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[Roubaix]

Follow up question, the management is now trying to terminate people using underhanded tactics under excuses that they were not meeting the performance standards. If they terminate people ahead of time so that they can avoid the payout, is this legal?

 

Before terminating an employee, it would need to undergo "due proces" right? the employee would have to be given a chance to save himself/herself and in this case, if the employee is not meeting the standard, there should have been action done to help him/her improve. In the case that the employee does not improve, it should go through stages before being terminated. Is this right? What's about to happen now is they'll be terminated suddenly.

 

1. Firing or terminating employment is legal, when the procedure becomes flawed, then it is illegal. Not meeting performance standards is not an authorized cause to terminate unless the employment is more than 6 months, the so-called probationary period. The normal is six months, could longer or shorted depending upon the agreement.

 

2. The due process is about notices. AFAIK, the standard is a two (2) notice requirement. First notice to inform the employee the cause of the infraction/cause with a chance to explain. The explanation may or may not be accepted. The second notice is the "firing" notice. If the employee is still in the probationary stage, then failed standards is a good a reason not to make an employee "permanent". Hence, a firing in a sheep's clothing.

[Guest FL]

Tanong ko lang mga sir, My father filed a complaint against his former employer to NLRC last year the decision was released early this year in favor of my father, then the company filed an appeal and the decision to that appeal was released last month favoring my father again.

 

Pwede pa ba mag-file ng appeal ang former employer nya o final na yung decision?

Ilang beses pwede mag-file ng appeal ang respondent sa kaso? Thanks.

[mlpf]

I pa blotter nyo sa pulis station. Tapos padalhan nyo ng demand letter ung ospital, i attach nyo ung blotter copy furnish ang DOJ and DOH. Pag hindi pa rin ni release, sampahan nyo ng illegal detention. Pwede din lumapit kayo sa PAO head office, minsan nag aasssist si Atty. Acosta, and pa media nyo.

 

Aside from the blotter and the demand, threaten to file a criminal case for illegal detention as well as habeas corpus. Let us see if the hospital will give in.

Edited October 1, 2010 by mlpf

[mlpf]

Tanong ko lang mga sir, My father filed a complaint against his former employer to NLRC last year the decision was released early this year in favor of my father, then the company filed an appeal and the decision to that appeal was released last month favoring my father again.

 

Pwede pa ba mag-file ng appeal ang former employer nya o final na yung decision?

Ilang beses pwede mag-file ng appeal ang respondent sa kaso? Thanks.

 

The company can still go up to the Court of Appeals. If the employer still loses, he can still go to the Supreme Court as a final resort.

[SamanthaJones]

Should solo parent leaves (not more than 7 days) be deducted from emergency leaves? How many leaves are employees entitled to in a year?

[Guest FL]

Thanks mlpf.

[lyon186]

Pwede po ba kasuhan ang isang tao, na nanghihingi sa iyo ng pera using a different identity? May nanloko kasi sa kin ginamit niya name ng friend niya.

[rocco69]

that could fall under estafa - "defrauding another by false pretenses", in this case "by using fictitious name", prior or simultaneously to the fraud (see Art. 315[2a], Revised Penal Code). if the use of the name was the primary reason why you gave the money (siyempre, sasabihin mo sa piskalya na ganun nga, di ka sana magbibigay ng pera kung alam mo na siya pala yun), that would constitute estafa.

 

Pwede po ba kasuhan ang isang tao, na nanghihingi sa iyo ng pera using a different identity? May nanloko kasi sa kin ginamit niya name ng friend niya.

[Dr_PepPeR]

Should solo parent leaves (not more than 7 days) be deducted from emergency leaves? How many leaves are employees entitled to in a year?

 

Solo parent leaves, unlike vacation, sick and maternity leaves, are not mandatory benefits. If the company grants solo parent leaves, it depends on company policy on how this will be applied.

[lyon186]

that could fall under estafa - "defrauding another by false pretenses", in this case "by using fictitious name", prior or simultaneously to the fraud (see Art. 315[2a], Revised Penal Code). if the use of the name was the primary reason why you gave the money (siyempre, sasabihin mo sa piskalya na ganun nga, di ka sana magbibigay ng pera kung alam mo na siya pala yun), that would constitute estafa.

Thanks po

Edited October 9, 2010 by lyon186

[rocco69]

Under Section 8 of RA8972, "in addition to leave privileges under existing laws, parental leave of not more than seven (7) working days every year shall be granted to any solo parent employee who has rendered service of at least one (1) year."

