Employer Duties Under the Safe Spaces Act: RA 11313 Workplace Compliance
A practical employer compliance guide to RA 11313 covering posting, prevention, CODI composition, the ten-day process, confidentiality, retaliation, inspections and penalties.
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RA 11036 in the Workplace: Mental Health Rights and Employer Duties
Learn how the Philippine Mental Health Act applies at work, including employer policies, confidentiality, non-discrimination, support measures and employee remedies.
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RA 11641 Explained: Department of Migrant Workers, Powers and OFW Services
Understand how RA 11641 created the Department of Migrant Workers, which agencies it consolidated, and where OFWs should bring recruitment, welfare and employment claims.
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Economic Dependence Test in Philippine Labor Law: Meaning, Factors and Examples
Understand the economic dependence test in Philippine labor law, its seven factors, workplace examples, evidence, and relationship to the four-fold test.
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How to Prove Employee Status Despite an Independent Contractor Agreement
Learn what contracts, schedules, payroll records, instructions, and messages may help prove employee status despite an independent contractor agreement.
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What Counts as Hours Worked in the Philippines? Waiting Time, On-Call Duty, Breaks and Required Activities
Philippine labor law measures “hours worked” by employer control, not just clock-in and clock-out. Learn when waiting time, on-call duty, meal breaks, training, and travel time are legally compensable under Article 84 of the Labor Code and Supreme Court rulings.
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Maternity Eligibility and Salary-Differential Worksheet Philippines
Use this worksheet to make a preliminary check of maternity-leave eligibility and estimate the SSS benefit and possible employer-paid salary differential. It is not an official SSS computation. Verify the contribution record and claim result in My.SSS. Part 1: Identify the maternity contingency Contingency Standard compensable period Live childbirth, normal or caesarean 105 days Live…
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Employee Medical-Record Privacy in the Philippines: Employer and Employee Guide
Quick answer: An employer may collect and use an employee’s medical information only when there is a lawful, specific employment purpose and the processing is proportionate to that purpose. Medical records reveal health information, which the Data Privacy Act treats as sensitive personal information. Access should therefore be restricted, retention should be limited, and disclosure…
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Who Is Covered by Hours-of-Work Rules? Article 82 Exemptions Explained
Article 82 of the Labor Code covers every employee by default and excludes only six specific categories: government employees, managerial employees and managerial staff, field personnel, family members dependent on the employer, domestic workers, and workers paid by results. This guide explains each category’s legal test, the Supreme Court cases that define the boundaries, and what happens when an employer gets the classification wrong.
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Work-From-Home Injury Claims in the Philippines: ECC Coverage, Evidence and Process
Can a work-from-home injury qualify for Employees’ Compensation in the Philippines? Review ECC coverage, work connection, evidence, claim steps and employer duties.
