Practice question
Do probationary employees enjoy security of tenure during the applicable probation?
- Yes, subject to the lawful grounds governing that status.
- No; they can always be dismissed arbitrarily.
- Only if already retired.
- Only after probation ends.
- No; their contracts are outside labor law.
Legal references
- Labor Code Articles 83, 295-296 and 301 (renumbered 280-281 and 286): https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
- Sagarino v. Toplis Solutions, Inc., G.R. No. 267379, October 15, 2025, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/oct2025/gr_267379_2025.html
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