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03 Aug

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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19 Jul

Holiday Pay Sample Computation for Eid’l Adha (20 July 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, Eid’l Adha as a national holiday. See PDF Copy of Proclamation No. 986 and Proclamation No. 1107 (Original Files not mine). The tenth day of Zhul Hijja, the twelfth month of the Islamic Calendar, was hereby declared as a national holiday for the observance of Eid’l Adha. Ed’l Adha is [...]

By Atty Elvin Labor Law atty. elvin, compensation and benefits, eid'l adha, holiday, holiday pay, Labor Code, labor law, regular holiday 22 Comments Read more...

19 Jul

Proclamation 1189 Declaring 20 July 2021 as Eid’l Adha Holiday

Proclamation No. 986 issued on 20 July 2020, as amended by Proclamation No. 1107, issued on 26 February 2021, declared, among others, Eid’l Adha as a national holiday. See PDF Copy of Proclamation No. 986 and Proclamation No. 1107 (Original Files not mine). The tenth day of Zhul Hijja, the twelfth month of the Islamic Calendar, was hereby declared as a national holiday for the observance of Eid’l Adha. Ed’l Adha is a tenth day in the month of Hajj or [...]

By Atty Elvin Labor Law atty. elvin, compensation and benefits, eid'l adha, holiday, Labor Code, labor law, Proclamation, regular holiday 20 Comments Read more...

13 Jun

Holiday Pay Rules and Exemption, with Sample Computation for Independence Day Holiday June 12, 2021

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate Holiday pay should be paid accordingly, particularly the regular holiday. On 20 July 2020 Proclamation No. 986 was issued, as amended by Proclamation No. 1107, issued on 26 February 2021, declaring, among others, June 12, 2021 (Saturday) as a regular holiday nationwide. See PDF copy of Proclamation No. 986 and Proclamation No. 1107 here. On 11 June 2021, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) [...]

By Atty Elvin Labor Law atty. elvin, benefits, compensation, compensation and benefits, holiday pay, labor, Labor Code, labor law, regular holidays 20 Comments Read more...

13 Jun

Proclamation No. 1107 Lists Holidays that are Special Working and Non-Working for the Year 2021

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate On 30 July 2020, Proclamation No. 986 was issued by Malacañang providing the list of regular holidays and special days for the year 2021. Special days are non-working under such proclamation. It also provides for two (2) additional special non-working days. Specifically, All Soul’s Day, falling on 2 November 2021 and Christmas Eve on 24 December 2021 were added as special non-working days. This [...]

By Atty Elvin Labor Law holidays, labor, Labor Code, labor law, Proclamation, regular holidays, special days 31 Comments Read more...

13 Jun

Labor Advisory on Independence Day Holiday Pay June 12, 2021 PDF

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate On 20 July 2020 Proclamation No. 986 was issued, as amended by Proclamation No. 1107, issued on 26 February 2021, declaring, among others, June 12, 2021 (Saturday) as a regular holiday nationwide. See PDF copy of Proclamation No. 986 and Proclamation No. 1107 here (original copies not mine). See below as well Labor Advisory 12, Series of 2021 (Original file not mine):

By Atty Elvin Labor Law atty. elvin, benefits, compensation, compensation and benefits, holiday pay, Independence day, labor, Labor Advisory, Labor Code, labor law, regular holiday 16 Comments Read more...

04 Jun

Notice to Explain vs. Investigation Report: Does the Company Need to have Both?

Notice to Explain (NTE) is one of the steps required in employee discipline. Most importantly it is mandatory to be issued in the case of employee termination. NTE is part of the procedural due process mandated by law. Not to make the valid termination illegal but to ensure that the right to due process is respected. Failure to issue the NTE violates this process and renders the employer liable for indemnity in the form of nominal damages. In some establishments, especially [...]

By Atty Elvin Labor Law atty. elvin, employee discipline, Just Cause, labor, Labor Code, labor law, Notice to Explain, NTE, procedural due process 17 Comments Read more...

26 Apr

Labor Day (May 1, 2021) Regular Holiday Pay Sample Computation

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate Labor Day, May 1, 2021 is one of the regular holidays throughout the country. Proclamation No. 986 issued on 20 July 2020, as amended by Proclamation No. 1107, issued on 26 February 2021, declared 1 May 2021 as regular holiday. View the PDF copies of Proclamation No. 986 and 1017 here (original files not mine). The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has not yet issued [...]

By Atty Elvin Uncategorized atty. elvin, benefits, compensation, compensation and benefits, employee, employer, holiday pay, labor, Labor Code, labor day, labor law, May 1, regular holiday 19 Comments Read more...

04 Mar

Ventilation for Workplaces and Public Transport to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 per D.O. 224, Series of 2021

Ventilation for workplaces is crucial in preventing the spread of COVID-19 virus pursuant to Department Order (D.O.) No. 224, Series of 2021. Hence, on 3 March 2021 the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued D.O. 224, Series of 2021 containing guidelines to improve and maintain the quality of ventilation in workplaces and public transport. The DOLE issuance is part of the continuing effort of the government to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 virus at the workplace and cognizant [...]

By Atty Elvin Labor Law atty. elvin, COVID-19, D.O. 224, department order, DOLE, Labor Code, labor law, Occupational Health and Safety Standards, Series of 2021, ventilation in public transport, ventilation in workplaces 27 Comments Read more...

15 Feb

Holiday Pay How to Compute for EDSA Revolution Special Day 2021

Holiday pay should be given to employees who work on special day. February 25, 2021 was declared as special days in Proclamation 986 as Special (Non-Working) Day. See PDF copy of Proclamation 986 here. On 9 February 2021, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory 02, Series of 2021 providing rules for pay for the special (Non-Working) Day on 25 February 2021 being EDSA Revolution Anniversary. See the PDF version of Labor Advisory 02, Series of 2021 [...]

By Atty Elvin Labor Law atty. elvin, benefits, compensation and benefits, EDSA Revolution, employee, employer, holiday pay, labor, Labor Code, labor law, special day 27 Comments Read more...

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