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 the Dynamics of Office Bullying
Workplace harassment is not office politics, though in some cases, an element of bullying is present when an employee is politicking
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.
Leaving your Company? Why Doing it Right Makes Sense
Ending an employer-employee relationship is subject to due process, whether it is employee (resignation) or employer (just or authorized causes) initiated
Termination: Health Reasons
Business owners have the prerogative to terminate employment for health reasons, provided by Art. 299 of PLC. But they can be more benevolent as others have done.
Termination: Authorized Causes
This is the 3rd installment of this blog series. This article will focus on the authorized causes, per art. 298 of the labor code.
Termination: Just Causes (2), I Just Killed A Man
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
Termination: Just Causes (1), Killing You Softly
Small infractions committed by an employee can lead to termination of employment if repeated consistently over a period of time
Introduction to Due Process In The Workplace
Whether you’re an employee holding a leadership position or not, or an entrepreneur, knowledge of due process comes handy in the workplace.
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.
Your Options 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 in time it made me an Assistant Vice President.
How To Survive Office Politics
How to overcome office politics? You’ve got to be proactive and in control of your own behaviour, situations and dynamics change on how we respond to determinants
Just Relax, Be Responsible and Don’t Quit
“Suppose a ruler gets very angry with you. If he does, don’t quit your job… Stay calm. That will overcome the effects of your big mistake” – King Solomon
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