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Practice question: Unilateral Termination

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

Two employees depart without advance notice. One proves serious personal insult by the employer; the other shows only that a different employer offered better pay. Both insist that every reason an employee personally considers good is a statutory just cause. Which is correct?
  1. The proven serious insult falls within the listed no-notice ground; a better offer alone is not one of those grounds
  2. Every personal reason automatically qualifies
  3. Neither employee can ever terminate employment
  4. Both must remain employed permanently
  5. The employer may disregard the listed just causes

Legal references

  • Labor Code Article300(a)–(b)[285]: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442a_1974.html

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