Practice question
The employer’s applicable rule requires a conference before dismissal. It receives a written explanation but refuses the conference solely because the employee did not request it. Which is correct?
- The company-rule trigger independently requires the conference
- Only a written request can ever trigger a hearing
- The explanation automatically cancels every company rule
- Company procedures are irrelevant by law
- A conference would always violate the order
Legal references
- DO147-15 RuleI-A Sections5.1 and5.4–5.5: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/71535 Section5.1 service, representation and company-hearing rules.
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