Paying Damages Without Full Admission of Guilt
When both substantive and procedural due process is met, management can proceed with retributive or corrective actions even when there is no admission of guilt.
Sex and the Human Resource– part 1
Sex and the Human Resource- one of the FAQs I am receiving is when either HR or someone in leadership position gets into an intimate relationship with an officemate– from plain exchange of body fluids to one involving the heart.
In situations like these, should HR get involve? Why and how?
Comparative Table: DOLE DO 174, 18A, 19 and Labor Code
Since the signing of DOLE Department Order 174, HR practitioners are seeking clarifications. Here’s a comparative table for reference and guidance.
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 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.
How To Hold An Administrative Meeting
An ADMINISTRATIVE MEETING is necessary in termination cases to ensure employee under investigation is afforded all opportunity to due process
How To Write A Notice Of Administrative Meeting
Admin meeting is a formal forum to prove an incident or case.
Ending Endo: It’s Complicated
Ending endo is akin to relationship status- it’s complicated.
How To Write A Notice To Explain Memo
NOTICE TO EXPLAIN is a legal requirement, the first of the two-notice rule.
When A Supervisor Is Not
A supervisor is not when s/he spend more than 20% of his/her time to tasks not related to management functions.
Do You Practice Social Responsibility?
Social responsibility refers to the global initiative to improve working condition and conformance to universal rights on labor standards.
6 Months Lapsed But No Regularization Contract, What Now?
In your case regularization happened regardless of the lack of regularization contract.
How To Handle Workplace Bullying
When facing an office bully, you need to hold your fire, until you have evaluated your situation, profiled your aggressor and covered your bases
Understanding Workplace Harassment
Workplace harassment is more classy than ordinary bullying bec. the objective is defined before the aggression starts.
AskSonnie Q: Sexual Harassment
Normally, prior to the formal filing of complaint, the alleged victim seeks audience with HR to get advice on what to do. HR at this point, should explain the procedure and the likely scenario(s) once a complaint is filed. This is to ensure that the victim knows what...AskSonnie Q: Am I Illegally Dismissed?
You need to appreciate first all the factors in your situation before you can make your conclusion, thus, chart your next move. Are you directly hired or supplied by the agency? This will determine whether you have employer/employee relationship with...Ending Probationary Employment Without Termination Notice
One mode to non regularize a proby employee is to let the probationary contract expire, according to this SC decision
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.
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