Program Overview The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the global market. It shut down the world economy, paralyzed domestic and international travel, closed down schools, malls, churches, mosques, bars restaurants, and […]

Program Overview Safety is good for business. A safe and healthy workplace eliminates accidents, reduces absenteeism, raises employee morale, and enhances employee productivity. The absence of a safe and healthy working environment increases the frequency of workplace accidents and illnesses resulting in the increase of  the cost of doing business. With the cases mentioned above, […]

Program Overview  With financial losses rising due to the impact caused by COVID-19 pandemic, some employers responded by retrenching their labor force. Financial losses are painful for the company, but retrenchment is even more painful. To cope with losses and save their talented workforce, companies rely on workforce restructuring. Consequently, employment contracts are terminated, consultants […]

Program Overview Our Constitution and the law recognize the right of workers to organize. While this right must be respected by all employers, there is also a concomitant right of a business enterprise to maintain its non-union status.   This is not prohibited by law. Only 10% of the workers are organized. The rest are unorganized. […]

Program Overview An employment contract is an agreement between the employee and employer that governs the terms and conditions of the employment arrangement. The employment contract is the best evidence of the management as to the type of arrangement agreed with the employee. What stipulations should an employment contract contain? There are a lot of […]

Program Overview An act of misconduct is inevitable in every business environment. Proving that an act of misconduct has actually been committed depends on the allegations and evidence presented pursuant to an effective administrative investigation. This is why it is important that every company creates and institutionalizes investigation guidelines to assist employees and compel employers […]

Program Overview Labor compliance is good business. Companies which are compliant with labor standards have potentials of expanding their business network, markets and customers with the rising interest on due diligence. Compliance protects the value chain against future labor disputes and cases. In order to achieve compliance, employers must have knowledge of the relevant laws, regulations and procedures. At the very least, they […]