When business closure is inevitable, how to off-board employees?
when saving jobs are no longer possible, what to do next?
When is work considered abandoned?
If an employee failed to observe the rendering period s/he promised, will this lead to the abandonment of work?
Regularization by default
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
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
When work is suspended because of a natural or man-made calamity, should employer pay employees for the man-days lost?
How to Terminate Employment When Saving Job is No Longer Feasible
When you can no longer prevent job loss, what is the ideal approach to terminate employment in times of COVID-19
Company Under New Management or Inter-Company Transfer In Conglomerate
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
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?
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?
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
A high employee satisfaction creates an environment conducive to productivity. While the actions of a dissatisfied employee slowsdown productivity.
Common Errors When Terminating Employees
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
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
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
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
To get the most out of the opportunity for a new beginning, we must learn from the successes and defeats of the previous year.
Preventive Suspension, Definition and How to Go About It
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
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?
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.
How To Write A Notice Of Decision Memo
A notice of decision memo is the 2nd of the twin notice rule. It contains the decision arrived after conducting an administrative investigation.
Counting the Probationary Period: 6 Months or 180 Days?
One interpretation is 6th month employment anniversary; Another interpretation is 180 days, counting 30 days for each month. But which one is correct?
Probationary Period Extension?
Extension of probationary period is possible but not the general rule, lest it becomes a ploy to take advantage of the employee.
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