Practice question
Which statement correctly describes management’s disciplinary authority?
- Every minor infraction automatically permits dismissal
- Discipline must comply with the applicable legal cause, evidence, and required procedure
- A handbook eliminates the Labor Code
- The employer’s suspicion alone conclusively proves every charge
- Any penalty is lawful if described as prerogative
Legal references
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/71535 — DO 147-15, Rule I-A sections 1 and 5.1–5.2, disciplinary causes and procedural requirements under current Article 297.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2004/nov2004/gr_158693_2004.html — Agabon v. NLRC, GR 158693, November 17, 2004, main decision; valid cause and separate liability for procedural noncompliance.
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