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What To Do When You Fall Victim To Unfair Debt Collection Practices

by Sonnie Santos | Cyber Harassment, Cyber Wellness Program, Cyber Wellness ToolBox, Data Privacy, HR ToolBox, Right to Privacy | 0 comments

When borrowing money is made easy and people are desperate, people turn to online lending apps to make ends meet. 

Practical Strategic Thinking: Connecting The Dots

by Sonnie Santos | Better Biz, HR ToolBox, Strategic HR, Talks | 2 comments

Strategic thinking is the process of making sense of the available information to determine a preferred future.

Can Religious Expressions Add Value in the Workplace?

by Sonnie Santos | Change Agent, HR ToolBox, Salt and Light | 0 comments

Religious expression in the workplace is common in the Philippines. Some believed it help address behavioral issues, but some believed it can also create new ones. What is your take?

When business closure is inevitable, how to off-board employees?

by Sonnie Santos | Business and Human Rights, Due Process, Employment, Final Pay, HR ToolBox, News, Q and A, Termination | 0 comments

when saving jobs are no longer possible, what to do next?

When Is Work Considered Abandoned?

by Sonnie Santos | Business and Human Rights, Employment, HR ToolBox, News, Q and A, Resignation, Termination | 2 comments

If an employee failed to observe the rendering period s/he promised, will this lead to the abandonment of work?

Regularization by default

by Sonnie Santos | Business and Human Rights, Employment, HR ToolBox, News, Q and A, Regularization | 0 comments

Management oversight in monitoring the timeline and missing the performance feedbacking schedule for proby employees is common. When it happens, what will be the consequence?

Regular employment downgraded to probationary because of the pandemic

by Sonnie Santos | Business and Human Rights, Employment, HR ToolBox, News, Q and A, Talent Management | 2 comments

Employers, thru their HR, are looking for creative ways to survive. Do you find the downgrading of regular employment to proby acceptable?

Work Suspension During Calamities

by Sonnie Santos | Employee Engagement, HR ToolBox, News, Talent Management | 2 comments

When the government suspends work for the public sector because of a natural should the private sector follow suit?

How to Terminate Employment When Saving Job is No Longer Feasible

by Sonnie Santos | Business and Human Rights, Employment, HR ToolBox | 7 comments

When you can no longer prevent job loss, what is the ideal approach to terminate employment in times of COVID-19

Inter-Company Transfer

by Sonnie Santos | HR ToolBox, Organizational Development, Strategic HR | 92 comments

inter-company transfer is when employees from one member company is transferred to another member company of a conglomerate, or when a business operations will be taken over by new management or company and employees will be retained

Final Pay Out in 30 Days, COE Out in 3 Days

by Sonnie Santos | Employment, Final Pay, HR ToolBox, Human Rights, News | 147 comments

DOLE’s Advisory 6 s. 2020 mandates employers to release final pay in 30 days and COE in 3 days.

Funds Went Missing When Passed Between Staffs, Who Should Pay?

by Sonnie Santos | Business and Human Rights, Due Process, HR ToolBox, Q and A | 0 comments

Accountability eliminate gray areas. Define who are accountable, have it acknowledged and you will minimize finger pointing situations in the future.

Can You ‘Hold’ the Resignation of Employee Under Investigation?

by Sonnie Santos | Due Process, HR ToolBox, Resignation, Termination | 10 comments

To hold or accept? Resignation of employee under investigation is always a hot topic with passionate ideas coming from both ends

How to Improve Employee Satisfaction

by Sonnie Santos | Employee Engagement, HR ToolBox, Strategic HR, Talent Management | 1 comment

A high employee satisfaction creates an environment conducive to productivity. While the actions of a dissatisfied employee slowsdown productivity.

Common Errors When Terminating Employees

by Sonnie Santos | Better Biz, Better Work, Employee Relations, HR ToolBox, Start Up Tips, Termination | 0 comments

Terminating employees require both soft and technical skills to minimize human harm, and avoid unnecessary cost on labor case.

What To Do When Employee Resigns Immediately

by Sonnie Santos | HR ToolBox, Talent Management | 276 comments

AWOL or absent without leave is used for absences with out prior notice and approval. This include absences after filing of resignaton letter

Paying Damages Without Full Admission of Guilt

by Sonnie Santos | Due Process, HR ToolBox, Q and A, Termination | 0 comments

When both substantive and procedural due process are met, management can proceed with retributive or corrective actions even without the admission of guilt.

How To Implement Telecommuting In The Philippines

by Sonnie Santos | Employee Engagement, Employment, HR ToolBox, News, Talent Management, Talks | 2 comments

Telecommuting, under RA 11165, in PH is now a law. Private companies are encouraged to make arrangements with employees to work in an alternative workspace.

Strategic planning: Learn from the past to have a new beginning

by Sonnie Santos | Do It Yourself, HR ToolBox, Strategic HR | 2 comments

To get the most out of the opportunity for a new beginning, we must learn from the successes and defeats of the previous year.

When To Use Preventive Suspension

by Dericke | Due Process, HR ToolBox | 217 comments

Preventive suspension is a measure to protect company’s property pending investigation of any alleged malfeasance or misfeasance committed by an employee

How To: 3 Basic Things About Retirement Plans

by RB | HR ToolBox, Retirement Plan | 5 comments

Retirement plans is an agreement bet. a company and its employees, wherein the company provides financial benefit in exchange for employees years of service

What To Do When HR Gave A Wrong Salary

by Ely | HR ToolBox, Total Rewards | 22 comments

Solutio indebiti. If something is received when there is no right to demand it, and unduly delivered through mistake, the obligation to return it arises.

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