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.
Guides for Philippine startup founders: worker classification, contractor vs employee risk, probationary hiring and mandatory government benefits.
Can a work-from-home injury qualify for Employees’ Compensation in the Philippines? Review ECC coverage, work connection, evidence, claim steps and employer duties.
Can an employer require employees to return to the office in the Philippines? Review RA 11165, telecommuting agreements, management prerogative, employee rights, evidence and next steps.
Last materially reviewed: August 24, 2026 Every employee covered by the SSS or the GSIS is automatically a Pag-IBIG member, and both the employee and the employer must contribute every month. Since February 2024 the salary base used in the computation has been capped at ₱10,000, which puts the standard maximum at ₱200 from the…
Fixed-Term Employment Philippines 2026: learn when a fixed-term contract is valid, the Brent School test, repeated-renewal risks, employee rights, lawful expiration, and when termination may become illegal dismissal.
Article 295 explains when an employee is considered regular in the Philippines, including the necessary-or-desirable test, the one-year casual-employment rule, probationary employment, project work, evidence, and remedies.
A signed, accepted Philippine job offer becomes a binding contract on acceptance, per the 2025 Supreme Court ruling in Aragones v. Alltech. Learn when withdrawal is legal and what to do if yours is pulled.
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.
How Philippine work-from-home laws work under RA 11165 and DOLE Department Order 237-22: employee rights, employer duties, and what to do about violations.
Last materially reviewed: August 16, 2026 Most workplace disputes involve two parties. Labor-only contracting involves three — a principal, a contractor, and the workers — and the whole question is which of the two companies is actually the employer, and who pays when something goes wrong. That makes it a different problem from endo. Endo…