obligations

Learn the two-notice rule in Philippine labor law and how the Supreme Court applied it to probationary employees in Carvajal v. Luzon Development Bank.

Probationary Employment: When Employers Can Terminate for Failure to Meet Standards

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when employers may validly terminate probationary employees for failing reasonable standards, including chronic tardiness.

Probationary Employment: Employers Must Inform Employees of Regularization Standards

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on probationary employment: employers must inform employees of regularization standards at the time of engagement.

Probationary Employee Rights: When Misclassification Makes You Regular From Day One

Learn how the Supreme Court protects probationary employees from unfair dismissal and when lack of clear standards makes you a regular employee.

Missed Your Court Date: Understanding Loss of Remedies and Probation in Philippine Law

Learn how missing court deadlines can forfeit legal remedies, and why demurrer grants may not always mean final acquittal.

Probationary Teacher Rights in the Philippines: Non-Renewal and Security of Tenure

When can a private school validly refuse to renew a probationary teacher's contract? The Supreme Court's ruling in St. Paul College vs. Ancheta explains.

Probationary Employment in the Philippines: Standards for Regularization and Illegal Dismissal

A general manager dismissed during probation won his illegal dismissal case because his employer failed to set reasonable standards for regularization.

When Illegal Dismissal Claims of Probationary Employees Fall Outside DARAB Jurisdiction: Del Monte Philippines

The Supreme Court clarifies DARAB jurisdiction over agrarian disputes, distinguishing recovery of possession cases from tenurial controversies under RA 6657.

Probationary Employment vs Fixed-Term Contracts: What Schools Must Prove to Avoid Illegal Dismissal Claims

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies how probationary employment rules apply to teachers on fixed-term contracts, and what employers must prove.

Fixed-Term Contracts vs Probationary Employment: Protecting Teachers' Rights in the Philippines

The Supreme Court clarifies when fixed-term teaching contracts must yield to probationary employment rules under Philippine law.

Probationary Employees Can Vote in Certification Elections: Key SC Ruling

Supreme Court clarifies probationary employees' voting rights in certification elections, ordering a run-off after votes were wrongly excluded.

Probationary Employment: Employers Must Inform Workers of Regularization Standards

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on probationary employment: employers must inform workers of regularization standards at the start of engagement.

Probationary Employment Security of Tenure and Due Process Rights in the Philippines

The Supreme Court clarifies that probationary employees in the civil service enjoy security of tenure and due process rights, and cannot be dismissed at will.

Missed Deadlines and Denied Probation: Understanding Appeal Periods in Philippine Law

Learn how the Supreme Court's fresh period rule affects appeal deadlines, using a landmark insurance liability case as guide.

Probationary Employment for Teachers: Rights, Limits, and the Manalo Ruling

Learn the rules on probationary employment for private school teachers, including tenure rights, dismissal standards, and the landmark Manalo case.

Protecting Employee Rights Limits TO Dismissal OF Probationary Teachers FOR Expressing Concerns

Probationary Employees in the Civil Service: Termination Needs Just Cause and Due Process

The Supreme Court holds that a probationary civil servant may be dropped only for unsatisfactory conduct or want of capacity, supported by evidence and due process.

When Length of Service Does Not Trump a Fixed-Term Appointment as Dean

A college dean's fixed-term appointment ends on its own at term expiry, even if the employee served beyond probation.

Employer-Employee Relationship and Due Process in Labor-Only Contracting Cases

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on employer-employee relationships, probationary employment, and the twin requirements of notice and hearing in illegal dismissal cases.

Probationary Employment and Dismissal for Slanderous Remarks: Key Lessons from Pasamba v. NLRC

Probationary employees may be dismissed for violating reasonable company standards, including rules against slanderous remarks, as explained in this case.

Probation and Electoral Eligibility: Resolving Conflicts Between the Probation Law and Local Government Code

The Supreme Court clarifies that probationers who have not served their sentence are not disqualified from running for local office under the Local Government Code.

Regular Employment Status: When a Probationary Employee Becomes Regular

Understand when a probationary employee becomes regular under Philippine law, based on the Supreme Court's ruling in Dusit Hotel Nikko v. Gatbonton.