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SUBJECT: The Concept of Work-from-Home and Telecommuting I. Introduction and Purpose This memorandum examines the legal framework governing work-from-home (WFH) and telecommuting arrangements in the Philippines. […]

SUBJECT: The Rule on Compressed Work Week I. Introduction and Purpose This memorandum examines the legal framework governing the Compressed Work Week (CWW) arrangement in the […]

SUBJECT: The Law on Working Hours and Meal Breaks I. Introduction and Governing Framework This memorandum addresses the statutory and regulatory provisions governing working hours and […]

SUBJECT: The Concept of Decent Work and Living Wage I. This memorandum examines the legal framework underpinning the concepts of “decent work” and “living wage” within […]

SUBJECT: The Principle of Compassionate Justice in Labor I. The principle of compassionate justice, while not a standalone statutory defense, is a jurisprudential doctrine deeply embedded […]

SUBJECT: The Rule on Reassignment and Demotion I. Introduction and Scope of the Memo This memorandum addresses the legal parameters governing an employer’s prerogative to reassign […]

SUBJECT: The Concept of Management Prerogative and Transfer I. Introduction This memorandum examines the legal framework governing management prerogative, specifically the right to transfer employees, under […]

SUBJECT: The Economic Reality Test in Employment I. This memorandum addresses the application and implications of the “Economic Reality Test” (ERT) in determining the existence of […]

SUBJECT: The Four-Fold Test of Employer-Employee Relationship I. The determination of the existence of an employer-employee relationship is a fundamental and often threshold issue in Philippine […]