In the Philippines, it’s standard for employees to hand in their one month notice before they leave a company for good, but that isn’t always the case. Working in HR, you will have your fair share of resignations, and some…
The last quarter of 2018 is shaping up to be a worker-friendly time for employees, with the Lower House passing bills expanding maternity leave and 10-day annual incentive leave with pay. But perhaps the highlight for most is the approval…
Ageism may not receive the same amount of attention as other forms of discrimination, but that doesn’t mean it is not practiced in the modern workplace anymore. In fact, statistical data indicates otherwise. Age discrimination claims and complaints have been…
If there’s one thing that statistics clearly tells us, it’s that sexual harassment continues to be a major source of concern in the Philippines and all over the world. A survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) and the United…
Here are the top news, events, and announcements that shaped and steered the HR industry and labor in the Philippines in September 2017. Senate endorses TRAIN Bill The Senate has endorsed its own version of the Tax Reform for Acceleration…
Got mixed feelings about working longer hours in exchange for longer weekends? One thing’s for sure: the idea no longer seems as vague and as far-fetched as it used to be. Recently, House Bill 6152 — more popularly known as…
Here are the top news, events, and announcements that shaped and steered the HR industry and labor in the Philippines in August 2017. DOLE announces pay rules for 2018 holidays The Department of Labor of Employment (DOLE) published last August…
Way back in 2007, the Philippine legislation has passed the Anti-Red Tape Act. This was meant to create a framework of implementing rules for all government transactions in order to speed up important processes. However, years later in 2015, the…
When there are people around, there will be conflicts. As HR manager, you don’t allow complaints to stay unanswered. Legal battles are costly, after all. In the workplace, a legal dispute might have just started as a single grievance. Take…