Can HR hold the resignation of an employee under investigation? This 2025-refreshed guide explains your legal options, due process rules, and practical steps for handling resignations during an administrative case.
A clear and updated guide on preventive suspension in the Philippines—legal basis, proper use, 30-day limit, due process, and when misuse becomes constructive dismissal.
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.
A clear, updated guide on when probationary periods may be extended under Philippine law—including Supreme Court rulings, HR best practices, and invalid extension examples.
A practical guide on conducting administrative hearings in the Philippines—covering due process, ample opportunity to be heard, evidence handling, and the Notice of Decision.
Admin meeting is a formal forum to prove an incident or case.
Updated guide for HR professionals on drafting compliant Notice to Explain Memos with DOLE and Supreme Court references.
If you passed your probation but didn’t get a regularization contract, you are already a regular employee by law. Here’s what you can do next.
Yes—probationary employment may end without a termination notice, but only in narrow situations validated by the Supreme Court. This refreshed 2025 guide explains Alcira v. NLRC, contract expiry rules, documentation essentials, and HR risks to avoid unintentional regularization.
“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.
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.
Business owners can terminate employment for health reasons. But they can be more benevolent as others have done.
Employers can still end the employment of employees, thru authorized causes, even if employee records is clean
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
A practical HR explainer on progressive discipline in the workplace, with Philippine legal grounding and real-world application.
A practical guide to due process in the workplace in the Philippines — valid grounds, correct procedures, separation rules, and employee rights explained clearly.
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.
Sonnie Santos with Family Zone Australia — promoting cyber wellness and digital parenting advocacy through ASKSonnie.INFO.
Sonnie Santos receiving the Pillar of HR Award — recognition for leadership and contributions to the Philippine HR community.
Award-winning blog — Best Advocacy (2010) for Web Safety and Cyberbullying Prevention & Best Corporate and Brand Blog (2015)
Sonnie Santos with JobStreet Philippines — a collaboration promoting values-driven HR leadership and employee engagement in the workplace.