SyCipLaw's Employment & Immigration Update (Volume XVIII, Issue 1)

January 12, 2023

SyCipLaw's Employment & Immigration Update (Volume XVIII, Issue 1) features the latest issuances from the Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE), summaries of Supreme Court decisions, and labor and immigration updates.

SPOTLIGHT

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BACK TO WORK AMIDST COVID-19

With workers returning to work on-site, the Department of Labor and Employment ("DOLE") issued Labor Advisory No. 1, series of 2022, or the Isolation and Quarantine Leaves of Employees in the Private Sector, to guide employers.

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DOLE SUSPENDS LABOR INSPECTIONS

Labor inspections is one of the ways the Department of Labor and Employment ("DOLE") implements its visitorial and enforcement powers under the Labor Code, to secure a higher level of compliance with labor laws and standards, and to ensure continuity and sustainability of compliance at workplaces.

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NLRC LIFTS INTERIM PROCEDURAL AMENDMENTS AND ADOPTS HYBRID MODE

On the heels of the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Labor Relations Commission ("NLRC") issued NLRC En Banc Resolution No. 03-20, series of 2020, or the Interim Amendments to the 2011 NLRC Rules of Procedure ("Interim Amendments").

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OTHER INSIGHTS

• What's new, Department of Migrant Workers?
• DOLE Issues Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of The Telecommuting Act
• Guidelines in the Accreditation of Agents and Appointment of Employers' Authorized Representatives for filing of Alien Employment Permit Applications and Related Documents
• Private Sector Employees - No Longer Waterproof?
• Employers to Shoulder the Cost of COVID-19 Prevention and Control Measures, Including RT-PCR Testing for Newly-Hired Jobseekers
• Mandatory Benefits for Health Workers During Public Health Emergencies Passed into Law
• A Cautionary Tale on Probationary Employment
• Is failure to disclose a previous employment a just cause for the termination of an employment?
• In order to be compensable, is it necessary to establish a direct causal relation between the sickness and the employee's working conditions?
• COVID-19 Testing Requirement for Employees
• Project Employment Arrangements in the Philippines

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LABOR ADVISORIES

• Labor Advisory on the Period for Payment and/or Release of Final Pay and Issuance of Certificate of Employment
• Labor Advisory on the Issuance of Certification Required from Non-Philippine Nationals Intending to Engage in Business in the Philippines
• Labor Advisory on Working Conditions of Delivery Riders in Food Delivery and Courier Activities

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