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Handbook for OFWs Act of 2018 | 26 August 2024
The handbook for overseas Filipino workers shall be created and issued to every land-based and sea-based worker free of charge. It shall serve as a ready reference for migrant workers when they need to assert their rights and responsibilities. It shall also deal with key issues that they need to know in order to maintain decent employment conditions overseas. (Section 2, Republic Act No. 11227)
Safe Spaces, Anti-Sexual Harassment, Drug-Free Workplace and other Mandatory Policies
A comprehensive training seminar for personalities of business organizations and human resource professionals on the legal aspect of workplace policies, the employer’s duty to craft and implement such policies, as well as their consequences.
Dismissal with Just or Authorized Cause but Defective Due Process: Still a Valid Dismissal | 23 August 2024
An employee’s removal for just or authorized cause but without complying with the proper procedure, on the other hand, does not invalidate the dismissal. (Distribution & Control Products, Inc. vs. Jeffrey Santos, G.R. No. 212616, July 10, 2017)
What Acts Constitute Constructive Dismissal? | 21 August 2024
Acts of disdain and hostile behavior such as demotion, uttering insulting words, asking for resignation, and apathetic conduct towards an employee constitute constructive illegal dismissal. (Bayview Management Consultants, Inc. v. Pedrita Heloisa Pre, G.R. No. 220170, August 19, 2020)
Employee’s Liability for Payment of Employment Bond | 19 August 2024
A resigning employee may be held accountable for the payment of an “employment bond” in accordance with the contractual obligations stipulated within the employment agreement. Such liability emanates from the breach of the minimum employment period clause delineated therein. (Comscenre Pidls, Inc. vs. Camille Rocio, G.R. No. 222212, January 22, 2020)
Safe Spaces, Anti-Sexual Harassment, Drug-Free Workplace and other Mandatory Policies
A comprehensive training seminar for personalities of business organizations and human resource professionals on the legal aspect of workplace policies, the employer’s duty to craft and implement such policies, as well as their consequences.
Liability of Common Carrier for Death or Injury to Passengers | 16 August 2024
In case of death of or injuries to passengers, common carriers are presumed to have been at fault or to have acted negligently, unless they prove that they observed extraordinary diligence as prescribed in articles 1733 and 1755. (Article 1756, New Civil Code of the Philippines)