Certificate of Employment to use during the Coronavirus Quarantine
The DOLE has issued Labor Advisory No. 11 series of 2020 and the Inter-agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease has issued Resolution 11. Both direct how workers can enter or exit the National Capital Region (NCR). This requires a Certificate of Employment. In this article, I’ll show you a template which you can use for your teams.
read more
3 Things to Consider during Recruitment
During recruitment, are you allowed to ask them for pre-application requirements? What should you be asking them to bring? What things are you supposed to discuss with them? Are there tests you can have them do?
read more
Cash advance: what employers need to know when employees ask
At some point, you will be asked by an employee if they can avail of a cash advance. Are you required to provide this? If so, how much should you release? When are they supposed to pay it back?
read more
When is the final pay required to be released?
When are you required to release the final pay of an employee? How many days do you have until you have to release a Certificate of Employment? Are there hard and fast rules related to this? We tackle this in today’s article.
read more
Great Attendance Policies should answer these 3 questions
Is an attendance policy required to be issued? If so, what should it contain? How can you tell if it is a good policy in the first place? Attendance is one of the most challenging aspects of running a team. As much as possible, you want your employees to be on their toes and present at work to do the work. However, we all recognize that life sometimes gets in the way. There are emergencies, family gatherings and vacations that we take. Your company should set the boundaries when it comes to taking time off work to accommodate these.
read more
Are you required to issue a Certificate of Employment?
If an employee demands a Certificate of Employment, are you required to provide it? Are they entitled to a Certificate of employment as a matter of right? In what instances? Let’s tackle this question in today’s article.
read more
What to do with employee records at the start of the year
Since it’s the start of the year, it’s a fresh start for everyone. For Legal Guide readers, that means we take a look at things which can use some “refreshing” on the legal side as well. One thing I highly recommend to my clients and students is refreshing your employee records. In this article, I explain why we should and how to do it properly.
read more
MORE 13th Month Pay facts you may not know about (Part 2)
The 13th Month pay deadline is coming! Due to popular demand, I’ve written a follow up article. Here are 3 more things you may not know about 13th Month pay.
read more
AWOL Mini Course is now available
Download our free mini-course on AWOL. If I had a 30 minute coffee break with you and you asked me about AWOL issues, this is what I would be sharing with you.
read more
13th Month Pay facts you may not know about
Christmas is around the corner. And about this time of the year, we get loads of questions about 13th month pay. In this article, I would like to share 3 things you may not know about this benefit.
read more
