Ask five HR practitioners how many leave credits a new hire gets in their first year, and you’ll often get five different answers. Philippine leave management sits at the intersection of a handful of statutory minimums, several special laws that only apply to specific employees, and whatever a company has layered on top through its
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SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG Contribution Tables 2026: A Complete Guide for Philippine Employers
Target keywords: SSS contribution table 2026, PhilHealth contribution 2026, Pag-IBIG contribution table 2026 Every payroll cycle in the Philippines hinges on getting three numbers right: the SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG deductions. Get them wrong, and you’re looking at underpaid remittances, employee complaints, or compliance penalties. Get them right consistently, and payroll becomes a non-event —
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Employee Retention Strategies in the Philippines: Understanding the Top Reasons Employees Leave and How Companies Can Retain Talent
Introduction In today’s competitive job market, retaining skilled and motivated employees is a crucial challenge for companies in the Philippines. High employee turnover not only disrupts productivity but also incurs significant costs in recruitment, training, and lost knowledge. To address this issue, organizations must understand the top reasons why employees leave and implement effective strategies
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Should You Offer Resigning Employees a Higher Pay?
Offering a higher pay to an employee who has submitted their resignation, commonly known as a counteroffer, is a decision that should be approached with caution. Concerns with the Counteroffer Strategy While it may seem like an immediate solution to retain valuable talent, there are several factors to consider: Retention Issues If an employee is
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New Minimum Wage in NCR
New Minimum Wage in NCR The Goverment through the has just recently approved a wage order that will increase the wage of minimum wage workers in the National Capital Region by P21. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) approved the adjustment last Thursday, September 14, 2017. Minimum wage workers in the National Capital Region
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APEC Holiday Pay Rules for November 18 and 19 2015
Pay Rules for APEC Holidays on November 18 and November 19, 2015 Malacañang declared a special non-working holiday for workers in the private sector in the National Capital Region on November 18 and 19, 2015. In the meantime, classes were cancelled from Nov. 17 to 20. This is to ease traffic for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
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Daily Rate vs. Monthly Rate
Introduction – It’s All About the Rate When it comes to salary rates, there are 2 types: Monthly Rate and Daily Rate. Some companies do apply the Hourly Rate, but this follows the same principles applied to the Daily Rate. In essence, daily-rate and monthly rate employees are the same. Both types of employees are
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Regular Holiday on July 17, 2015 – EID’L FITR (Feast of Ramadhan)
Malacanang has just declared that July 15, 2015 is a Regular Holiday throughout the Philippines in observance of EID’L FITR (FEAST OF RAMADHAN). The Proclamation states the following: DECLARING FRIDAY, 17 JULY 2015, AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN OBSERVANCE OF EID’L FITR (FEAST OF RAMADHAN) WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9177 declared
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Payroll Computation for Typhoon Work Suspension
How is payroll calculated if work is suspended due to a typhoon? Given the current typhoons that have plagued our country, one question that comes to mind is how one’s salary is affected if work is called-off or suspended due to a Presidential Proclamation because of these typhoons (or other calamities). In these cases, a
