Practice question
An ordinary employee validly on probation is allowed to continue working after its applicable period, with no valid extension or special exception. Management says no regularization occurred because it has not issued a new certificate. Which is correct?
- A certificate is invariably the only source of regular status
- The employee remains on probation forever
- Article 296 treats the employee as regular despite the missing certificate
- The work becomes unpaid training automatically
- The employee must reapply as a stranger
Legal references
- Labor Code, Article 296, reproduced in De La Salle Araneta University, G.R. 224319, November 20, 2017: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/nov2017/gr_224319_2017.html
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