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L- 63316, (1984)
FACTS: Buiser, Rilloacuna and Intengan were employed by General Telephone Directory Co.
as sales representative.
Buiser et al. entered an “Employment Contract (on Probationary Status)” with GT Directory.
HELD: YES
Exception:
Under the Labor Code, six (6) months is the general probationary period, but the probationary
period is the period needed to determine fitness for the job. This period, for lack of a better
measurement is deemed to be the period needed to learn the job.