Tag: employers

Palace: Employees of non-essential establishments should not be forced to go to work during enhanced community quarantine

(Eagle News) — The employees of non-essential establishments should not be forced to go to work while the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine is in place, the Palace said on Wednesday, March 18. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said “employers should not terminate their employees by reason only of not reporting for work because of the COVID-19 situation.” “Unless the company is engaged in basic necessities or services, employers should not require their employees to report for […]

DOLE to employers: Observe pay rules for work rendered on May 14

(Eagle News) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded employers to strictly observe “pay rules” for workers for the May 14 special non-working holiday. The reminder was contained in Labor Advisory No. 8 Series of 2018 issued by DOLE Undersecretary Ciriaco Lagunzad. If an employee did not work, the “no work, no pay” principle shall apply unless there is a company policy granting payment on a special day, DOLE said. If working […]

Pangulong Duterte, nakipag-usap sa mga OFW sa Saudi

Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Isa-isang inalam ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang kalagayan ng mga Overseas Filipino Workers sa Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, kung saan siya ay naka-state visit simula pa noong Lunes. Sa pagbisita ng Pangulo, naging emosyonal ang mga OFW. “My first question is, where is the Department of OFWs? That is the first question–the Department of OFWs. We want it,” sabi ng isa. Sagot naman ni Duterte, “A (Department of OFWS) is […]

Employers na hindi magre-remit ng SSS contributions, ipinaaaresto

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinag-utos ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang pag-aresto sa mga employer na hindi magre-remit ng kontribusyon sa Social Security System (SSS). Ito ay matapos makatanggap ng update ang pangulo mula kay SSS Chairman Amado Valdez na 40 percent lang ng tatlumpu’t-tatlong milyong miyembro ang nagbabayad. Nais ng Pangulo na ipatupad ang mga reporma sa SSS bilang bahagi ng kanyang pangako noong eleksyon. Inanunsyo rin ng pangulo na wala na ring sobrang […]