Practice question
An employer buys new machinery but proves no connection between it and the need to eliminate the selected positions. Does purchase alone establish all substantive conditions?
- No; necessity, good faith and the other conditions remain material
- Yes; every equipment purchase authorizes any dismissal
- Yes; price alone proves redundancy
- Yes; employee selection is outside review
- Yes; the receipt replaces every legal condition
Legal references
- DO147-15 RuleI-A Sections5.1 and5.4–5.5: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/71535 Installation of labor-saving devices, fair selection and closure-loss distinction.
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