How To’s of Due Process
“The state affords the constitutional blanket of rendering protection to labor but it also protect the right of employers to exercise what are clearly management prerogatives, so long as the exercise is without abuse of discretion.” Pantranco North Express vs. NLRC GR No. 106516, Sept. 21, 1999.
Secret Lives Can Destroy Destiny
Lack of integrity can lead to a private life that is inconsistent to the projected public life. This secret life will rob us of our destiny
Faith or Fear? Your Mental Health Depends on It
Faith and fear are opposites but the same. The same because both sources their power from you– the confident expectation of your future or your belief of what will happen to you. But they are opposites because faith believes something good can happen in the future, while fear expects the opposite.
Resignation Is An Employee Right — But You Must Do It Properly
Resignation is an employee right, but it must follow proper notice, documentation, and due process. Learn when the 30-day rule applies, when you can resign immediately, and how final pay and COE timelines work.
10 Famous Lessons From Tatang (Henry Sy Sr.)
I bumped into this article from the company’s intranet portal, effort has been made to provide the URL of the article from Philstar but unsuccessful.
When To Terminate Employee for Health Reasons
Business owners can terminate employment for health reasons. But they can be more benevolent as others have done.
Employee Termination: Authorized Causes
Employers can still end the employment of employees, thru authorized causes, even if employee records is clean
Offenses That Leads to Employee Termination
This article is about a single but grave and serious act that can lead to outright termination, as spelled out in the just causes provision of the labor code
Progressive Discipline in the Workplace: A Practical Guide
A practical HR explainer on progressive discipline in the workplace, with Philippine legal grounding and real-world application.
Due Process in the Workplace: Simple Guide for Employees and Employers in The Philippines
A practical guide to due process in the workplace in the Philippines — valid grounds, correct procedures, separation rules, and employee rights explained clearly.
Change Management (1)
Because of one or more determinants, a tipping point may be created that will result to a season of growth. This will propel business to expand or a blog to increase its bandwidth due to increased readership. Leaders and blog owners must be able to make concrete...Sex In The Office
Hearing sex stories involving managers and staff may seem normal, but do not be swayed to do the same. There is an anti-Sexual Harassment Law.
Do You Have The URGE?
I’m not referring to the URGE of the dark kind, but of the entrepreneurial desire that can make a difference, and change a community.
Procedures, Procedures, On the Wall…
Am no fan of procedures, specially if it will complicate a rather simple situation. But procedures are meant to keep us safe or prepare us to the next level
Take It To The Chin
I was reading this blog of David Maister and kinda reflect how top management of other corporations would handle issues like this?
Transactional vs. Strategic Functions of HR
Do you agree that, HR is caught between its two functions– transactional against strategic?
Managing A Multi-Generational Workforce
Balancing the requirements of the organization vis-a-vis the different work behavior of employees coming from different generations is fun.
14 Work Life Principles of Henry Sy Sr.
Insights from my 10 years at SM (1998–2008) where I helped open 20 malls and lived Henry Sy Sr.’s 14 Work-Life Principles on leadership, integrity, and growth.
What To Do When Insulted By Your Boss
Got scolded more than you can count? Don’t react and lose more. Let me share what I did, it’s not pleasant, but it got me promoted!
Invest In Your Oxen
To HR, the ox is an analogy of the human capital. You have to identify your oxen– the backbone of your business operations.
How to get ahead: Lie and cheat?
“Lie and cheat” has become an operative keyword in some culture to win or grab an opportunity, or escape trouble. Do we have to live with this culture?
CyberWellness Collaboration
Sonnie Santos with Family Zone Australia — promoting cyber wellness and digital parenting advocacy through ASKSonnie.INFO.
Pillar of HR Awardee
Sonnie Santos receiving the Pillar of HR Award — recognition for leadership and contributions to the Philippine HR community.
Blog Awards
Award-winning blog — Best Advocacy (2010) for Web Safety and Cyberbullying Prevention & Best Corporate and Brand Blog (2015)
Collaboration for Better Careers
Sonnie Santos with JobStreet Philippines — a collaboration promoting values-driven HR leadership and employee engagement in the workplace.