discipline

Absence Without Official Leave (AWOL) is a ground for disciplinary action. AWOL in itself is not a ground for dismissal. However, AWOL can lead to abandonment of work. This happens when the employee being directed to report for work after being on AWOL refuses to report for work. Thus, the employer usually escalates the violation […]

Abandonment is a ground for dismissal of employment under Article 297 of the Labor Code, as amended. The employee has the right to challenge the dismissal by filing a labor case. However, during the pendency of the case, the employee may have decided to seek employment. What will be the effect on the labor case […]

The contention that the phrase “poor performance” would mean the same as gross and habitual neglect by an employee of his duties is unavailing. The fact that an employee’s performance is found to be poor or unsatisfactory does not necessarily mean that the employee is grossly and habitually negligent of his duties. Gross negligence implies […]

Sexual harassment is punishable both administratively and criminally. Imagine a situation where a boss solicits sexual favor from his subordinate in exchange for regularization or promotion. The situation screams of sexual harassment. Such employee may be dismissed for committing the act of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is an imposition of misplaced “superiority” which is enough […]