Immersion Module 1 and 2

• Employers are responsible for agreeing on a performance contract.
• Work Ethics refer to the way employees in an organization govern themselves and their overall work attitude.
• Punctuality shows respect for other people and time.
• Punctuality in completing projects when due, showing up on time, following break-time protocol, and informing supervisors of challenges promptly are all efforts that respect the value of time in the workplace.
• Accountability in the workplace means employees and employers alike should be held accountable for their work efforts.
• Employees and employers should shoulder the responsibility for ongoing projects and take the blame for errors when necessary.
• Focus in the workplace means an employee must remain focused and avoid distractions such as chatter, social media, technology, etc.
• Initiative in work efforts indicates to management that an employee values success.
• An employee does something productive or useful to the company without being asked.
• A good work ethics increases productivity.
• Productivity is achieved when an employee has the ability to overcome distractions, ignore external influences, and conquer obstacles that inhibit them from performing their task.
• Professionalism in the workplace is the skill, good judgment, and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well.
• Employees who exhibit professionalism show up and take their work seriously, stay respectful of others, and dress appropriately.
• Dedication in the workplace means consistency and showing up ready to accomplish tasks daily, all while maintaining focus and productivity.
• Desire to Improve in the workplace means employees who embrace feedback and learning moments show that they are willing to work to grow in their careers.
• Preferential Treatment in the workplace means patronage, friendship, or sexual and/or romantic relationships, unfair and unethical favoritism.
• Gossiping in the workplace is spreading untrue rumors about colleagues, company projects and plans, or anything else related to work culture.
• Dishonesty in the workplace means taking credit for other people’s work or misleading information about progress on a project.
• Selfishness in the workplace means thinking only of your interests, even in seemingly insignificant situations such as hoarding office supplies, leaving dishes unwashed in the kitchen, not remaking coffee, or refilling the printer paper.
• Right in the workplace means anything that is due to a person by law or tradition.
• Responsibility in the workplace is a duty or obligation; something for which one is accountable.
• Equal work opportunities for all in the workplace means the State shall protect labor, promote full employment, provide equal work opportunity regardless of gender, race, or creed; and regulate relations between employees and employers.
• Republic Act No. 7877 – Anti Sexual Harassment Act in the workplace provides protection to individuals from all forms of sexual harassment in an employment, education or training environment.
• Sexual harassment in the workplace is committed by any person in a work-related environment who has authority or influence over the affected individual, and who demands any sexual favor from that individual, regardless of whether or not the demand is accepted.
• Security of Tenure in the workplace means 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.
• Just cause in the workplace refers to any wrongdoing committed by an employee; authorized cause refers to economic circumstances that are not the employee’s fault.
• Work Days and Work Hours in the workplace mean an employee must be paid their wages for all hours worked.
• Employment of Children - The minimum employment age is 15 years of age.
• Responsibilities of the Employers - To honor terms of payment;
• Weekly Rest Day - A day-off of 24 consecutive hours after six (6) days of work should be scheduled by the employer upon consultation with the workers.
• In collective bargaining, the two parties also decide upon a method for resolving grievances.
• Overtime work - Work may be performed beyond eight (8) hours a day provided that the employee is paid for the overtime work.
• Wage - is the amount paid to an employee in exchange for to the service that they rendered to their employer.
• The Secretary of Labor and Employment shall, by appropriate orders, set and enforce mandatory occupational safety and health standards to eliminate or reduce occupational safety and health hazards in all workplaces and institute new and update existing programs to ensure safe and healthful working conditions in all places of employment.
• Collective bargaining results in a contract called a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
• Responsibilities of the Employees - To follow the instructions of the worker’s boss;
• The minimum age of employment is 18 years for hazardous jobs, and 15 years for non-hazardous jobs.
• All workers may join a union for the purpose of collective bargaining and is eligible for union membership on the first day of their employment.
• Payment Wages - Wages shall be given not less than once every two weeks or twice within a month at intervals not exceeding 16 days.