Philippine laws for women at work

Through the years, women have always been regarded as inferior to men. Tagged as the weaker sex, women strived to achieve a better place in Philippine society. From the struggle for the right to vote and to the right to engage in male-dominated occupations, women have shown that they can be as good, even better, contributors to society’s progress.

In recognition of women’s important role in our nation’s development, our lawmakers have passed several laws addressing their problems and protecting their rights against abuse and discrimination. Notably, in the field of labor law, women are considered as a special category of employees. Their working conditions are treated in a separate chapter in the Labor Code (Chapter I, Title III, Book III).  They are given special benefits and privileges to address the historical problem of women being subjected to unfavorable conditions of work. Read more

How to compute 13th Month Pay: DOLE Philippines

We are already on the month of October and after a few months, Christmas season is here again. For employees, that season sounds delightful. Aside from the enjoyable Christmas party and the series of vacations, the long awaiting 13th Month pay will finally land in our hands. For employers, this extra month pay is an additional mandated expense given to employees once or twice (installment) a year. However, some good business owners and employers see the giving of this added remuneration to employees as an appreciation and gratitude for their valuable contribution to their companies.

An employer must know how to compute the lawful amount of 13th month pays to be distributed to his employees. On the other hand, it is clever for an employee to know the computation of his thirteenth month paycheck to ensure that he is receiving it in the right amount of money. So to know what must be known, the following guidelines are presented below. Read more

Get your food for the soul

We always ask for our daily bread to feed us everyday. This food is not only for our stomach but also for our emotional, mental and spiritual needs. Whatever our religion is, we ask that to our God. In this story, we will discuss the deeper meaning and purpose of our daily need of the food for the soul.

It is very important for us to deeply understand who is truly feeding us our daily needs. Many people don’t succeed but face failures in life because they do not extend their faith beyond their traditional beliefs. If we can only determine who really is responsible and always there for us to guide and nourish our lives, we can live with success, greatness and fulfillment. For our enlightenment, let us reflect on the following phrases: Read more

Business Face-off: Entrepreneur versus Employee

I have decided to add a new category in this blog that I believe will become interesting for me and my readers. I started adding the category “Business Face-off” as you can see in my category menu above. I believe that putting two things in a showdown by means of descriptions and differentiations will help readers to clearly understand these two things. For the first battle, I have chosen the entrepreneur and the employee. So let the showdown begins:

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