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Labor Day (May 1, 2020) Pay Rules per Labor Advisory 15, Series of 2020

Labor Day, May 1, 2020 is one of the regular holidays throughout the country. The Presidential Proclamation was issued on November 15, 2019 declaring May 1, 2020 as regular holiday (Labor Day). On April 30, 2020, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory 15, Series of 2020 providing for the pay rules for said day. Here is the link of the PDF Version of Labor Advisory 15, Series of 2020. The payout application becomes complicated with the lockdown under [...]

Labor Day Advisory May 1, 2020 PDF

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate Labor Day, May 1, 2020 is one of the regular holidays throughout the country. Proclamation No. 845 dated November 15, 2019 declared it a regular holiday. On April 30, 2020, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory 15, Series of 2020 providing for the pay rules for said day. Below is the PDF version (original file not mine):

Probationary Period Does Not Include COVID-19 Quarantine Time Per Labor Advisory 14, Series of 2020

Probationary Period shall not include the time during which the employee was under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) due to COVID-19 contagion. On March 30, 2020, the DOLE issued Labor Advisory 14, Series of 2020 (https://www.dole.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Labor-Advisory-No.-14-Series-of-2020.pdf; accessed on April 1, 2020 at 7:23 p.m.) stating that for purposes of determining the six-month probationary period, the one-month ECQ period is not included. Sample computation of probationary period with application of this advisory will be posted here. Below is the PDF version of Labor [...]

Labor Advisory 13 and 13-A, Series of 2020 Pay Rules for April 9, 10, and 11, 2020 PDF Version

Labor Advisory 13, Series of 2020 was issued by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on March 30, 2020 providing for the rules for pay on regular holidays for April 9 (Araw ng Kagitingan and Maundy Thursday), 10 (Good Friday), and 11 (Black Saturday), 2020. See sample computations here. However, payment of said holiday pays shall be deferred pursuant to Labor Advisory 13-A, Series of 2020 until such time that the present emergency situation (COVID-19 contagion) has been abated and [...]

Probationary Employment Termination Based on False Rating Results in Illegal Dismissal

Probationary employment is a trial period where the employer tests the employee if he is qualified to become a regular worker. Naturally, before an employer hires an employee, the former can require the employee, upon his engagement, to undergo a trial period during which the employer determines his fitness to qualify for regular employment based on reasonable standards made known to him at the time of engagement. (Carvajal vs. Luzon Development Bank, G.R. No. 186169, August 1, 2012). This is the [...]

Double Regular Holidays Computation During COVID-19 Lockdown (April 9 and 10, 2020)

Holiday pay should be paid accordingly, particularly the regular holiday. The DOLE usually issues Labor Advisory providing the rules for the pay on regular holidays. For the year 2020, the basis for such issuance will be Proclamation No. 845. The Presidential Proclamation was issued on November 15, 2019 declaring April 9, 2020 as regular holiday (Araw ng Kagitingan). However, it also falls as Maundy Thursday which is another regular holiday. When Araw ng Kagitingan falls on the same day as Maundy [...]

Notice of Temporary Closure / Suspension of Establishment in Filipino / Tagalog

Notice of temporary closure / suspension of establishment has to be issued to employees affected due to the effects of COVID-19 lockdown. Suspension of operations, whether full or partial, may be one of the options to resort to for most of the companies in response to the government order placing the entire Luzon under Enhanced Community Quarantine. The government issued a directive to implement the “Stringent Social Distancing Measures and Further Guidelines for the Management of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) [...]

Hazard Pay Sample Computation During COVID-19 Pandemic

Hazard pay is one of the items of income of employees that is being pushed to be paid to those who are in the frontline of COVID-19 defense. There is no law that mandates the payment of hazard pay in the private sector. However, there is an incentive to employers who pay hazard pay to their minimum wage earners (MWE). For the public health workers, there is DMB and DOH Joint Circular 01, Series of 2016. Under Section 21 of RA [...]

Resignation Rules Explained – Youtube Video

Resignation is the voluntary act of an employee who is in a situation where one believes that personal. reasons cannot be sacrificed in favor of the exigency of the service, and has no other choice but to dissociate from employment. Resignation is a formal pronouncement or relinquishment of an office, and must be made with the intention of relinquishing the office accompanied by the act of relinquishment. A resignation must be unconditional and with the intent to operate as [...]

Salary Computation During COVID-19 Lockdown

Salary computation is among the major concerns of employees and business during the Luzon lockdown. On March 16, 2020, Malacañang issued a Memorandum placing the entire Luzon under Enhanced Community Quarantine. This is basically a stricter form than the previously issued Memorandum dated March 13, 2020 involving merely the NCR. Generally, the government wants the people to stay home, a.k.a. “home quarantine”. The exceptions include people who are involved in frontline services like medical and food. Other industries should also remain [...]

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