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Ending Probationary Employment Without Termination Notice

January 22nd, 2009

A Supreme Court (of the Philippines) jurisprudence suggest this.

For years, employers are on their toes to ensure that the sixth month of employment of probationary employees are monitored to ensure no unqualified proby employees will be regularized. Likewise, proper documentation is considered a must for the following:

  1. Discussion of employment standards/expectation levelling
  2. Job description
  3. Performance appraisal
  4. Employment contracts and
  5. Observance of twin notice rule

This is to ensure the decision to end an employee’s probationary contract will not be construed as whimsical.

But a Supreme Court  jurisprudence about a case of a supervisor who failed to qualify as a permanent employee   is rather interesting.

On the 6th month, the Supervisor was not allowed to time in and as a result, he sued the company for illegally dismissing him.  But the court says there is no termination or dismissal but rather an expiration of his 6 month probationary contract.

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Sonnie’s Porch TV Appearance

October 31st, 2008

Remember the TV interview that I plurked about?

I finally received the DVD copy of the show yesterday and decided to share it with you peeps. This is my 2nd TV appearance, the first one when we promoted the 1st HR Philippines Convention.

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Up Up and (Hope Not) Away

May 18th, 2008

Am talking about the prices of gasoline and lpg, power cost and food prices. Thanks to the oil cartel and fuel hungry developed nations.

An Ethanol Unleaded gasoline (the one I use) now cost US $1.25 (Php 49-50.00) per liter. My elecric bill went up from $75 (Php 3000.00) to $125 (Php 5000.00), courtesy of the power rates increase as well as increase usage of air-con due to the summer heat. These costs, on accounting point of view, are controllable expenses, so wifey and myself have made some cost saving measures.

With these, as the gov’t worries about the inflation and laborers demand for higher wages, corporations on the other hand, do their management accounting study to understand it’s operating expenses, including manpower cost.

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Labor Day Job’s Fair

May 2nd, 2008

This is a top view of the Jobs Fair held at one of SM Supermalls in the Philippines. A similar jobs fair is held simultaneously in all ShoeMart Malls nationwide, including the world’s 3rd largest  Mall, SM Mall Of Asia.

This is SM’s way of celebrating Labor Day (May 1, 2008).

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