Legal Insights

Probationary Employees and Due Process: Lessons from Philemploy v. Rodriguez

A look at the Supreme Court ruling on probationary employment, due process, and the payment of nominal damages for defective dismissal.

Probationary Employment in Academia: Ateneo's Right to Set Standards for Faculty Retention

Explaining the Supreme Court ruling that universities may set their own standards for probationary faculty retention, and how the Manual of Regulations for Private Schools applies.

Probationary Employment and Employer Prerogative: When Clearance Requirements Justify Non-Regularization

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on probationary employment, employer prerogative, and reasonable pre-employment requirements for regularization.

Probationary Employment Termination Requires Just Cause AND Due Process

Probationary employees enjoy security of tenure. Employers must prove just cause and observe due process when terminating them.

Probationary Employment: Just Cause and Due Process in Termination

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies rules on terminating probationary employees—just cause and due process requirements explained.

Breach of Trust Justifies Dismissal: Employers' Right to Terminate Probationary Employment

Supreme Court rules dishonesty and breach of trust justify terminating a probationary employee before the six-month period ends.

Probationary Employment Due Process and Termination Standards in the Philippine Civil Service

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies probationary employee termination rules, due process requirements, and civil service tenure protections.

Probationary Employment: Defining the Boundaries of Employer Discretion in the Philippines

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies probationary employment rules, six-month period computation, and abandonment of work in CALS Poultry v. Roco.

Probationary Employment in the Philippines: Security of Tenure and Illegal Dismissal

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on probationary employees' security of tenure and illegal dismissal, explained in plain language.

Probationary Employment in Philippine Schools: Contract Terms and Termination Rights

Understand probationary employment rules in Philippine schools, including contract terms, termination rights, and recent Supreme Court guidance.

Probationary Employment: Employers Must Disclose Performance Standards

Employers must set and disclose reasonable performance standards at hiring; failure to do so makes a probationary dismissal illegal.

Regular vs Probationary Employment: What the Supreme Court Says About Employee Rights in the Philippines

The Supreme Court clarifies when probationary employees become regular employees and their right to backwages in illegal dismissal cases.