PD 442 Article 318

Security of Tenure.

Article 318

ART. 318. Security of Tenure. — In cases of employment without a definite period the employer shall not terminate the services of an employee except for a just cause or when authorized by this Chapter. An employee who is unjustly dismissed from work shall be entitled to reinstatement without loss of seniority rights and to his back wages computed from the time his compensation was withheld from him up to the time of his reinstatement.

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