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Dec
Willful Disobedience as Ground for Dismissal
Willful disobedience is one of the just causes to dismiss employees under Article 297 [formerly Art. 282] of the Labor Code, as amended. Thus, in order for the ground of “willful disobedience” to be considered a just cause to terminate employment, the following requisites must concur: (1) The employee’s assailed conduct must have been willful, that is, characterized by a wrongful and perverse attitude; and (2) The order violated must have been reasonable, lawful, made known to the employee, and must pertain [...]