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11 Dec

What to Do when an Employee Fails to Report For Work for Several Days

Absences are among the major headaches of employers who expect their employees to be at their productive best. There are several reasons why employers wish their workers are present to work. Among the reasons are coordination with other workers, meeting deadlines, hitting targets and general alignment with the momentum or thrust of the organization. Nonetheless, there are employees who simply do not show up on a day they are expected to be present. Employers normally would like to wait out for [...]

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06 Dec

Health Card Premiums Remain Non-Taxable

Health card premiums tax has been the major concern of employers with the issuance of RMC 50-2018. Based on said RMC, the health card premiums paid by the employer for all employees, whether rank-and-file or managerial/supervisory, under a group insurance should be included as part of other benefits of these employees which are subject to the PhP90,000.00 threshold. However, individual premiums (not part of group insurance) paid for selected employees holding managerial or supervisory functions are considered “fringe benefits” subject [...]

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05 Dec

Holiday Pay and Overtime Pay Computation Using the NCR Minimum Wage of P537

Holiday pay is one of benefits which every employee anticipates during the month of December. There are regular holidays and special days in this month. December 8 is a special non-working holiday. December 25, Christmas Day, is a regular holiday, while December 30 is also a regular holiday being Rizal Day and December 31 is a special holiday being the end of the year. Seeming like luck favored the employees in NCR, effective November 22, 2018, Wage Order No. NCR-22 raised [...]

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03 Dec

RETIREMENT PLAN SHOULD BE EXPRESSLY CONSENTED TO BY NEW EMPLOYEE TO BE BINDING

Retirement plan cannot be presumed to be known to new employees most especially if it lowers the retirement age than that provided in the Labor Code. For instance, the compulsory retirement age under Art. 302 of the Labor Code, as amended, is 65 years old. The law permits the parties to lower this age upon mutual agreement. Have a copy of the Labor Code of the Philippines 2018 Edition (re-numbered and updated) Under the provision, the employers and employees may agree to [...]

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03 Dec

Absenteeism: How to Validly Impose Disciplinary Procedure

Absenteeism is one of the persistent headaches that every employer faces. This issue is tied up with the company’s leave policies. Whenever an employee is absent the first thing that employer should do is to check whether the employee filed a leave application prior or not. If the employee indeed filed, it means he is already entitled to either service incentive leave or the company’s more superior vacation leave benefits. If the leave form was approved this type of absence should [...]

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26 Nov

Craft Your HR Code of Discipline the Right Way

By: CGBP You may have your HR policies and contracts in order, but do you have an effective code of discipline aligned with the updated labor laws? The code of discipline is your manual that defines the penalties for violation of company policies. It is the common point of reference for the employer when disciplinary or legal actions may be taken on the part of wayward employees. To help the management and HR practitioners implement and maintain discipline on their organizations, [...]

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26 Nov

Code of Discipline Crafting and Formulation Seminar

Code of Discipline is one of the crucial documents that every employer must have. A seminar on the crafting of company Code of Discipline will be held on December 7, 2018 at Marriot Hotel. Information on this activity was published in the Philippine Star Business Section (B12) today, November 26, 2018.  The Department of Labor and Employment requires that offenses belonging to the analogous cause should be expressed in the Code of Discipline or Code of Conduct or any similar [...]

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17 Nov

Tax Rates Options For Professionals, Self-Employed And Mixed-Income Earners Under The Train Law

Tax rates available for individuals earning from self-employment/business and/or practice of profession under the TRAIN Law are those in graduated rates and 8%. The BIR issued Revenue Memorandum Order (RMO) 23-2018 to prescribe policies, guidelines and procedures in availing of the eight percent (8%) income tax rate option of individuals earning from self-employment/business and/or practice of profession relative to the implementation of the Republic Act No. 10963. In the form of policies and guidelines, the RMO 23-2018 provides that in general, [...]

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09 Nov

Minimum Wage Rates in NCR Per Sector Per Wage Order No. NCR-22

Minimum wage rates in NCR have been increased recently pursuant to wage order promulgated by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB). The increase amounts to P25.00 of the Basic Wage improving it from the previous P502.00 to P537.00. The P10.00 COLA mandated in the previous wage order (Wage Order No. NCR-21) was ordered integrated in the basic wage under the new wage order (NCR-22). The Labor Code of the Philippines – re-numbered and updated The sectors covered in the NCR [...]

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09 Nov

Dermatological Society of the Philippines 41st Annual Convention 2018

Dermatological Society of the Philippines holds its 41st Annual Convention at EDSA Shangri-La Manila where Dr. Mabel Colayco, author of the book Optimizing Your Facial Equipment joins as Moderator for the Free Paper. Dr. Colayco presents her ePoster on neonatal acne and zinc coceth sulfate foam wash. Also available in the convention is her newly released book, Optimizing Your Facial Equipment, where copies are available for sale at the HighLink Booth. The event runs from November 7-9, 2018. The book is available [...]

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