Practice question
An employer admits dismissing a worker but supplies only the phrase management decision, with no evidence supporting the lawful cause it invokes. Does the label itself discharge its burden?
- Yes, only the employee must prove management’s documents
- Yes, the phrase is conclusive proof
- Yes, proof is never needed after admission
- No
- Yes, every business decision automatically proves an authorized cause
Legal references
- Labor Code, Articles 259-260, 278-279 and 294 (formerly 248-249, 263-264 and 279), as applicable: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
- Philippine Airlines v. Dawal, GR Nos. 173921 and 173952, February 24, 2016, main decision, gross economic CBA violations and dismissal proof: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2016/feb2016/gr_173921_2016.html
- DOLE Department Order 147-15, Rule I-A, Sections 1-3 and 5.2, as applicable: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/71535
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