In response to the many inquiries from my readers regarding separation pay, final pay and back wages, these three kinds of payment that an employee is entitled to receive (depending on the circumstances present), here is my attempt to explain the differences of one from the other. It appears that a lot of people mistakenly …
All About Floating Status of Employees
You may notice that my recent posts deal with different topics on employment where I share some of the best practices that I have learned over the years in my combined work experiences in the government and private workplaces that I have been to. Today, I will be discussing about the important things you need …
Notarization during Quarantine
Did you know that there are new rules on notarization of paper documents being implemented while there is community quarantine in the Philippines? Last July 14, 2020, the Supreme Court approved the 2020 Interim Rules on Remote Notarization of Paper Documents, and shall remain effective until the Supreme Court directs otherwise. Here are the things …
Guidelines on the Payment of Final Pay and Issuance of Certificate of Employment
In my previous post, I gave you important things to remember before you resign from employment. Once you have finally decided to resign from your job, let me tell you now about the things you need to know about your final pay and certificate of employment. This likewise applies to employees who retired or got …
Things to Remember Before You Resign
Last June 30, 2019, I posted an article entitled “You’re Fired” and discussed basic information to help you determine what is legal and illegal under Philippine laws in relation to the dismissal or termination of one’s employment. If you have not read that article yet, please kindly read it here. This time, however, I will …
PM is the key… no more!
Who among you buy anything and everything online, like me? Even pre-COVID-19, I was already an online shopper. I find online shopping so easy, convenient and hassle-free. Lucky me, from all the online purchases I have made, I have never encountered a major problem or mishap. I enjoy online window-shopping, too. Everything can be found …
Top Ten Things I Learned After I Became a Lawyer
May 5th… Cinco de Mayo… Mayo 5… is a date that is extraordinarily memorable and special for me. Why? It was on this date that I officially became a lawyer. On May 5th, more than ten years ago, I signed in the roll of attorneys. It is the final act in order to become a …
How I Keep My Sanity During the ECQ
It is Day 44 of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). If you are like me residing somewhere in Luzon, we have been ordered by the government to stay at home with restrictions to move and go outside the house, and only for valid reasons. While a lot of us are suffering in our own different …
Prohibited Acts Under RA 11332 or the “Law on Reporting of Communicable Diseases”
We are now on Week 3 of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (“ECQ”). Everybody is directed to just stay home, until April 14, 2020. Except for our beloved frontliners and other brothers and sisters who brave the risks everyday brought about by the Coronavirus Disease (“COVID-19”), we are expected to heed the government call to just …
Raising a Future Lawyer
As of this writing, I have two kids. One teenager and one pre-schooler. If you are a lawyer parent just like me, I am most certain that you fancy the idea of your kids following your footsteps one day. You yearn to have a lawyer-daughter or lawyer-son in the near future. Despite the difficulty and …