No labor law requires an NBI clearance, but most employers do. What a hit means, how the NBI clears it, and when a record can lawfully cost you a job.
Employee non-disclosure agreements are enforceable in the Philippines under the Civil Code’s freedom to contract, but only within limits set by the Labor Code, the Revised Penal Code and Supreme Court jurisprudence on reasonableness and trade secrets. This guide explains what makes an NDA valid, what legally counts as a trade secret, and what happens when an employee or employer crosses the line.
Yes. A Philippine employer may generally require, restrict, or ban the use of ChatGPT and similar generative AI tools at work, and may discipline an employee who violates that policy, because setting workplace tools and rules is part of management prerogative. This power is not absolute: the policy must be lawful, reasonable, made known to…
Yes — but only within the same legal framework that governs a decision made by a human manager. Philippine law does not treat AI scoring, screening, or termination-flagging tools as a separate legal category. If an algorithm’s output leads to hiring rejection or dismissal, the employer must still show a valid just or authorized cause…
Learn how to file a data privacy complaint with the National Privacy Commission: who can file, fees, requirements, process and possible remedies.
Every organization must designate someone accountable for data privacy, but only some must register a DPO with the NPC. See the exact thresholds and who is exempt.
The Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173) is the Philippines’ primary privacy law. Learn how it works, who it applies to, penalties, and your rights.
Remote and hybrid work became permanent for a large share of Philippine employers after the pandemic, and many pair that arrangement with some form of digital oversight—time tracking, screenshot tools, activity loggers, or AI-based productivity scoring. No Philippine government agency publishes a verified adoption rate for this practice, so precise percentages circulating online should be…