Learning and Improving
The Service Incentive Leave (SIL) is a leave benefit that provides five (5) days of leave with pay for employees who have rendered at least one (1) year of service. The employee should have been in service for twelve (12) months, whether continuous or broken, reckoned from the date the employee started working. The entitlement … Read more
Termination of Employment due to Retrenchment is classified as an authorized cause of termination which means that the termination of employment is due to necessity and exigency of the business or economic condition. Retrenchment is also known as a “lay-off” or “Downsizing”. Retrenchment may be used as a last resort to cut further losses on … Read more
The Certificate of Employment (COE) is a certificate that certifies the date of employment, termination of employment and types of work performed and is issued to all workers to has been employed. The Certificate of Employment (COE) is often requested as a supporting document in applying for services or utilities as proof that you are … Read more
Termination of Employment is the act of severing the employment relationship between an employee and an employer. Termination of Employment in the Philippines is guided by provisions contained in Articles 278 – 287 stated in Book Six (6) of Presidential Decree No. 442, also known as the Labor Code of the Philippines. The aforementioned Articles … Read more
13th Month Pay is a mandatory benefit in the Philippines which is paid to rank-and-file employees computed at 1/12 of the proportionate basic salary earned by an employee during the calendar year. It is mandated to be released not later 24 December of every year. It was made into a mandatory benefit under Presidential Decree … Read more
The difference between Redundancy and Retrenchment is that the latter reducing manpower to avoid financial loss while the former only requires proof that manpower is in excess of what is demanded. The terms “Retrenchment” and “Redundancy” are not household terminologies and sometimes occur confusion between the two (2). However, the process and elements termination of … Read more
Security of Tenure is a right of an employee and mandated by law that protects them from being unjustly terminated from employment by their employers. Termination of employment isn’t simply just about removing someone who you do not agree with or you hate. If it is used as such, employers may be perceived as highly … Read more