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Practice question: Transfer of Employees

Multiple Choice Hard Jurisprudence

Practice question

A pregnant employee is moved repeatedly to distant assignments, denied promised support, and pressured to resign. The factfinder establishes that the sequence was discriminatory and not supported by a legitimate operational basis. Employer cites management prerogative alone. Which is correct?
  1. The general prerogative does not defeat the established discriminatory constructive-dismissal claim.
  2. Management prerogative is unlimited.
  3. All pregnancy-related transfers are automatically valid.
  4. A worker must prove a salary cut in every discrimination case.
  5. Only the final assignment’s name matters.

Legal references

  • Paulino v. Sutherland Global Services, G.R. No. 262564, August 6, 2025, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70181

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