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11 Jun

Holiday Pay Rules with Sample Computation for Independence Day Holiday June 12, 2022 Using NCR New Minimum Wage

Holiday pay should be paid accordingly, particularly the regular holiday. On 29 October 2021 a Proclamation No. 1236 was issued, declaring, among others, June 12, 2021 (Sunday) as a regular holiday nationwide. See PDF copy of Proclamation No. 1236 here. On 8 June 2022, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued a Labor Advisory 14, Series of 2022 providing for rules on the payment of wages for the regular holiday on 12 June 2022. View the PDF file of the Labor [...]

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01 May

Labor Day (May 1, 2022) Regular Holiday Pay Rules

Labor Day, May 1, 2022 is one of the regular holidays throughout the country. Proclamation No. 1236 issued on 29 October 2021 declared, among others, declared 1 May 2021 (Sunday) as regular holiday. View the PDF copies of Proclamation No. 1236 (original file not mine). The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory (LA) No. 11, Series of 2022 governing the rules on payment for this holiday. View the PDF copy of Labor Advisory No. 11, Series of 2022 (original file [...]

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28 Apr

Holiday Pay Sample Computation for Eid’l Fitr (3 May 2022)

Holiday pay should be paid accordingly, particularly the regular holiday. Proclamation No. 1236 issued on 29 October 2021 declared, among others, Eid’l Fitr as a national holiday. Under R.A. 9492, Eid’l Fitr was declared as a regular holiday. It is a movable date. View the PDF copy of Proclamation No. 1236 (original file not mine). Likewise, R.A. 9177 also declared Eid’l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan) as a regular holiday throughout the country. Under Proclamation No. 1236, the proclamation declaring national holidays for the [...]

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28 Apr

NCMF Recommendation for Ramadan May 3, 2022

On 18 April 2022 the NCMF recommended 3 May 2022 to be declared as a national holiday in observance and celebration of the Eid’l Fitr. Below is the PDF Copy (Original file not mine):

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28 Mar

Employee Termination Based on Form of Employment

Termination of employee depends on the form of employment. Just cause or authorized cause as ground for dismissal is the only blanket ground applicable to all forms. Hence, to terminate employee, it can be argued that there are two main classifications of grounds: Just Cause / Authorized Cause Peculiar cause provided in the nature of employment and terms of contract For just cause or authorized cause, the law is clear since these are provided under Articles 297, 298, and 299, respectively. For the [...]

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26 Feb

Employee Death due to Work-Related Myocardial Infarction is Compensable

Employee death while at work is an unfortunate event. The main concern of the bereaved family in such situation is the financial program available since the breadwinner is gone. In a case involving a company “motorized” messenger, which is a utility person driving a motorcycle, who died of a heart attack, the Supreme Court (SC) affirmed the ruling that he is entitled to compensation in the case of Social Security System vs. Cuento (G.R. No. 225827. July 28, 2021). The employee [...]

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31 Jan

How to Compute Holiday Pay on Chinese New Year 2022 and EDSA Anniversary 2022

Chinese New Year Day was declared as one of the special days in Proclamation 1236 declaring 1 February 2022 (Tuesday) as Special (Non-Working) Day. Further, 25 February 2022 (Friday) was declared also declared as special non-working day. PDF Copy of Proclamation 1236 is available here (original file not mine). On 26 January 2022, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory 03, Series of 2022 providing rules for pay for the special (Non-Working) Day on 1 February 2022 being [...]

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30 Jan

Labor Advisory 3, Series of 2022 on Rules for Pay for Work on Chinese New Year and EDSA Celebration

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate Labor Advisory 3, Series of 2022 was issued by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on the rules of pay for work on Chinese New Year and EDSA Celebration. Below is the PDF Copy of this Advisory (original file not mine):

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24 Jan

Isolation and Quarantine Leave Rules of DOLE

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate Isolation and Quarantine Leave rules were issued by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on 17 January 2022 on account of the rising cases of COVID-19, especially the Omicron variant. View the PDF version of Labor Advisory 01, Series of 2022 here (original file not mine). The bugging question is whether it is mandatory for all employers to do so. It appears that it [...]

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25 Dec

Labor Advisory 23, Series of 2021 on December 8, 24, 25, 30, and 31 PDF Copy

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory No. 23, Series of 2021 for the December 8, 24, 25, 30, and 31 holidays. Here, the DOLE provides the rules applicable for the payment of the applicable benefits. Below is the PDF copy of the said labor advisory (original copy not mine):

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