 

under Section 21 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations, emergency leaves cannot be charged to the solo parent leave. however, the leave is not cumulative, nor is it convertible to cash. Ergo, solo parent's leave is really only 7 days every year.

[trggerman]

i have a question ...

 

worker A works for company X and is seconded to company Y. company Y is closing shop and company X wants all remaining (< 5) employees to be transferred to company X other units. company Y has, 2 years ago, retrenched all other employees (abt 50) and these remaining (<5) are just there as a transition team.

 

does worker A have an option to be retrenched and opt not to be transferred to company X?

[rocco69]

worker A works for company X and is seconded to company Y.

 

based on this statement alone, worker A has no option to be retrenched

 

i have a question ...

 

worker A works for company X and is seconded to company Y. company Y is closing shop and company X wants all remaining (< 5) employees to be transferred to company X other units. company Y has, 2 years ago, retrenched all other employees (abt 50) and these remaining (<5) are just there as a transition team.

 

does worker A have an option to be retrenched and opt not to be transferred to company X?

[moichi]

Sirs,

 

kami po ay nasa family compound na yung lola ko ang may-ari. pero pumunta na sila sa states. iniwan po sa tatay ko ang pamamahala ng compound. meron pong 5 apartment sa likod at yung main house sa harap po ng compound. mga kamag-anak po ang nakatira sa mga apartment. meron pong renta sila, though dahil kamag-anak, mura lang ang upa. lately, nadiskubre namin na halos 1 year na palang di nagbabayad ang dalawang apartment dahil katwiran nila kay lola sila magbabayad.

 

sumulat na po ang lola ko sa kanila at sa tatay ko na sinisingil na sila. pero ayaw pa rin nila.

 

ang tanong po: pwede na po ba namin paalisin (read: palayasin) ang mga di nagbabayad na kamag-anak?

 

tia!

[rocco69]

kailangan muna na sumulat kayo sa kanila na pinapalayas nyo na sila. ang unang sulat kasi ay sinisingil lang sila. bago ka makapagsampa sa korte ng ejectment, kailangan may sulat na pinapalayas mo ang tenant.

 

baka kailangan din na dumaan muna ito sa barangay (altho maaaring di na ito dumaan dun dahil nasa US naman ang may-ari)

 

mangangailangan nga lang ang tatay mo ng SPA mula sa Lola mo na nagbibigay sa kanya ng kapangyarihan upang magsampa ng kaso laban sa mga tenant (kung wala pa kayo nito, dahil nasa America na ang lola mo, kailangan ang SPA ay notaryado sa consulate ng Pilipinas sa America - yung may pulang ribbon at gintong selyo).

 

at kung mga anak ng lola nyo, o di-kaya'y apo, ang nakatira, kailangan din may alegasyon sa reklamong isasampa sa korte, na sinubukan nyong magkasundo pero ito ay di nagtagumpay (Art. 151, Family Code).

 

para siguradong di mabubulilyaso ang pagpapalayas nyo sa mga di nagbabayad, kumunsulta na sa abugado.

 

Note: dahil mababa ang renta, baka bumabagsak din ito sa ilalim ng RA9653 (altho dahil isang taon ng hindi nagbabayad, pwede talaga silang palayasin, pero mas maigi talaga na lumapit na kayo sa abugado, dahil sigurado na magbabanta ang mga yan na irereklamo sa BIR dahil walang resibo, di nagbabayad ng buwis etc. etc.)

 

Sirs,

 

kami po ay nasa family compound na yung lola ko ang may-ari. pero pumunta na sila sa states. iniwan po sa tatay ko ang pamamahala ng compound. meron pong 5 apartment sa likod at yung main house sa harap po ng compound. mga kamag-anak po ang nakatira sa mga apartment. meron pong renta sila, though dahil kamag-anak, mura lang ang upa. lately, nadiskubre namin na halos 1 year na palang di nagbabayad ang dalawang apartment dahil katwiran nila kay lola sila magbabayad.

 

sumulat na po ang lola ko sa kanila at sa tatay ko na sinisingil na sila. pero ayaw pa rin nila.

 

ang tanong po: pwede na po ba namin paalisin (read: palayasin) ang mga di nagbabayad na kamag-anak?

 

tia!

Edited October 14, 2010 by rocco69