30 June 2010 a Special Non-Working Holiday (Proclamation 2085)
Just in case you still don’t know it yet — June 30, 2010 (Wednesday) is a national special non-working holiday for the inauguration of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Vice-President Jejomar...
View Article“At-Will” Employment and Due Process in Labor Law
Among the first concepts that we have to extensively discuss with foreign clients is the absence of “at-will employment” under Philippine labor law. “At-will employment” basically refers to an...
View ArticleEmployment of Night Workers: A Primer
Congress recently passed Republic Act No. 10151, signed into law by President Benigno Aquino on 21 June 2011, allowing the employment of night workers, including women. Here’s a primer on the...
View ArticleRevised Rules and Regulations Governing Recruitment and Placement for Local...
Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Intramuros, Manila DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 141-14 Series of 2014 REVISED RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT FOR LOCAL...
View ArticleDue Process in Termination and Disciplinary Actions; Minimum Period for Reply...
Practitioners in the field of labor or Human Resources (HR), as well as managers and executive officers of companies, are aware that an employee may only be dismissed for cause. Disciplinary actions,...
View ArticleIncrease of Tax Exclusion to P82,000 for 13th Month Pay and Other Benefits...
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVUENUE Quezon City March 9, 2015 REVENUE REGULATIONS NO. 3-2015 SUBJECT: Implementing the Provisions of Republic Act No. 10653,...
View ArticleP15 Minimum Wage Hike for NCR (Wage Order No. NCR-19, full text)
A 15-peso increase minimum wage was approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) and announced by Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)...
View ArticleImplementation of Higher Cap (P82,000) for Tax-Exempt Bonuses and Other Benefits
There is a new cap for the exemption of bonuses and other benefits, from the former amount of P30,000. Under Republic Act (RA) No.10653, signed into law in 2015, gross benefits received by officials...
View ArticleThe System of Fixing the Minimum Wage in the Philippines
Calls for the increase of minimum wages have surfaced with the constant increase of oil prices. This increase in the prices of gasoline and diesel almost always have the effect of raising all prices of...
View ArticlePrimer on Wage Order No. NCR-19 (15-Peso Increase in Minimum Wage)
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-NCR (RTWPB-NCR) has approved Wage Order No. NCR-19 (full text), providing that all private sector minimum wage workers and employees in the National...
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