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Closure or cessation of business
Summary ▪ Closure of a business or undertaking due to business losses is the reversal of fortune of the employer whereby there is a complete cessation of business operations to prevent further financial drain upon an employer who cannot pay anymore his employees since business has already stopped. ▪ Closure may be in whole or…

Working methods
Working methods refer to the processes, steps, or methodology to do a particular work.

Employers
“Employer” – includes any person acting in the interest of an employer, directly or indirectly. 1. Concept “Employer” – includes any person acting in the interest of an employer, directly or indirectly. The term shall not include any labor organization or any of its officers or agents except when acting as employer. (Article 219[e], Ibid.)…

Telecommuting Report
Summary Employers adopting a telecommuting work arrangement is required to submit a report to DOLE. Applicable laws, regulations DOLE Department Order No. 202, Series of 2019 (DOLE DO 202-19) Compliance Report Notice and Monitoring “The employer shall notify the DOLE on the adoption of a telecommuting work arrangement, by accomplishing the DOLE prescribed report form…

Selection and hiring of employees
Selection and hiring of employees are included in management prerogative. 2. Concept Selection and hiring refer to the process undertaken by an employer to determine the suitableness of an applicant for employment. “Under the doctrine of management prerogative, every employer has the inherent right to regulate, according to his own discretion and judgment, all aspects…

Wages, Salaries, Remuneration
1. Legal basis ART. 97. Definitions. – (f) “Wage” paid to any employee shall mean the remuneration or earnings, however designated, capable of being expressed in terms of money, whether fixed or ascertained on a time, task, piece, or commission basis, or other method of calculating the same, which is payable by an employer to…