serious misconduct

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Serious Misconduct

1. Concept Serious misconduct must be grave and aggravated in character. The ground of serious misconduct tends to be the most commonly cited just cause for termination. Curiously, it also happens to be most frequently misapplied. This due to the fact that most labor cases involve simple or ordinary – and not serious – misconduct….

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Cases: Serious Misconduct

1. Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment is “an imposition of misplaced ‘superiority’ which is enough to dampen an employee’s spirit and her capacity for advancement. It affects her sense of judgment; it changes her life.” (Domingo v. Rayala, G.R. No. 155831, 18 February 2008) In one case, the Supreme Court expressed in strong terms that sexual…

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