While Cebu City remains on Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), the only area in the country still at this heightened level of quarantine, Metro Manila remains on General Community Quarantine (GCQ) for at least another 15 days.
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Senator Imee Marcos Urges DOLE To Act Against Illegal Activities Of BPO Call Centers
For a long time, BPO Call Centers in the Philippines have had a bad name when it comes to conforming to the laws of the Philippine Labor Code. Millions of workers have been badly treated by the call center industry’s main players over the last two to three decades, but the treatment of call center employees throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has become worse than ever before.For a long time, BPO Call Centers in the Philippines have had a bad name when it comes to conforming to the laws of the Philippine Labor Code. Millions of workers have been badly treated by the call center industry’s main players over the last two to three decades, but the treatment of call center employees throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has become worse than ever before.
SBWS Finally Issues the New Resolutions Two Weeks Late
DOF uses TIME MACHINE to update its official website on June 10, 2020
Can You Legally Terminate a Pregnant Woman?
The question today is whether a pregnant woman can be terminated. I recently saw this question asked, in the context of “would an employer be able to legally terminate a pregnant employee due for delivery within 6-8 weeks for a Just or Authorized Cause.” This actually pre-supposes that the pregnant woman in question is still working, and has not started her Maternity Leave yet.
Probationary Employees and the ECQ Exclusions
One of the most common questions I have seen regarding probationary employees lately is that of whether the period of the ECQ can be added to their probationary period. There are varying trains of thought on this, and most of them appear to be completely wrong.
Employment Law Project 