Sample Termination of probationary employment
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The template provided will assist employers / companies in properly and validly executing the termination of probationary employees. (Note: There is a sample Notice of Termination for Failure to Qualify / of Probationary Employee below this guide)
Termination of probationary employment is a technical matter under the Philippine law. There are specific rules applicable only to probationary employees which if confused with all others may cause issues to the employer or the company.
Under Art. 296 of the Labor Code, as amended, a probationary employment shall not exceed six (6) months from the date the employee started working, unless it is covered by an apprenticeship agreement stipulating a longer period. The services of an employee who has been engaged on a probationary basis may be terminated for a just cause or when he fails to qualify as a regular employee in accordance with reasonable standards made known by the employer to the employee at the time of his engagement. An employee who is allowed to work after a probationary period shall be considered a regular employee.
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Section 6 (d) of the Implementing Rules of Book VI, Rule I of the Labor Code provides that there is probationary employment where the employee, upon his engagement, is made to undergo a trial period during which the employer determines his fitness to qualify for regular employment based on reasonable standards made known to him at the time of engagement.
In the case of Agustin vs. Alphaland Corporation, [G.R. No. 218282, September 09, 2020] the Supreme Court (SC) held that in all cases of probationary employment, the employer shall make known to the employee the standards under which he will qualify as a regular employee at the time of his engagement. Where no standards are made known to the employee at that time, he shall be deemed a regular employee.
Hence, to safely terminate a probationary employee, there has to be a probationary employment contract where it is clearly stated that the employer / company has made known to the employee the standards under which he will qualify as a regular employee at the time of his engagement. Further, that failure on his part to meet such standards, the employment shall be terminated for failure to qualify.
Reasonable standards shall refer to those measures which the employer will use as basis for qualification. These may include standards on performance, behavior, cooperation, punctuality, etc.
Assuming that these standards are present and there are valid stipulations in the Contract for Probationary Employment, the sample Notice of Termination for Failure to Qualify (template) will serve the purpose
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I………. Introduction ……………………………………………………. 1
II……… Chapter I: Pre-hiring forms ………………………………. 3
A….. Sample Application Form …………………………. 5
B….. Sample Application Letter by Employee ……. 21
C….. Employment Checklist …………………………….. 23
III…….. Chapter II: Contracts at point of hiring …………….. 27
A….. Employment Contracts ……………………………. 27
B….. Contract for Probationary Employment ………. 45
C….. Contract for Regular Employment …………….. 69
D….. Contract for Casual Employment ………………. 75
E….. Contract for Project Employment ……………… 85
F….. Contract for Seasonal Employment …………… 96
G…. Contract for Fixed Term Employment ………. 105
H….. Contract for Part Time Employment ………… 113
I…… Transfer of Employees …………………………… 121
IV…….. Chapter III: Forms Used During Employment ….. 125
A….. Notices to Explain ………………………………… 129
Sample notices to explain (where imposable penalty is a warning) for the following offenses 131
i…… Violation of company policies on …………………… 132
1….. General Cleanliness ……………………………… 132
2….. Littering ………………………………………………. 133
3….. Smudging ……………………………………………. 134
4….. Disorderly Filing ……………………………………. 135
5….. Designated dining areas ………………………… 136
ii….. Attendance …………………………………………………. 138
1….. Unauthorized undertime ………………………… 138
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3….. Violation of lunch break schedule …………… 140
4….. Abandoning post ………………………………….. 141
iii…. Unauthorized absences ………………………………… 142
1….. Absence without leave (AWOL) ………………. 142
2….. Failure to give notice for sickness ……………. 144
iv…. Punctuality/Time-keeping …………………………….. 146
1….. Tardiness …………………………………………….. 146
2….. Failure to log-in ……………………………………. 148
3….. Failure to log-out ………………………………….. 149
v….. Knowingly punching timecard or logging in attendance for other employees 150
vi…. Unauthorized alteration made on one’s timecard or attendance sheet 151
