181 - jocelyn herrera-manaois v. st. scholastica's college

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JOCELYN HERRERA-MANAOIS v. ST. SCHOLASTICASCOLLEGE

December 11, 2013 | Serreno, C. J. | Probationary EmploymentDigester: Bea, le!is

SUMMARY:Josie "errera #anaois ta$g%t in St. Sc%olasticaCollege &SSC' as an Englis% teac%er &part(time'. S%e )asrecommen*e* to become a +$ll(time +ac$lty member. n %er

application, s%e mentione* t%at s%e )as ta-ing %er masters in Pan* t%at %er oral *e+ense )as sc%e*$le* +or J$ne 2000. /%is )asapproe* an* SSC %ire* %er as a probationary +$ll time employee.S%e +aile* to ac$ire %er # *egree on time an* s%e re$este* +oran e!tension. SSC *enie* an* s$bse$ently opte* not to re%ire%er. an* 4C r$le* +or Josie stating t%at s%e )as not in+orme*o+ t%e re$irement to 5nis% %er # *egree an* t%at t%e minim$mre$irement is 5nis%ing 267 o+ %er # st$*ies only. C reerse*saying t%at t%e re$irement cite* by is +or ran-ing p$rposesan* not a $ali5cation +or permanency. SC a8irme* t%e r$ling o+t%e an* also cite* a C"ED #emoran*$m re$iring tertiaryleel e*$cators to be # *egree %ol*ers.

DOCTRINE: #ere completion o+ t%e t%ree(year probation *oesnot g$arantee t%at t%e employee )ill ac$ire permanentemployment stat$s. /%e probationer can only $ali+y $pon+$l5llment o+ t%e reasonable stan*ar*s set +or permanentemployment as a member o+ t%e teac%ing personnel. n line )it%aca*emic +ree*om an* constit$tional a$tonomy, an instit$tion o+%ig%er learning %as t%e *iscretion an* prerogatie to imposestan*ar*s on its teac%ers an* *etermine )%et%er t%ese stan*ar*s%ae been met.

FACTS:

Petitioner Jocelyn "errera(#anaois &Josie9' gra*$ate* +rom St.Sc%olasticas College &SSC' )it% a *egree o+ B Englis%

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/%e college clari5e* t%at +or +$ll(time +ac$lty stat$s o+ Josie)as accepte* t%at s%e )o$l* s$bmit t%e necessary paperspertaining to %er # *egree

o Permanency is e!ten*e* to +$ll(time +ac$lty membersonly i+ t%ey %a* +$l5lle* t%e criteria proi*e* in t%e SSC=ac$lty #an$al

o SSC also re+$te* t%e per+ormance ratings o+ Josie an*pointe* o$t t%at s%e %a* merely receie* an aerage

rating +rom %er st$*entso Josie specialiAe* in t%e s$b>ect o+ )riting an* not

Englis% iterat$re, )%ic% )as t%e s$b>ect area t%eynee*e* a +ac$lty member +or.

: 4$le* in +aor o+ Josieo ?it% respect to t%e reason t%at Josie +aile* to 5nis% %er

# )it%in t%e 3 year perio*, t%e notation on t%eemployment application s%o)ing t%at %er employment)as premise* on %er completion o+ an # *egree )asnot ma*e -no)n to %er at t%e start o+ %er engagement

o S%e only receie* )%en it )as attac%e* to t%e positionpaper o+ SSC

o only cre*ible ei*ence t%at a precon*ition %a* beenset +or t%e acceptance o+ %er employment application)as SSCs letter e!pressly re$iring &1' goo*per+ormance an* &2' s$bmission o+ papers pertaining to%er # *egree

o /%e allegation t%at s%e )as rate* only an aerageper+ormance is not s$bstantiate* )it% *oc$mentaryproo+

n any case, SSC alrea*y a*mitte* t%at %erprobationary employment )as satis+actory &5rstcon*ition: F'

o /%e certi5cation o+ P is also s$8icient ei*ence +or t%esecon* con*ition

o lso note* t%e +ac$lty man$al t%at t%e minim$mre$irements )ere a bac%elors *egree )it% at least267 o+ # st$*ies complete*

# re$irement pertaine* to t%e ran- o+ssistant Pro+essor &not t%e one applie* +or byJosie'

/%$s, +ail$re to 5nis% # *egree not a gro$n*o /%e reason t%at yo$r specialiAation cannot be

ma!imiAe*G is also not a ali* ca$se +or *ismissing aprobationary employee, reiterating t%at probationers

may only be terminate* eit%er +or:

J$st ca$se =ail$re to $ali+y as a reg$lar employee in

accor*ance )it% reasonable stan*ar*s ma*e-no)n at t%e time o+ engagement

o Josie %a* attaine* permanent stat$s an* SSCs non(rene)al is *eeme* to be as a *ismissal )it%o$t >$stca$se

4C: 8irme*

C: reerse* 4Cs >$*gment an* *ismisse* Josies complaintan* t%at t%e *ecision o+ an* 4C )ere contrary to t%eei*ence on recor*

o =irst, ario$s pieces o+ ei*ence s%o) t%at Josie %a*been a)are t%at possession o+ an # *egree )as acriteria

s early as pril 2000, )%en s%e applie*, s%e%a* alrea*y sent a letter in*icating s%e )ascompleting an # *egree

