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When To Use Preventive Suspension

by Dericke | Jan 7, 2017 | Corporate Governance and Compliance | 219 comments

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

What To Do When HR Gave A Wrong Salary

by Ely | Oct 27, 2016 | Accountable Leadership | 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.

Probationary Period Extension?

by Sonnie Santos | Oct 8, 2016 | Corporate Governance and Compliance | 89 comments

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

by Bong | Jun 27, 2016 | Corporate Governance and Compliance | 31 comments

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

by Bong | May 19, 2016 | Corporate Governance and Compliance | 1 comment

Admin meeting is a formal forum to prove an incident or case.

How To Write A Notice To Explain Memo

by Bong | Apr 27, 2016 | Corporate Governance and Compliance | 263 comments

NTE is the first of the twin notice rule. Signatories depend on the grievance mechanism setup. The issuing signatory should not be the person hearing the case.

6 Months Lapsed But No Regularization Contract, What Now?

by Sonnie Santos | Sep 17, 2015 | Corporate Governance and Compliance | 115 comments

In your case regularization happened regardless of the lack of regularization contract.

Ending Probationary Employment Without Termination Notice

by Sonnie Santos | Jan 22, 2009 | Corporate Governance and Compliance | 495 comments

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

by Sonnie Santos | Sep 9, 2007 | Corporate Governance and Compliance | 33 comments

“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

by Sonnie Santos | Jun 3, 2007 | Corporate Governance and Compliance | 943 comments

Ending an employer-employee relationship is subject to due process, whether it is employee (resignation) or employer (just or authorized causes) initiated

When To Terminate Employee for Health Reasons

by Sonnie Santos | May 23, 2007 | Corporate Governance and Compliance | 20 comments

Business owners can terminate employment for health reasons. But they can be more benevolent as others have done.

Employee Termination: Authorized Causes

by Sonnie Santos | May 10, 2007 | Corporate Governance and Compliance | 13 comments

Employers can still end the employment of employees, thru authorized causes, even if employee records is clean

Offenses That Leads to Employee Termination

by Sonnie Santos | May 2, 2007 | Corporate Governance and Compliance | 1 comment

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

Progressive Discipline and Employee Termination

by Sonnie Santos | Apr 24, 2007 | Corporate Governance and Compliance | 15 comments

Small infractions of an employee can lead to termination of employment if repeated consistently and after progressive discipline is applied

Introduction to Due Process In The Workplace

by Sonnie Santos | Apr 20, 2007 | Corporate Governance and Compliance | 9 comments

Regardless of your rank in the organization, knowledge of due process comes in handy when dealing with problematic employee behavior

Sex In The Office

by Sonnie Santos | Apr 12, 2007 | Corporate Governance and Compliance | 14 comments

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.

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