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Computing Benefits for the November 2021 Holidays (1, 2, and 30) per Labor Advisory 19, Series of 2021 – PDF

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) has issued on 26 October 2021 the Labor Advisory No. 19, Series of 2021 on the rules for pay on special days and regular holiday for the month of November 2021. Below is the PDF file of this Labor Advisory (original file not mine):

How to Correctly Compute Thirteenth (13th) Month Pay Labor Advisory Guidelines Per Labor Advisory 18, Series of 2021

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate Thirteenth (13th) month pay is one of the benefits mandated to be granted to rank-and-file employees. The legal basis for the grant is P.D. 851, as amended by Memorandum Order No. 28, Series of 1986. The usual error in implementing this is the default practice of giving the one month equivalent of the monthly salary. Worse, deducting from the said salary the amount pertaining to [...]

Employee on a Per Trip Basis can be Regular Employee

Regular employment occurs when there is employer-employee relationship and the employee has been with the company for at least six (6) months and/or has been engaged to perform activities which are necessary or desirable in the usual business or trade of the employer. Rodrigo A. Upod vs. Onon Trucking and Marketing Corporation and Aimardo V. Interior G.R. No. 248299, July 14, 2021 Regular employment of truck drivers in hauling business; Where the employee performed acts necessary and desirable to respondent company’s  business  [...]

Constructive Dismissal Involving Reduced Responsibilities

Usually, constructive dismissal involves demotion in rank or diminution in pay. However, there could be constructive dismissal even though on paper there was no demotion in title or diminution in pay. To give a conceptual view, constructive dismissal exists where there is cessation of work because “continued employment is rendered impossible, unreasonable or unlikely, as an offer involving a demotion in rank and a diminution in pay.” (Globe Telecom, Inc. vs. Galang, G.R. No. 150092, September 27, 2002.) There is constructive [...]

Holiday Pay Sample Computation for National Heroes Day (August 30, 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, National Heroes Day as a regular holiday to be observed in the country falling on 30 August 2021 (Last Monday of August). See PDF Copy of Proclamation No. 986 and Proclamation No. 1107 (Original Files not mine). Hence, on 25 August 2021 the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued [...]

Employees can be Validly Terminated for Having Sexual Intercourse Inside Company Premises

Employees who have sexual intercourse inside company premises can be validly terminated. In the case of Imasen Philippine Manufacturing Corporation vs. Alcon and Papa (G.R. No. 194884, October 22, 2014), two employees were caught having sexual intercourse on the factory floor. The employees involved in such case were hired as welders. On October 5, 2002, Ramoncito Alcon and Joann Papa reported for work on the second shift – from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am of the following day. At around 12:40 am, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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