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Is demotion legal in the Philippines? Is there a way for you to give employees a second chance but protect the company at the same time? A lot of owners, managers, and supervisors are confused about demotion. Take this question from Jenny which was submitted thru our topic request board, and she says: “Attorney, Is it legal to demote an employee? How do we impose it without going into litigation."...

One of the hardest violations to handle for any owner, manager or supervisor is AWOL or Absence without Leave. It happens when an employee disappears without warning. They don't give a notification, reason or warning. When you get into work one day, they're not there. Take this reader who asks: "Attorney, one of our employees suddenly disappeared from work. No notice, no message, he just disappear...

If you have a great team, letting in the wrong person can destroy it. If you hire the wrong person there can be bad personalities that spread rumors and cause fights You may be hiring a poor performer that slows everyone down, or you may hire people who aren't happy in their position and end up infecting the rest with a bad attitude. Now, to avoid this, you have to hi well, and hiring well, starts...

If a person leaves your team, are you obligated to help them out afterward? What do you owe them? A common question that pops up is about the certificate of employment, or a CEO being requested by former employees. Now this question from our website reader captures it perfectly: "Attorney, I went AWOL from my former employer. Now I'm applying with a new company and they need a certificate of emplo...

One of the hardest things to do as a leader is making sure your team moves in one direction. When a team member goes another way or breaks the rules, it's the leader's job to get them back on track. But how do you call them out on their mistake? Under the labor code, you do this by issuing a Notice to Explain. It's the first step to give employees due process before imposing penalties. But not a l...

If you're an employee thinking of resigning, listen up, we have information that can save you a lot of headaches. In today's video, we talk about the most requested question from resigning employees, which goes something like this: "Attorney, I'm no longer happy in my work... I just got an offer from another company and they want me to start immediately. I haven't told my boss about my plans yet....

Do you need to bother with Estate Settlement if a loved one left a relatively small inheritance? One of the questions we usually hear is "Attorney... our parent died recently, but there was just a small amount in the bank account and a small lot in the province. Do we still need to do Estate Settlement for this? They seem so small and I don't want to go through the hassle, the trouble and the expe...

Welcome to the pilot episode of the Legal Guide Show. We talk about why we're doing this, how we think we can help you, and what you can expect from our show. If you want to request topics for future episodes, feel free to comment below!

If you have a probationary employee who demands that they be regularized, are you obligated to do that? How do you decide whether to let them continue in your team or let them go? What measuring stick or benchmark would be useful in deciding?

When your employee asks for overtime, are you obligated to grant it? If your team does overtime, what are you obligated by law to give? How do we prevent employees from abusing overtime privileges? We tackle these things in today’s episode.

In this episode, HR Consultant Rochelle Danguilan shares some tips and best practices on using the Code of Conduct to solve labor and behavioral problems with her client's employees.

Gian Adato joins the podcast to share how he has seen field employees increase profits for their companies. He also shares how you can implement the same techniques for your team.

Field employee expert Gian Adato and I talk about some hassles when you rely on field employees to send information from the field. We also have some fixes to plug up these issues for you.

I discuss with field emplyee expert Gian Adato about some of the problems he sees in the field and how he handles them.