Section 15
SEC. 15. Articles 283 and 284 of the Labor Code are hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. 283. Termination by employer.—An employer may terminate an employment for any of the following just causes: "(a) Serious misconduct or willful disobedience by the employee of the lawful orders of his employer or representative in connection with his work; "(b) Gross and habitual neglect by the employee of his duties; "(c) Fraud or willful breach by the employee of the trust reposed in him by his employer or duly authorized representative; "(d) Commission of a crime or offense by the employee against the person of his employer or any immediate member of his family or his duly authorized representative; and "(e) Other causes analogous to the foregoing." "ART. 284. Closure of establishment and reduction of personnel.—The employer may also terminate the employment of any employee due to the installation of labor-saving devices, redundancy, retrenchment to prevent losses or the closing or cessation of operation of the establishment or undertaking unless the closing is for the purpose of circumventing the provisions of this title, by serving a written notice on the workers and the Ministry of Labor and Employment at least one (1) month before the intended date thereof. In case of termination due to the installation of labor-saving devices or redundancy, the worker affected thereby shall be entitled to a separation pay equivalent to at least his one (1) month pay or to at least one (1) month pay for every year of service, whichever is higher. In case of retrenchment to prevent losses and in cases of closures or cessation of operations of establishment or undertaking not due to serious business losses or financial reverses, the separation pay shall be equivalent to one (1) month pay or at least one-half (1/2) month pay for every year of service, whichever is higher. A fraction of at least six (6) months shall be considered one (1) whole year."