/%is implies t%at s%e )as +$lly a)are o+ t%enecessity o+ an # *egree in or*er +or %er toattain permanent stat$s at SSC

C *e*$ce* +rom %er s$bmission o+ t%e Pcerti5cation )as t%at s%e %a* en*eaore* tos$bstantially comply )it% one o+ t%ere$irements o+ permanency

S%e )as re$ire* to s$bmit necessary papers)%ic% C treate* as proo+ o+ SSCs appraisal

Disclos$re o+ notation )as alrea*yinconse$ential

o Secon*, t%e employment contract o+ Josie incorporate*t%e con*itions set in t%e SSC =ac$lty #an$al

#an$al e!plicitly state* t%at t%e criteria +or

permanency incl$*e* an # *egree erre* )%en it solely relie* on t%e minim$m

re$irements proi*e* +or t%e ran- o+ instr$ctoran* t%at it cite* +or t%e ran- o+ instr$ctorre+erre* to t%e basis on )%ic% +$ll(time an* part(time members )ere ran-e*, an* not to t%ere$irements to be +$l5lle*

gree* )it% SSC t%at )%at %appene* )as merelyt%e e!piration o+ an employment contract an*non(rene)al t%ereo+

o /%ir*, in spite o+ t%e re$ests o+ Josie +or t%e e!tensiono+ %er employment in or*er to 5nis% %er # *egree, s%e

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S%e een in+orme* SSC t%at t%ere )as still no5!e* sc%e*$le +or %er oral *e+ense

RULING: Decision o+ Co$rt o+ ppeals is ==4#ED. PetitionDEED.

Whether or not the o!"#et$on o% & !&'ter' (e)ree $'re*+$re( %or & tert$&r, #eve# e(+&tor to e&rn the 't&t+' o%"er!&nen, $n & "r$v&te e(+&t$on $n't$t+t$onYES.

Probationary employment re+ers to t%e trial stage or perio**$ring )%ic% t%e employer e!amines t%e competency an*$ali5cations o+ >ob applicants, an* *etermines )%et%er t%eyare $ali5e* to be e!ten*e* permanent employment stat$s

/%is arrangement allo)s t%e employer an opport$nity to +$llyscr$tiniAe an* obsere t%e 5tness an* )ort% o+ probationers)%ile on t%e >ob to *etermine )%et%er t%ey )o$l* becomeproper an* e8icient employeesHbe+ore t%e g$arantee o+sec$rity o+ ten$re comes into play

Citing rticle 2I1 o+ t%e abor Co*e, t%e Co$rt agrees )it% t%eC in r$ling t%at t%e re$irement to obtain a masters *egree)as ma*e -no)n to Josie

/%e contract s%e signe* clearly an* e!pressly containe* t%econ*itions in t%e SSC =ac$lty #an$al, most pertinent o+ )%ic%is t%at t%e +ac$lty member m$st %ae complete* at least amasters *egree

C correctly pointe* o$t t%at t%e re$irement cite* by t%e merely re+er to %o) instr$ctors are ran-e* an* not to t%eaca*emic $ali5cations re$ire* to attain permanency

o /%is ran-ing coers t%ose )%o are still on probationaryemployment an* t%ose )%o %ae alrea*y obtaine*permanency

o n or*er to properly arrie at t%e criteria, sections on

bot% permanency an* ran-ing m$st be rea* incon>$nction )it% eac% ot%er Co$rt reiterates t%at !ere o!"#et$on o% the three-,e&r

"ro&t$on/ even 0$th &n &ove-&ver&)e "er%or!&neDOES NOT )+&r&ntee th&t the e!"#o,ee 0$##&+to!&t$#, &*+$re & "er!&nent e!"#o,!ent 't&t+'

t is settle* >$rispr$*ence t%at probationer can only $ali+y$pon +$l5llment o+ t%e reasonable stan*ar*s set +or t%epermanent employment as a member o+ t%e teac%ing personal

/%is is in line )it% aca*emic +ree*om an* constit$tionala$tonomyHan instit$tion o+ %ig%er learning %as t%e *iscretionan* prerogatie to impose stan*ar*s on its teac%ers an*

*etermine )%et%er t%ese %ae been met.

o /%e $niersity %as t%e sole prerogatie to ma-e a*ecision on )%et%er or not to re%ire probationer

o Probationer cannot a$tomatically assert ac$isition o+sec$rity o+ ten$re an* +orce employer to rene) t%eemployment contract

Josie +aile* to comply )it% t%e state* aca*emic $ali5cationsan* een i+ )e )ere to *isregar* t%e SSC =ac$lty #an$al, s%estill cannot legally ac$ire t%e stat$s o+ permanency

o Priate e*$cational instit$tions m$st stills$pplementarily re+er to t%e preailing stan*ar*s,$ali5cations set by t%e appropriate goernmentagencies &DepE*C"ED'

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o pplication to t%is case9 Josie completing %er probationperio* is not an a$tomatic $ali5cation. S%e co$l* only$ali+y $pon +$l5lling t%e re&'one 't&n(&r(' %or"er!&nent e!"#o,!ent 'et , the e!"#o,er.

Whether or not there 0&' & v$( ontr&t o% 'eNO.

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