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Book VI — Post-Employment

Article 285

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

You can resign at any time, but standard notice is 30 days. However, if you resign due to serious insult, inhuman treatment, commission of a crime by the employer, or other analogous causes, you can leave immediately — and may have a constructive dismissal claim.

Key point

Resignation = 30 days notice. Forced-out by bad employer? That's constructive dismissal.

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