Learn everything about job termination laws in Baguio

MANILA, Philippines - To educate and update business owners, administrators and HR and legal practitioners on the lawful dismissal of employees and prevent manpower problems, the Center for Global  Best Practices (www.cgbp.org; Manila lines 842-7148/ 59, Baguio (074) 423-5148, and Cebu telephone numbers (032) 512-3106/ 07) is launching a special one-day seminar entitled, “Best Practices Guide to Valid Dismissal” at the Baguio Country Club on Friday, February 2013.

Employees are one of the most important resources of a company, and although companies may have established a strong relationship with them, saying goodbye is oftentimes inevitable. Cessation of the employee-employer relationship should be handled well in the proper way in a valid process.

This one-day seminar is open to the public and is applicable to all types of businesses including non-profit organization. It is for everyone involved in employee management.

The seminar will cover topics such as the rights of employer and employee, substantive and procedural due process before dismissal, just causes for dismissal such as serious misconduct, sexual harassment, insubordination or wilful disobedience, neglect of duties, abandonment of work, fraud, and wilful breach of trust and confidence, commission of a crime or offense, and other causes of dismissal under Article 282 identified as “analogous.”

Authorized causes for dismissal such as termination due to closure of establishment and reduction of personnel as well as closure of business operations will also be tackled.