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Jul 13, 2020labor-lawillegal-dismissalreinstatementlength-of-serviceseniority-rightssecurity-of-tenure
Reinstatement and Length of Service: Employee Rights in Illegal Dismissal Cases
When illegally dismissed employees return to work, does their service clock reset? The Supreme Court clarifies the reckoning point for length of service.