The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) issued Joint Advisory No. 20-01, Series of 2020, or the “Implementation of New Policy Directions as the Country’s Policy Shifts from Total Risk Avoidance to Risk Management and on the Further Re-opening of the Economy” (Joint Advisory).

In light of the enhanced community quarantine due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) recently issued the following advisories: Labor Advisory No. 13, Series of 2020, entitled “Payment of Wages for the Regular Holidays on April 9 and 10, 2020 and Special Day on April…

The Department of Labor and Employment issues guidelines on the adjustment measures program for affected workers due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) In light of the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and in response to growing concerns on the same, President Rodrigo Duterte issued a Memorandum on…

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) recently issued Labor Advisory No. 06, Series of 2020, or the “Guidelines on the Payment of Final Pay and Issuance of Certificate of Employment” (LA 06-20). LA 06-20 prescribes the periods within which an employee’s final pay should be released by the employer…