November 17, 2018

TAX RATES OPTIONS FOR PROFESSIONALS, SELF-EMPLOYED AND MIXED-INCOME EARNERS UNDER THE TRAIN LAW

Tax rates available for individuals earning from self-employment/business and/or practice of profession under the TRAIN Law are those in graduated rates and 8%. The BIR issued […]
November 26, 2018

Code of Discipline Formulation Seminar

Code of Discipline is one of the crucial documents that every employer must have. A seminar on the crafting of company Code of Discipline will be […]
November 28, 2018

SICKNESS ALLOWANCE FILED WITHIN THE 120-DAY PERIOD FROM REPATRIATION AND AMENDED TO INCLUDE DISABILITY SUBSEQUENTLY DOES NOT RENDER PREMATURE THE DISABILITY CLAIM

Sickness allowance filed within the 120 days from repatriation does not render the disability complaint premature. Oscar D. Gaboa vs. Maunlad Trans, Inc. and/or Rainbow Maritime […]
January 10, 2019

PAYMENT OF WAGES FOR JANUARY 1, 2019 HOLIDAY

January 1, 2019 is a regular holiday being New Year’s Day. As such, those who did not work are entitled to 100% of the pay while […]
February 1, 2019

GRACEFUL EXIT WHERE THE EMPLOYEE UNDER INVESTIGATION SUBMITS RESIGNATION BEFORE THE DECISION OR BEFORE THE HOLDING OF HEARING/CONFERENCE

Graceful exit means giving an employee a chance to leave the company without bad record (e.g. termination is considered bad record). Most companies are stumped on […]
February 2, 2019

LABOR-ONLY CONTRACTING ARISES WHERE THE DEPLOYED EMPLOYEE PERFORMS DIRECTLY RELATED FUNCTION AND THE CONTRACTOR HAS NO CONTROL OVER HIM

Labor-only contracting is prohibited. Labor-only contracting refers to an arrangement where the contractor or subcontractor merely recruits, supplies or places workers to perform a job, work […]
February 6, 2019

NOTICE TO EXPLAIN: HOW TO EFFECTIVELY SERVE IT (WITH SAMPLE TRANSCRIPT IN ENGLISH AND FILIPINO)

An employee who is suspected of having committed an offense may be subjected to disciplinary process. A corresponding penalty may be imposed if he is found […]
February 10, 2019

SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY – SAMPLE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN COMPLIANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (DOLE) REQUIREMENTS

Sexual harassment refers to behavior that is not welcome, that is personally offensive, debilitates morale and, therefore, interferes with work effectiveness. Such behavior may be in […]
February 13, 2019

RETIREMENT LETTER TENDERED BY EMPLOYEE NEGATES THE CLAIM OF ILLEGAL DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO GRANT TEACHING LOAD

Retirement is the result of a bilateral act of both the employer and the employee based on their voluntary agreement that upon reaching a certain age, […]
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