Practice question
A department undergoes a stipulated bona fide reorganization lawfully rendering one career position redundant. All applicable notice, hearing, placement and separation protections are observed, and no bad faith exists. The displaced employee argues that career tenure prohibits any legally valid redundancy or abolition. Which answer follows RA 6656?
- The claim is too absolute: the statute recognizes the specified bona fide reorganization grounds while preserving its safeguards
- The employee can never lose the position even when every statutory condition is met
- The statute permits only politically motivated removals
- The statute requires destruction of every agency record before reorganization
- Compliance with placement safeguards itself proves bad faith
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 6656, June 10, 1988, Sections 2 and 4, tenure protection in government reorganization: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1988/ra_6656_1988.html
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