Practice question
An employee validly dismissed for proven serious misconduct seeks assistance solely because of 20 years’ service. There is no separate contractual or vested benefit at issue. Which answer is correct?
- Long service automatically overrides every dismissal ground.
- Every first or infrequent offense requires assistance.
- Social justice eliminates the legal effect of misconduct.
- Long service alone does not justify overriding the limitation on equitable assistance for serious misconduct.
- The employer must convert dismissal into retirement.
Legal references
- Central Philippines Bandag Retreaders v Diasnes, G.R. No. 163607, July 14, 2008, financial assistance limits: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2008/jul2008/gr_163607_2008.html
- Security Bank Savings Corporation v Singson, G.R. No. 214230, February 10, 2016, financial assistance and culpable dismissal grounds: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2016/feb2016/gr_214230_2016.html
- Labor Code, DOLE consolidated 2022 edition, Articles 219, 258–260, 262–264, 274 and 278–279: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/15242/PHL15242%202022.pdf; Articles 297–299.
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