Philippines · Employment & Labor
Hiring rules, employment contracts, payroll, social insurance, and EOR options.
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The Labor Code sets the statutory floor and the Department of Labor and Employment enforces it. Two features shape a Philippine employment relationship more than the headline salary: security of tenure, which makes an employee who passes probation difficult to dismiss without a just or authorised cause and due process, and the statutory thirteenth-month pay, which is an entitlement rather than a discretionary bonus. Employers also register each employee for social security, national health insurance and the housing fund.
- Security of tenure makes dismissal after probation a matter of cause and due process.
- Thirteenth-month pay is a statutory entitlement for covered employees.
- Each employee is registered for social security, health insurance and the housing fund.
Official authorities
- Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
Labor Code standards and enforcement.
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