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WAGE ORDER NO. NCR – 21

We are sharing below the recently issued Wage Order in NCR by the RTWPB of the Region: PROVIDING FOR A WAGE INCREASE IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION  WHEREAS, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board- National Capital Region (RTWPB – NCR) is mandated under R.A. No. 6727 (The Wage Rationalization Act). To periodically assess wage rates and conduct continuing studies in the determination of the minimum wage applicable in the region or industry. WHEREAS, Wage Order No. NCR-20 took effect on June [...]

Sample Notice to Explain – Having an Affair with a Married Co-Worker

Sample notice to explain is provided for a fictional offense of having an affair with a married co-employee having known the fact of marriage. The post below is based on the book Human Resource Forms, Notices and Contracts Volume 2. Form No. 83 Notice to Explain (First Notice) – Having an affair with a married co-employee while being single To : Name of Employee From : Human Resources Manager or other authorized officer Subject : Having an affair with a married co-employee while [...]

Sample Notice of Dismissal for Theft of Company Property

Sample notice of dismissal is provided in this post for the offense of theft of company property. The post below is based on the book Human Resource Forms, Notices and Contracts Volume 2 by Atty. Villanueva (pp. 130-132). Form No. 74 Decision to Dismiss (Final Notice) – Theft of company computer To : Name of Employee From : HR MANAGER or other responsible officer Subject : Theft of company computer Date : (Date of issuance) This refers to our show cause [...]

Aswang Book Now Available at NBS Glorietta Makati

Aswang (Mga Kuwento ng Kababalaghan sa Capiz) is now available at National Book Store (NBS) Glorietta Makati. It was previously released at NBS Greenbelt Makati a week ago. It has been launched in MOA, Robinson’s Ermita, Trinoma, SM North EDSA, and Shangri-La EDSA. NBS Cavite branches have also received allocations.  The book will be released in NBS provincial branches in Luzon on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Visayas and Mindanao can expect copies to be available in two weeks’ time.    

Minimum Wage Increase in NCR of Additional P21 per Day

Minimum wage in NCR has reportedly increased by P21 per day. The Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) reported that the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) has approved the increase for Metro Manila minimum-wage earners. Allegedly, the NCR Wage Board approved the P21 daily wage increase on top of the existing P491 daily minimum wage in Metro Manila. Thus, the new daily minimum wage will become P512 effective in October. This is an unofficial pronouncement as [...]

Resigned Employee: How to Compute Final Pay

Resigned employee: How to Compute Final Pay is a post about the figures surrounding the last pay of an employee who already resigned. The Labor Code provides the minimum requirements. Exceeding such requirements will not violate the law. Giving below the amount required is a violation. In this post we will tackle the benefits as mandated by law. Let us say Employee X, a daily paid worker in NCR, resigned effective October 15, 2017, following the 30-day prior notice rule in Article [...]

Theft of Company Property – Notice to Explain

Theft of company property may be ground for dismissal. Commission of theft by employees may cause not just his dismissal from service but also a live threat for criminal prosecution. The Revised Penal Code generally defines theft as an act committed by any person who, with intent to gain but without violence against or intimidation of persons nor force upon things, shall take personal property of another without the latter’s consent (Art. 308, The Revised Penal Code). Conviction in a criminal [...]

Insulting a Customer – Notice of Dismissal

Insulting a customer may be ground for dismissal if it amounts to serious misconduct. Misconduct is improper or wrong conduct. It is the transgression of some established and definite rule of action, a forbidden act, a dereliction of duty, willful in character, and implies wrongful intent and not mere error in judgment (pp. 114-115, Guide to Valid Dismissal of Employees Second Edition citing Telecommunications Distributors Specialist, Inc., vs. Raymund Garriel, G.R. No. 174981, May 25, 2009). The misconduct, to be serious within [...]

LVS Books Website Achieves High Trust Rating Online

LVS Books website has high trust rating online. This involves searches and online transactions. LVS Books website is rated SAFE. It is the utmost desire of LVS management to ensure that visitors, shoppers, and customers visiting its site get safe transactions and best customer service. One of the sites that check website legitimacy is scamadvisers.com. LVS website has 77% rating for a relatively new website as shown below. You can check this site at https://www.scamadviser.com/check-website/lvsbooks.com.  

Insulting a Customer – Notice to Explain

Insulting a customer may be a serious offense for a customer-oriented company. It should be noted that if the decision is to dismiss the employer once the offense amounts to dismissible instance, then the employer should observe the procedural due process. The post below is based on the book Human Resource Forms, Notices and Contracts Volume 2. Form No. 70 Notice to Explain (First Notice) – Insulting a customer To : Name of Employee From : Human Resources Manager Subject : [...]

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