Commercial and Business Law

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Withholding Employee Clearances: The Legal Timeframe for Releasing Final Pay to Resigned Staff in the Philippines

Philippine rules on final pay: 30-day release after resignation, valid clearance holds, and how employee clearance affects final pay timing.

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Subcontracting vs. Direct Hiring: The Liability of Principal Foreign Clients for Agency Wage Violations in the Philippines

Explains solidary liability for foreign principals in PH subcontracting, covering unpaid wages of outsourced security guards and janitors.

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The Six-Month Maximum Limit in Probationary Contracts Before Automatic Regularization in the Philippines

Explains probationary employment in the Philippines, the six-month probationary period, and automatic regularization when work continues beyond six months.

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The Legal Threshold for Terminating Employees Who Go AWOL (Philippines)

Learn when absenteeism may amount to job abandonment in the Philippines and how to serve return-to-work notices to the last known address with due process.

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Ensuring Foreign Employers Retain Rights Over Remote Employee Inventions (Philippine Law Guide)

Philippine law guide on intellectual property ownership, employee inventions, and employment contract drafting for foreign employers with remote teams.

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Resolving Labor Union Disputes and Recognizing Freedom of Association in Export Processing Zones (Philippines)

Guide for foreign plant managers on freedom of association, collective bargaining, and strike rules for workers in Philippine economic zones.

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The Solo Parents Welfare Act (Philippines): 7-Day Paid Parental Leave and Flexible Work Schedules for Registered Solo Parent Employees

Solo Parents’ Welfare Act: 7-day paid parental leave and flexible work schedule rights for registered solo parent employees under RA 8972 and RA 11861.

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Withholding Tax Obligations: The Consequences of Failing to Remit Remote Worker Contributions in the Philippines

Philippine rules on withholding tax for remote worker wages, employer duties, penalties, and when corporate officers may face criminal charges for non-remittance.

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Corporate Disciplinary Actions: Defining Gross and Habitual Neglect Under Philippine Labor Law

Explains gross and habitual neglect, chronic absenteeism standards, employer burden of proof, and due process rules for lawful termination in the Philippines.

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