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23 Aug

How to Compute Holiday Pay on Ninoy Aquino Day 2021

Ninoy Aquino Day is one of the special days provided under R.A. 9492 which amended Section 26, Chapter 7, Book 1 of Executive Order No. 292, as amended, otherwise known as the Administrative Code of 1987. On 20 July 2020, the Malacañang issued Proclamation 986, as amended by Proclamation No. 1107, declaring 21 August 2021 (Saturday) as Special (Non-Working) Day. See PDF Copy of Proclamation No. 986 and Proclamation No. 1107 (Original Files not mine). Hence, on 25 August 2021 the Department [...]

11 Aug

Delivery Riders may or may not be Entitled to Employment Benefits

On 23 July 2021, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory 14, Series of 2021 providing for the Working Conditions of Delivery Riders in Food Delivery and Courier Activities. See PDF copy of the Labor Advisory 14, Series of 2021 here. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, as renumbered, and Republic Act No. 11058, the DOLE issued said Advisory to ensure compliance with applicable general labor standards and occupational safety [...]

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08 Aug

Employees as APOR During ECQ under IATF Omnibus Guidelines

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate Employees are important in keeping the fight against the COVID-19 considering that most services require kills, labor, and talent. However, when the government declared that the National Capital Region (NCR) would be under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from August 6-20, 2021, there are employees who are not allowed to go outside of their residence to work. On July 29, 2021 the Inter-Agency Task Force for [...]

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06 Aug

Sample Certification Contents for Non-APOR Fetcher / Driver of an APOR Employee for the ECQ Checkpoint

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate On July 29, 2021 the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) issued Resolution No. 130-A, Series of 2021 placing the NCR under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) for the period August 6-20, 2021. Below is a brief discussion of the background of the power behind the promulgation of rules and regulations in response to COVID-19 situation. Section 15 Article II of [...]

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04 Aug

Filing of Papers Before the Labor Arbiter is Suspended During ECQ in NCR

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate The National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) suspended the filing of pleadings before the Labor Arbiter or those under the Regional Arbitration Branches (RAB) and Sub-RABs in areas under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). The NLRC issued Advisory No. 14, dated 2 August 2021 providing rules to govern the Regional Arbitration Branches (RAB) and Sub-RABs in areas under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). Since the National Capital Region [...]

By Atty Elvin Labor Law atty. elvin, ECQ, Labor Arbiter, Labor Code, labor law, nlrc, Position Paper, Reglementary Period 17 Comments Read more...

03 Aug

Elements of Employer-Employee Relationship Crucial in Determining Entitlement to Benefits of Delivery or Courier Riders

Employer-employee relationship will be the gauge in determining entitlement to labor Labor Standards benefits. The labor implications have been expected of the relationship between delivery or couriers riders and the company they deal with. On 23 July 2021, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory 14, Series of 2021 intending to shed light on the relationship between the parties. The Labor Advisory does not mandate that this arrangement has automatically created employer-employee relationship. It primarily provides the test [...]

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19 Jul

LVS Online Academy Video Tutorials Launching Soon

LVS is one of the notable and trustworthy publishing sites in the country. The site LVS Books distributes books and other creations of Atty. Elvin B. Villanueva online. As an addition to the group, LVS management will be launching soon the LVS Online Academy where video tutorials will be made available at reasonable prices. Initially, the site will be distributing the videos of Atty. Elvin teaching labor laws, practices, and principles. This will be a membership-only site although membership is free [...]

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19 Jul

Holiday Pay Sample Computation for Eid’l Adha (20 July 2021)

Holiday pay should be paid accordingly, particularly the regular holiday. Proclamation No. 986 issued on 20 July 2020, as amended by Proclamation No. 1107, issued on 26 February 2021, declared, among others, Eid’l Adha as a national holiday. See PDF Copy of Proclamation No. 986 and Proclamation No. 1107 (Original Files not mine). The tenth day of Zhul Hijja, the twelfth month of the Islamic Calendar, was hereby declared as a national holiday for the observance of Eid’l Adha. Ed’l Adha is [...]

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19 Jul

Proclamation 1189 Declaring 20 July 2021 as Eid’l Adha Holiday

Proclamation No. 986 issued on 20 July 2020, as amended by Proclamation No. 1107, issued on 26 February 2021, declared, among others, Eid’l Adha as a national holiday. See PDF Copy of Proclamation No. 986 and Proclamation No. 1107 (Original Files not mine). The tenth day of Zhul Hijja, the twelfth month of the Islamic Calendar, was hereby declared as a national holiday for the observance of Eid’l Adha. Ed’l Adha is a tenth day in the month of Hajj or [...]

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15 Jul

Can a Former Employee Solicit the Company’s Client After Resignation?

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate Running a business requires commitment of the owner and employees to a goal to increase the market, sales, and profitability. Competition is healthy. However, competition that proceeds from theft of company’s trade secrets, methodologies, strategies, and systems is not healthy. This refers to a situation where the former employee deals with the company’s customers without the knowledge of the latter. For instance, the employee has [...]

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