BASIC RIGHTS OF THE EMPLOYEE
CONFIDENTIALITY IN A
WORKPLACE
WORK IMMERSION
ARLENE B. CENAL
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The basic rights of employees in the Philippines, including security of tenure, payment of wages, and prohibition of discrimination. It also emphasizes the importance of maintaining confidentiality in the workplace, particularly with regards to employee, personal, and business information. examples of confidential workplace categories and highlights the reasons for maintaining confidentiality. It also mentions policies and procedures for maintaining confidentiality and encourages employees to adhere to them.
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BASIC RIGHTS OF THE EMPLOYEE
CONFIDENTIALITY IN A
WORKPLACE
WORK IMMERSION
ARLENE B. CENAL
RECALL…
The Basic Rights of Employees
- According to DOLE
(Department of Labor and Employment)
O People can enjoy more the job
opportunities in the Philippines when laws
on working conditions are strictly followed.
O Learn more about your rights and see if
your employer is following the rules.
Security of Tenure Every employee shall be assured security of tenure. No employee can be dismissed from work except for a just or authorized cause, and only after due process. Image courtesy of manilastandardtoday.com
Work Day refers to any day during which an
employee is regularly required to work.
Hours of Work refer to all the time an employee
renders actual work, or is required to be on duty
or to be at a prescribed workplace.
The normal hours of work in a day is 8 hours. This
includes breaks or rest period of less than one
hour, but excludes meal periods, which shall not
be less than one hour.
An employee must be paid his or her wages for all
hours worked.
Wage is the amount paid to an employee in exchange for a task, piece of work, or service rendered to an employer. Wage may be fixed for a given period, as when it is computed hourly, daily or monthly. It may also be fixed for a specified task or result. An employer cannot make any deduction from an employee's wage except for insurance premiums with the consent of the employee.
Minimum employable age is 15 years. A worker below 15 years of age should be directly under the sole responsibility of parents or guardians; work does not interfere with child's schooling/normal development. No person below 18 years of age can be employed in a hazardous or deleterious undertaking. Image courtesy of danypepin.wordpress.com
Employers must provide workers with every kind of on-the-job protection against injury, sickness or death through safe and healthful working conditions. Image courtesy of protocallgroup.com
The Employees' Compensation Program is the tax-exempt compensation program for employees and their dependents created under Presidential Decree No. 626 which was implemented in March 1975. The benefits include:
- Medical benefits for sickness/injuries
- Disability benefits
- Rehabilitation benefits
- Death and funeral benefits
- Pension benefits
Confidentiality
Work Immersion Confidentiality refers to not discussing internal goings-on with co-workers. In other instances, it refers to not sharing trade secrets and other company information with competitors, the press or anyone outside of your company.
Maintaining confidentiality in the workplace is of utmost importance for modern organizations today to ensure that their customers, clients and employees can trust them. You will see how organizations today can keep up their confidentiality standards. Confidentiality Standard