During the early outbreak of COVID-19 and the initial lockdowns which disrupted commercial activities, many businesses were forced to make difficult personnel decisions to remain sustainable—one of which is temporary layoffs. Philippine labor laws allow such actions for a period not exceeding six months. After which, organizations decide either to recall or retrench their staff. As most companies approach the six-month deadline, employers now look for guidance on how best to optimize their resources by ensuring compliance with labor regulations while looking out for the people they need to let go.
Join us for a special virtual session as we unpack the essentials on corporate rightsizing. Atty. Patrick Henry Salazar of Quisumbing Torres will discuss legal considerations governing pay, benefits, and notice requirements to help your company lawfully exercise its management prerogative while Jo Ann Rosary Asetre of Lee Hecht Harrison will share insights, case studies, and best practices on how your team can provide the proper support and counsel to the affected people. This webinar seeks to address the underlying uncertainties and anxieties surrounding such actions by balancing your heart to your people and responsibility to the organization.
Patrick Henry Salazar is a senior associate in Quisumbing Torres’ Employment Practice Group. He has seven years of experience advising clients on general employment matters. Patrick's practice focuses on collective bargaining agreement negotiations, labor standards compliance, termination procedures, and reviews of various employment documents. He also handles labor litigation matters. His practice spans several industries, including healthcare, consumer goods & retail, industrials, manufacturing, transportation, and technology, media & telecommunications.
Jo Ann is the Managing Director of Lee Hecht Harrison Philippines, the world’s leading Talent Development and Transition company. She leads the Philippine team in supporting companies to simplify leadership and workforce transformation so they can accelerate their performance and reduce risk. She holds ultimate responsibility for the day to day operations and strategic direction of the Philippine office.
Jo Ann has almost 20 years of experience in Change Management and Business Transformation with a proven track record of successfully implementing sensitive and large-scale workforce transformation interventions in different organizations across multiple sites in the Asia region.
She is the Master Trainer of Lee Hecht Harrison on ChangeMap®, responsible for training and certifying change management consultants and subject matter experts for the Asia region.
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