Abandonment of Work – Sample Notice to Explain (NTE) for Abandonment of Work in Filipino or Tagalog
Abandonment of work is a form of gross neglect of duty.
A Sample Notice to Explain (NTE) is provided in this post to guide HR practitioners on how to approach the discipline aspect in possible abandonment cases involving employees who are not conversant of the English language.
The Philippines is composed of thousands of islands wherein various languages are being used (locally called dialect). While most Filipinos know how to speak English, the country being formerly under the US rule, there is a growing number of those who are not conversant of this language anymore.
The push towards the use of Filipino language is chipping away at this ability as well. For instance, posts on social media are now couched in most part in Filipino or Tagalog. Hence, the common language understood across the many islands in the country is Filipino which is also known as Tagalog.
Current groups of workers doing manual labor prefer to speak in Filipino than in English. This is the commonly understood language. Hence, instructions, letters, policies involving this workgroup should be couched in language that they understand to ensure successful communication.
In this post, a fictional situation is assumed as follows: the employee has been absent without prior notice (no leave form submitted and no call at the time of absence). A notice to explain was previously given with directive to return to work. However, no response was given by the employee.
Thus, the sample notice herein is a final notice and with the same directive to report to work. If the employee still adamantly refuses to report to work, the case of a simple AWOL can lead to abandonment of work.
To constitute abandonment, however, there must be a clear and deliberate intent to discontinue one’s employment without any intention of returning. (See page 156, Guide to Valid Dismissal of Employees, Second Edition citing Tan Brothers Corporation of Basilan City vs. Escudero, G.R. No. 188711, July 3, 2013)
Two (2) elements must concur:
- The employee must have failed to report for work or must have been absent without valid or justifiable reason; and
- There must have been a clear intention on the part of the employee to sever the employer-employee relationship manifested by some overt act. (Fernandez and Beltran vs. Newfield Staff Solutions, Inc., G.R. No. 201979, July 10, 2013)
Related: Abandonment is a matter of intention
As defined under established jurisprudence, abandonment is the deliberate and unjustified refusal of an employee to resume his employment. It constitutes neglect of duty and is a just cause for termination of employment under paragraph (b) of Article 282 [now re-numbered as Article 296] of the Labor Code.
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Below is the sample NTE for the above fictional situation:
To: MASON Q. PADERMO
Concrete Mason
From: HR
Date: _______________________
Subject: NOTICE TO EXPLAIN: PAG-ABANDONA NG TRABAHO (ABANDONMENT OF WORK)
Lumalabas sa talaan (biometric/bundy clock record) ng kompanya na ikaw ay hindi pumasok sa trabaho kahapon, petsang _____________, 20_____. Nang sinuri ang mga leave forms, wala kang naisumite na papel para sa iyong pagliban sa trabaho.
Binanggit din ng iyong department head na si ___________________ na ikaw ay walang tawag o text na ikaw ay hindi papasok sa trabaho. Sa tuntunin ng kompanya ang lahat ng liliban ng trabaho ay dapat magpaalam dalawang (2) araw bago ang hindi pagpasok. Kung ang dahilan naman ng pagliban ay biglaang mga pangyayari (medical emergency, calamity, fire, flood) dapat na tumawag sa opisina bago mag alas-dose ng unang araw ng pagliban.
Walang anumang papel o komunikasyon galing sa iyo. Bilang karagdagan, lumalabas na hindi lamang ito ang unang beses na pangyayari. Noong ___________, 20______, ikaw ay pinadalhan ng sulat o Notice to Explain (NTE) tungkol sa iyong pagliban na walang paalam at hinihingi ang iyong paliwanag. Kasama sa sulat ay ang direktiba na ikaw ay pumasok kaagad. Subalit, dumaan ang ilang mga araw at hindi ka pa rin pumapasok.
Dahil sa iyong pagbale-wala sa nasabing sulat, ikaw ay muling inaabisohan na sagutin ang mga nabanggit at kaagad na pumasok sa opisina.
Bilang karagdagan, ayon sa mga dokumento, ikaw ay nagkaroon na rin ng mga insidente na hindi pumasok nang walang pahintulot ayon sa mga sumusunod:
Date No. of Days Absent Penalty
Xxx 4 Warning
Xxx 3 2nd Warning
Xxx 1 3rd Warning
Xxx 2 4th Warning
Kung kaya ikaw ay inaatasang magsumite ng sulat bilang paliwanag sa mga nabanggit sa loob ng limang (5) araw (calendar days), mula sa pagtanggap ng sulat na ito.
Kapag ikaw ay hindi nagsumite ng iyong paliwanag ito ay nangangahulugan ng pagbabalewala sa iyong mga karapatan sa imbestigasyong ito. Ang kaso ay pagpapasyahan lamang ayon sa mga ebidensyang nakalatag. Bilang karagdagan, ikaw ay inaatasan na agad na pumasok sa trabaho dahil kung hindi ito ay maaring mangahulugan ng pag-abandona sa iyong posisyon (abandonment of work). Ikaw rin ay inaatasan na pumasok sa trabaho kaagad.
Para sa iyong mahigpit na pagsunod.
ANNE GRAY BEERD
HR Manager
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