HOLIDAY ALERT: EID'L ADHA

The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos has released a memorandum pertaining to the observance of the Eid'l Adha or FEAST OF SACRIFICE AND Declaration of National Holiday.

For reference below is the signed memorandum:

UPDATE:  Here is the Official Malacanang proclamation on this holiday. Gazette Link

Proclamation No. 970 s. 2020

Signed on June 22, 2020

For reference, here is also the link from the Official Gazette for all the holiday announcements for 2020.

DOLE 2020 - Workers' Statutory Monetary Benefits

The Department of Labor and Employment has recently issued an updated version of its Workers' Statutory Monetary Benefits Handbook.

This is an important reference that each HR professional should have and read.

It can be found on DOLE's website specifically on this link: DOLE BWC Handbook

or on the following support links:

DOLE 2020 Handbook

2020 Benefits Handbook PDF

Below is the June 19 Facebook post released under DOLE Bureau of Working Conditions including a separate link which redirects users where you can download your copy.

DOLE FB - 2020 Handbook

WHAT DOES IT CONTAIN?

This year's updated version has Secretary Silvestre Bello III on the Handbook's Foreword.  Highlighted are notations on updates related to: 

• Republic Act No. 11210 or the provision for the Expanded Maternity Law.
• Republic Act.No. 11360 and  IRR for service  charges collected by businesses and given to its employees.
• Update on minimum wage for 'kasambahays' or house-helps.

The handbook comprises of 21 subcategories including the compliance guide matrix and the appendix.

For the 2020 updated issuance, below is the Compliance Guide:

For the main subcategories the handbook has discussions on:

1. Minimum Wage
2. Holiday Pay  (Article 94)
3. Premium  Pay (Articles 91-93)
4. Overtime Pay (Article 87)
5. Night Shift Differential (Article 86)
6. Service Charges (Article 96, as amended by RA 11360)
7. Service Incentive Leave (Article 95)
8. Maternity Leave (RA 8282, as amended by RA 11210)
9. Paternity Leave (RA 8187)
10. Parental Leave for Solo Parents (RA 8972)
11. Leave for Victims of Violence Against Women and their Children (RA 9262)
12. Special Leave for Women (9710)
13. Thirteenth-month Pay (PD 851)
14. Separation Pay (Articles 298-299)
15. Retirement Pay (Article 302)
16. Benefits Under the  Employees' Compensation Program (PD  626)
17. PhilHealth Benefits (RA 7875, as amended by RA 9241)
18. Social Security Benefits (RA 1161, as amended by RA 11199)
19. Pag-Ibig Benefits (RA 9679)

So I am inviting every HR Professional who is following the HRTidBlitz to read and feel free to comment  below this article for any discussion points you may want to raise with the other professionals.

Happy Reading!

Welcome to HR TidBLITZ

Here are the key premises of this page:

• HR HELP HR.  Who would understand us better than people from our own field?

• This does not claim to be a 'know-it-all' page in the field of Human Resources.
• A person is behind this page managing it, thus, it is subject to 'human flaws'.

• HR People READ.  So while this page aims to eventually also explore other possible media platforms to reach more HR professionals and gain following in terms of interest in what we do, it is for people who want (need) to read.

• It aims to also be a quick repository or archive of important references for any HR professional.

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These are posts where we may have  also articles written or video clips from other HR Professionals, HR Organizations or institutions and the likes of which the readers may also benefit from.  So yes, with proper discussion, we are welcoming other content creators and HR Organizations can also use this page for their own needs.

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Posts that pertain to tools of our trade and information which may be useful for HR people.  These can be ready-to-use excel sheets, some word document templates, and even some presentation templates which can help others get that 'management approval' for a program pitch!

The life of an HR professional in itself is already a COMPLEX ONE.  So, I guess what this blog site is aiming for is to HELP in every way possible.  AND YOU CAN BE A PART of this COMMUNITY OF HELPERS.

So there you go!  Just an introduction of what to expect in this blog site.  hopefully, when we reach enough following, we can move to the other platforms where we can have more interaction.   But to reach that, let us all take that first step in building the HR TidBLITZ.  Your BLOG.  HR BLOG.  PEOPLE's BLOG.