Practice question
A technician refuses a supervisor’s instruction to falsify a mandatory safety report. The technician’s refusal is intentional. Management relies solely on willful disobedience. Which is correct?
- Any intentional refusal is a just cause
- The refusal is dismissible because a supervisor gave the order
- The asserted ground fails because the order is unlawful; intentional refusal alone is insufficient
- The order becomes lawful if given orally
- The employee must falsify the report before objecting
Legal references
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/71535 — DO 147-15, Rule I-A, sections 4(b), 4(j)–(o) and 5.2: Article 297 just-cause elements.
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