SyCipLaw’s Employment and Immigration Department has prepared BULLETS: Bulletin on Employment Trends for January to August 2026.
The bulletin covers the following employment and immigration developments:
- When does placing an employee on “floating status” or temporary “off-detail” become constructive dismissal?
- May an employer prevent an employee who is willing to work from reporting to work?
- What is the proper mode of notifying a seafarer of the company-designated physician’s final medical assessment?
Please read the full text here or via this link.
This bulletin was prepared by Emmar Benjoe B. Panahon, Partner and a member of SyCipLaw’s Employment and Immigration Department, with the assistance of Senior Associate Kevin Joseph C. Berbaño and Associate Chinzen T. Viernes.