Practice question
When an employer relies on a quota to justify dismissal, who bears the relevant burden of proving that the standard was imposed in good faith as part of establishing just cause?
- The employer
- Only the employee’s family
- Only the company’s customers
- Nobody, because a quota proves itself
- Only an unrelated competitor
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/jun2020/gr_222289_2020.html — East Cam Tech Corporation v. Fernandez, GR 222289, June 8, 2020, main decision; attainable quotas and good faith.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2012/apr2012/gr_185829_2012.html — Aliling v. Feliciano, GR 185829, April 25, 2012, main decision; productivity standards and employer’s burden.
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