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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 [...]

How to Handle an Employee Who Violates Company Rules with Threat to Property

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate Employers are sometimes faced with the challenge of imposing disciplinary action on employees who commit an offense that poses serious and imminent threat on the property. An example of this scenario is commission of theft of employer’s property. The common understanding is that the employer has to ask for an explanation or issue the Notice to Explain (NTE) to get the side of the [...]

Holiday Pay Sample Computation for Eid’l Fitr (13 May 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. Proclamation No. 986 issued on 20 July 2020, as amended by  Proclamation No. 1107, issued on 26 February 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 copies of Proclamation No. 986 and Proclamation No. [...]

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 [...]

Holidays that are Special Working and Non-Working for the Year 2021 based on Presidential Proclamations

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate Holidays are supposed to give employees respite from the daily grind of work and give them opportunities to divert to activities that focus on family and celebration. 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) [...]

Labor Advisory 4, Series of 2021 on Payment of Holiday Pay for Holy Week and Araw ng Kagitingan 2021

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate Labor Advisory 4, Series 2021 was issued on 29 March 2021 by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) providing rules for payment of wages on 1 and 2 April 2021 (Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, respectively), Black Saturday falling on 3 April 2021, and Araw ng Kagitingan (9 April 2021). Said issuance is based on Proclamation No. 986 which was issued on 20 [...]

Holiday Pay Rules per Labor Advisory 4, Series of 2021 on Holidays for Holy Week and Araw ng Kagitingan

Acquire Mastery of HR/Labor Doctrines, Rules and Principles with Atty. Elvin’s HR Bundle Books at Discounted Rate Proclamation No. 986 issued on 20 July 2020, as amended by  Proclamation No. 1107, issued on 26 February 2021 declared 1 and 2 April 2021 as regular holidays being Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, respectively while 9 April 2021 was declared as the regular holiday being Araw ng Kagitingan. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory (LA) 4, Series of 2021 [...]

Holiday Pay Sample Computations for 2021 Holy Week with Illustrations on Successive Regular Holidays

Proclamation No. 986 issued on 20 July 2020, as amended by  Proclamation No. 1107, issued on 26 February 2021 declared April 1 and 2, 2021 as regular holidays being Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, respectively. View the PDF copies of Proclamation No. 986 and 1017 here (original files not mine). The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory (LA) 4, Series of 2021 providing rules for payment of wages on said days, among others. View the PDF copy of [...]

Holidays for 2021 as Amended by Proclamation No. 1017

Holidays for the year 2021 were originally proclaimed through Proclamation No. 986 issued on 20 July 2020. However, it was amended by  Proclamation No. 1107, issued on 26 February 2021. Thus, below is the PDF version of Proclamation No. 1107 (Original File not mine): Proclamation 1107 Amending 2021 Holidays

Labor Guidelines on Vaccination of COVID-19 per Labor Advisory 3, Series of 2021 (PDF)

Labor Advisory 3, Series of 2021 was issued by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) providing guidelines on the administration of COVID-19 vaccines in the workplace. Essentially, the issuance mandates employers to adopt COVID-19 vaccination policy as part of their Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS). No costs of vaccine shall be passed on to employees, directly or indirectly. Likewise, employees cannot be compelled to take vaccine. Those who refused to get vaccinated should not be discriminated against. Below is a copy [...]

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