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Sep
Separation Pay Cannot be Granted to an Employee Dismissed for Serious Misconduct
Separation pay is a benefit granted under Article 298 of the Labor Code for termination of employees due to authorized cause. These authorized causes are termination due to installation of labor-saving devices, redundancy, retrenchment, and closure not due to losses. Separation is also granted for employees retrenched or terminated after the company has taken bonafide suspension of operations under Article 301 of the Labor Code. The same is given to an employee terminated due to disease under Article 299 of [...]