Philippines

New and Updated

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  International

  Philippines: Updates - key employment law developments

  Updated to reflect progress with the Freelancers Protection Bill.

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  International

  Philippines: Employee rights

  Updated to reflect additional special non-working days in 2023.

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  International

  Philippines: Health and safety

  Updated to reflect new provisions concerning private-sector employers' duty to suspend work for health and safety reasons in the event of weather disturbances or similar occurrences.

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  International

  Philippines: Pay and benefits

  Updated to reflect an increase in minimum wage rates, effective from June 3, 2022.

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  International

  Philippines: Recruitment and selection

  Updated to reflect changes to the requirements for employing foreign nationals.

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  International

  Philippines: Industrial relations

  Enhanced to include a new section on grievance machinery and voluntary arbitration.

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  International

  Philippines: Termination of employment

  Updated to include information on suspension of the employment relationship in the event that war, pandemic or similar national emergency is declared.

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  International

  Philippines: Useful online resources

  Enhanced to include information on official data services.

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  International

  Philippines: Contracts of employment

  Updated to include additional information on requirements for contracts of employment in the Philippines.

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  International

  Philippines: Equal opportunities

  Updated to include information on when the prohibition on discrimination against workers with a mental health condition does not apply.