vii… Unauthorized alteration made on other’s timecard with consent of such employee 153
viii.. Unauthorized alteration made on other’s timecard without the consent of such employee 154
ix…. Unauthorized removal of one’s timecard or attendance sheet 155
x….. Unauthorized removal of another’s timecard or attendance sheet 157
xi…. Unauthorized concealment of one’s timecard or attendance sheet 158
xii… Unauthorized concealment of another’s timecard or attendance sheet 159
xiii.. Intentional destruction of one’s timecard or attendance sheet 161
xiv… Intentional destruction of another’s timecard or attendance sheet 162
xv…. Dress Code ………………………………………………….. 164
1….. Without uniform ……………………………………. 164
a….. Reporting for work not in prescribed dress code 164
2….. With Uniform ………………………………………… 165
a….. Reporting for work not in prescribed uniform (barong or blouse) 165
b….. Reporting for work not in prescribed uniform (pants or skirt) 167
c….. Reporting for work not in prescribed uniform (blazer) 169
xvi… Identification card ……………………………………….. 171
1….. Failure to wear ID card ………………………….. 172
2….. Refusal to wear ID card ………………………….. 173
3….. Deliberate destruction of ID card …………….. 175
4….. Deliberate mutilation of ID card ……………… 176
5….. Alteration of entries in the ID card …………… 176
6….. Concealment of one’s ID card ………………… 177
7….. Concealment of another’s ID card …………… 179
8….. Unauthorized and improper use of ID card .. 180
xvii.. Loitering …………………………………………………….. 182
1….. Loitering in unrestricted area ………………….. 182
2….. Loitering in restricted area ……………………… 183
xviii. Insubordination ……………………………………………. 184
1….. Refusal to subject oneself to annual physical examinations 184
2….. Refusal to subject oneself to executive checkup 186
3….. Refusal to abide by auditing procedure ……. 187
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5….. Refusal to transfer to another assignment …. 190
6….. Refusal to perform one’s task …………………… 191
7….. Refusal to render overtime work ………………. 192
8….. Refusal to report for holiday work …………….. 194
9….. Refusal to issue disciplinary action to subordinate 195
10… Refusal to obey lawful orders of Superior ….. 196
11… Refusal to give information in a company investigation 198
Sample notices to explain (where imposable penalty is suspension) 199
i…… Attendance …………………………………………………. 202
1….. Unauthorized undertime ………………………… 202
2….. Knowingly punching timecard or logging in attendance for other employees 204
ii….. Insubordination ……………………………………………. 205
1….. Refusal to transfer to another assignment …. 205
iii…. Willful breach of trust (with mitigating circumstance) 207
1….. Misappropriation of fund ………………………… 207
Sample notice to explain (where imposable penalty is dismissal) 209
1….. Notice issued for abandonment of work ……. 211
2….. Notice issued for willful breach of trust …….. 214
Sample notice to explain (where imposable penalty is dismissal with preventive suspension) 216
1….. Notice to explain for Serious Misconduct with preventive suspension 211
2….. Notice to explain for offense involving Willful Breach of Trust 214
Sample notice of hearing/conference ………………………. 222
– Instances where hearing is not necessary ………. 224
– Tips in conducting the hearing/conference …… 225
1….. Hearing for offense involving Willful Breach of Trust 228
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B….. Notice imposing disciplinary action (warning) ….. 231
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5….. Designated dining areas ………………………… 238
ii….. Attendance …………………………………………………. 240
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iii…. Unauthorized absences ………………………………… 246
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3….. Failure to log-out ………………………………….. 254
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i…… Attendance …………………………………………………. 315
1….. Unauthorized undertime ………………………… 315
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iii…. Willful breach of trust (with mitigating circumstance) 320
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i…… Notice of Dismissal for Abandonment ………. 324
ii….. Dismissal Notice for Serious Misconduct ….. 330
iii…. Dismissal Notice for Willful Breach of Trust.. 341
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Probationary Employment Evaluation Packet Super 5This is a soft copy template saved in Word File and editable in Word Document.
This contains the sample terms, conditions, clauses, and provisions of the contracts described and the forms included.
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One of the challenging aspects of monitoring the performance of a probationary employee is the establishment of performance ratings, metrics, or measures.
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