06
Oct
Termination of Probationary Employee
A probationary employee may be terminated on any of three (3) grounds. These are failure to qualify, just cause, and authorized cause. As a background, a probationary employee is one who is placed on trial by an employer, during which the latter determines whether or not the former is qualified for permanent employment. [See Canadian Opportunities Unlimited, Inc. v. Dalangin, Jr., 681 Phil. 21, 33 (2012), citing International Catholic Migration Commission v. NLRC, 251 Phil. 560 (1989)] By virtue of a [...]