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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)
Forms of Constructive Dismissal: The case of Tan Brothers vs. Escudero | 12 August 2024
The fact that an employee was deprived of office space, was not given further work assignment and was not paid her salaries until she was left with no choice but stop reporting for work all combine to make out a clear case of constructive dismissal. (Tan Brothers vs. Escudero, G.R. No. 188711, July 8, 2013)
Reinstatement: Actual or in Payroll | 11 August 2024
“An employee who is unjustly dismissed from work shall be entitled to reinstatement without loss of seniority rights and other privileges and to his full backwages, inclusive of allowances, and to his other benefits or their monetary equivalent computed from the time his compensation was withheld from him up to the time of his actual reinstatement.” (Article 294, Labor Code)
Theft of Company Property: What to do when employees steal in the workplace?
This training is to educate employees and managers on the necessary information and strategies to address instances of theft should they occur, with the ultimate goal of protecting company assets, abiding by the proper termination process, and upholding a culture of integrity and accountability within the workplace.