Report on the ILO Termination of Employment Legislation Digest by Maam Lumanglas for the IR 207.2 class (October 6, 2007)

1. Article 287, Title II, Book 6, Labor Code Retirement from the Service Presented by: Maam Lumanglas IR 207.2, UP-SOLAIR, 29 September 2007

2. ILO Termination of Employment Legislation Digest Report by: Maam Lumanglas IR 207.2, UP-SOLAIR, 6 October 2007

5. Philippines Updated in June 2006 by Atty. Jonathan P. Sale

8. 1 Sources of Legislation -- Legislative sources of regulation regarding termination of employment

14. 2 Scope of Legislation -- Persons covered and excluded -- Industrial, sectoral or occupational exclusions

20. 3 Contracts of Employment -- Employment security against arbitrary dismissals -- Controls on the termination of atypical and contingent forms of employment (part-time work, fixed term contracts & temporary contracts)

29. 4 Termination of Employment -- Termination of employment which is not at the employer’s initiative

37. 5 Dismissal -- Dismissals specified as invalid and justified -- Substantive standards to be applied to dismissals

55. 6 Notice and Procedural Standards -- Procedural standards and statutory notice periods which must be complied with

64. 7 Severance Pay -- Statutory severance pay which must be provided on termination

71. 8 Avenues for Redress -- Procedures for challenging dismissals and the remedies available

80. HASTA LA VISTA!