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Retrenchment to Prevent Losses Due to Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic with Sample Criteria and Notice of Retrenchment

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate Retrenchment is the termination of employment effected by management during periods of business recession, industrial depression, seasonal fluctuations, lack of work or considerable reduction in the volume of the employer’s business. Resorted to by an employer to avoid or minimize business losses (page 237, Guide to Valid Dismissal of Employees, 2nd Edition, citing Santos vs. CA, G.R. No. 141947, July 5, 2001 and [...]

Redundancy vs. Retrenchment

Redundancy exists where the services of an employee are in excess of what is reasonably demanded by the actual requirements of the enterprise. Succinctly put, a position is redundant where it is superfluous, and superfluity of a position or positions may be the outcome of a number of factors, such as over hiring of workers, decreased volume of business, or dropping of a particular product line or service activity previously manufactured or undertaken by the enterprise. (page 221, Guide [...]

Lone Grant of Optional Retirement may not Establish Company Practice

Maureen Perez wanted to retire from employer CII. But it was denied. She asked CII to reconsider its stand and she cited names of former employees who were allowed to optionally retire and who were given separation pays even if they were managerial employees. Still, CII was not convinced. Perez filed a complaint with the NLRC for discrimination, moral damages and attomey’s fees against and praying for separation pay in the form of optional retirement benefits, either under the Retirement [...]

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