Human resource forms, notices & contracts made easy / by Elvin B. Villanueva, Shiela Marie P. Emata ; with foreword by Ernesto F. Herrera.

MS. SHEILA MARIE P. EMATA, L.Lb., earned her Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast Communication at the University of the Philippines, Diliman and her Bachelor of Laws at Arellano University, School of Law. She did her legal training at the Department of Justice under the supervision of Assistant Chief State Prosecutor Richard Anthony Fadullon. She was a team leader at B&M Global Services Manila, Inc., a subsidiary of Baker & McKenzie International B.V. doing legal support services. This book provides 157 samples of employment contracts (probationary, seasonal, project and casual), notices to explain covering various offenses, actual notices of dismissal, suspension and warning, among others. The forms used on this book are very important for HR practitioners as they are the ones needed in communicating to employees the terms of employment and due process. They are important evidentiary documents as well in case disputes on dismissal, emplyment benefits and other matters involving employer-employee relationship reach the labor courts. These sample forms were designed following the principles laid down in the Labor Code, as amended as well as recent labor jurisprudence. Important principles on just causes of dismissal, five-day notice rule on notice to explain, preventive suspension and the conduct of hearing/conference prior to dismissal are also discussed here. This book will help HR practitioners in discharging their role as the hub for the maintenanace of industrial peace and harmony. Not only that this will help avoid costly mistakes in the event of labor disputes but will also help express the policies and principles of company.