(MANILA BULLETIN) It said “… an employer has no legal obligation to keep more employees than are necessary for the operation of its business.”
It pointed out: “In fact, even if a business is doing well, an employer can still validly dismiss an employee from the service due to redundancy if that employee’s position has already become in excess of what the employer’s enterprise requires.”
The latest SC ruling on the redundancy issue was contained in the case that settled the legal controversy between 3M Philippines, Inc. and Lauro D. Yuseco, who before the termination of his employment on Jan. 1, 2016, was the country business leader of the firm’s industrial business group.