{"id":10323,"date":"2018-07-25T15:10:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T15:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=10323"},"modified":"2022-10-19T04:55:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T04:55:22","slug":"how-to-let-go-of-employees-legally-and-gracefully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/how-to-let-go-of-employees-legally-and-gracefully","title":{"rendered":"How to Let Go of Employees Legally and Gracefully"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Firing employees is very much like ending a romantic relationship: nobody wants to break nor<\/i> hear the news, and it ends up as a stressful experience to all parties involved. However, like in all relationships, weeding out employees is often necessary and may also be healthy to both the personnel and the company.<\/p>\n

Letting employees go in the Philippines is a complicated and arduous process, especially if a company is dealing with workers who have been regularized (i.e., their employment has been deemed ‘permanent’).<\/p>\n

According to Kittelson & Carpo Consulting<\/a>, a local firm assisting companies planning to set up business in the Philippines, the country is different from places such as the United States when it comes to labor laws. In the U.S., \u201cwhich has an \u2018at-will employment\u2019 doctrine, employers in the Philippines can only terminate their relationship with an employee if a \u2018just\u2019 or \u2018authorized\u2019 cause, as defined under the law, has been established, after undergoing due process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Terminating an employee in the Philippines is taken very seriously and can be a complex process, the firm further adds, especially since, when in doubt, the Labor Code of the Philippines is construed in favor of labor.<\/p>\n

If a just or authorized cause<\/a> has been established and the company has followed processes in accordance with the Labor Code, an employer may terminate an employee, whether the latter is still under probation or already a regularized worker. However, said termination should be dealt with gracefully and with dignity. Tech-enabled recruitment solutions provider Kalibrr<\/a> offers tips for managers and business leaders on how to let go of employees.<\/p>\n

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