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Additional Maternity Leave of Thirty (30) Days Without Pay under Republic Act No. 11210 | 19 May 2024
Republic Act No. 11210, also known as the Expanded Maternity Leave Law, grants covered female workers in both government and private sectors, including those in the informal economy, a total of 105 days of maternity leave with full pay.
Employer’s Non-Compliance with Procedural Due Process | 12 May 2024
The law and jurisprudence allow the award of nominal damages in favor of an employee in a case where a valid cause for dismissal exists but the employer fails to observe due process in dismissing the employee. (Libcap Marketing Corporation v. Baquial, G.R. No. 192011, June 30, 2014)
Is Conflict of Interest a Just Cause of Dismissal? | 10 May 2024
Implicit in the contract of employment is the undertaking that the employee shall be faithful to the interest of the employer during the term of the employment. When an employee deliberately acquires an interest adverse to his employer, he is disloyal, and his discharge is justified. (Elizalde International vs. CA, G.R. No. L40553, February 26, 1981)