March 5, 2021
EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS: REGULAR, PROBATIONARY OR PROJECT
A regular employment is an arrangement where the employee has been engaged to perform work which is usually...
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October 22, 2020
MERGERS & CONSOLIDATION
The law allows the reorganization of two or more corporations to either merge into a single corporation which shall be one of the constituent corporations, or consolidate into a single new corporation, which shall be the consolidated corporation. Title IX…
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October 22, 2020
CAN YOU RUN A BUSINESS WITHOUT HIRING AN EMPLOYEE?
As its dictionary meaning goes, to hire is to employ, to engage, to appoint, to enlist, to sign up or to secure the services of someone. Hiring refers to the process of engaging somebody for his service. Whatever relationship will…
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October 22, 2020
WALK-IN SETTLEMENT: A BETTER MODE OF EXECUTING A LABOR SETTLEMENT
The preferential use of voluntary modes in settling disputes between workers and employers for the promotion of industrial peace is well recognized in the Constitution and the labor laws. Any labor issue may be settled by the company and the…
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October 20, 2020
EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT?
To hire someone as an employee or a consultant will depend on three important factors. First is control. An employee is someone you supervise from the get go, from the processing of the work all the way up to the…
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April 28, 2020
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
A Real Estate Investment Trust or REIT is a company owning and operating income-generating real estate. In order to further promote the development of the capital market in the Philippines, the SEC is enhancing the ownership requirements and other rules…
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April 15, 2020
CYBERLIBEL UNDER THE CYBERCRIME PREVENTION ACT OF 2012
What is CYBERLIBEL? It is a public and malicious imputation of a crime, or of a vice or defect, real or imaginary, or any act, omission, condition, status, or circumstance tending to cause the dishonor, discredit, or contempt a person,…
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March 26, 2020
PRIVACY IN A PANDEMIC
Data protection and privacy should not hinder the government from collecting, using, and sharing personal information during this time of public health emergency. The direction is lawful and straightforward. COLLECT WHAT IS NECESSARY. DISCLOSE ONLY TO THE PROPER AUTHORITY. RAYMUND…
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