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𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗔𝗬 "𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧'𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗬 𝗝𝗢𝗕"
𝗕𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘇𝗮, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗥 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗻

I saw this photo below posted anonymously a few weeks ago. I fully agree! I've never said “That’s not my job” to any of my bosses. But I'd say I was probably more selfish than altruistic during the earlier years of my career. I must admit that back then, helping the organization, or helping others for that matter, wasn't really top of mind. My learning was.

I worked for 10 different companies since 1980 until I retired in 2018. Early on, perhaps towards my third or fourth year of working, I realized that my job description just "boxed me in". I found myself wanting to do tasks that wasn't in my JD, maybe because I'm a person who’s easily bored without variety. While I was earning P777 monthly, it wasn't the measly salary that was making me unhappy -- it was the job itself. It was clear to me that if I stuck to what my JD said I should do, I would stop learning. That would be a huge problem for me, because I've always been a voracious learner, even now at this ripe old age of 66.

So I simply asked my boss for new tasks. Mind you, I didn't ask him for more work -- I asked him for NEW work. Doing more of what I was already doing would just continue to bore me and probably make me leave for another organization. Fortunately, my boss was open-minded and he gave me a variety of new job assignments, many of which were at a "higher level".

I left my first job after seven years. Many said I stayed too long. But I enjoyed my stint because of the new responsibilities I had every year, thanks to my boss. Even if my salary didn't change much, I didn't mind, because I felt the trade-off was worth it, i.e. all the learning compensated for the lack of financial rewards.

After my first job, I developed a mindset that I should "shred" my job description in all companies that would hire me in the future, which I did, figuratively. In all nine companies where I eventually worked, I merely signed my JD without looking at it (well, just glancing at it). Instead, I asked both my boss and my subordinates "What do you think I should do here to help make this company a better place for everyone?" In short, to hell with my JD.

I think it paid off. As I moved from one company to the other, all my interviewers were awed that I could do tasks beyond the duties and responsibilities of the job candidate they were looking for. When I was officially a Training Officer, I helped the Recruitment Department interview job candidates, even if they had ample personnel to do interviews. That made me officially the Recruitment Head years later. And while officiallylooking after Recruitment, I asked my boss to cross-post me to Labor Relations, which eventually made me land the post of Vice President of HR years later.

At one point in my career, when I was invited to join a large bank, the Chairman of the Board asked me during the interview, "Why do you represent your company in the NLRC? Your bank has lawyers to handle that?" I replied, "I asked for it. I would feel incomplete as an HR Head if I wouldn't have hands-on exposure in locking horns with all those labor arbiters and lawyers of employees I terminate. I requested our Board of Directors to appointment me as Attorney-in-Fact, so I would have the formal and legal authority to defend the company in the labor court without the assistance of a lawyer." The Chairman hired me and gave me full jurisdiction of labor cases, as in, HR (and not the Legal Department) had the final say in any employee-related labor issue. In fact, my corporate rank was even 2 levels higher than the Head of Legal, who was a lawyer (I am not a lawyer; I never went to law school).

I'd like to believe that the mindset of going beyond your job description also enabled me to commanded a higher price. I recall that I never accepted an initial job offer of any company. I always negotiated and 80% of the time, I got what I wanted, which was much, much higher than the initial job offer. In my mind, a company with adequate financial resources will move heaven and earth if they really like you. That's why it was a deliberate strategy of mine to target large local and multinational companies in the last 20 years of my career. Billion-dollar companies will never be limited by salary scales if what you can bring to the table is too value-adding for them to ignore.

A good number of employees I've met have little appreciation of the concept of investment. Fortunately, I was a banker for 22 years and this taught me to invest, not only in financial instruments. I treated "new responsibilities/no salary increase" as an investment -- defer the rewards now for better rewards in the future. It was totally fine if my boss gave me work beyond my job description without giving me a corresponding increase in pay. Now, don't get me wrong. Everyone should be paid for what they're worth. But the banker in me knew that investments are not a "here and now" thing. 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. I decided to learn all I could in every job, even if my boss didn't pay me for the additional responsibilities. I knew it was an investment. I knew that one day, I could leverage on that investment and earn more, most probably in another company (that's why I worked for 10 organizations). And it worked as I had planned.

Yes, it sure sounds selfish, perhaps even contrary to that old saying that "HR is a vocation, not an occupation." But no regrets. I learned and earned as much as I could because I knew that one day, I could be more altruistic. And that is exactly why I've spent the last 6 years in retirement trying to help employees -- both HR practitioners and non-HR practitioners alike -- by providing free HR advise, especially to employees seriously aggrieved by their employers. I look back and realize that I would have been unable to provide any sound advice to these people, had I adopted a different mindset, a mindset of "That's not my job". I couldn't have learned the things I know today if I only did things my job description told me to do. 😊

*𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐳𝐚, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲. 𝐉𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐑 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟒𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝟐𝟓 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐖𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐑 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐧, 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 "𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠" 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲.

Thank you once again to all of our participants for being part of our WRITE TO DISCIPLINE program. As we pointed out during the workshop, it is your commitment to honing your knowledge and learning to apply the concepts that you learned in our JUDGMENT CALL program that will help you build up your skills as a Human Resources practitioner.

Stay tuned for more exciting opportunities and continue to strive for continuous personal and professional growth!

𝙏𝙊 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙏𝙃𝙊𝙎𝙀 𝙒𝙃𝙊 𝙃𝘼𝙑𝙀 𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙋𝙇𝙀𝙏𝙀𝘿 𝙅𝙐𝘿𝙂𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏 𝘾𝘼𝙇𝙇: 𝙋𝙍𝘼𝘾𝙏𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙇 𝘼𝙋𝙋𝙇𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙇𝘼𝘽𝙊𝙍 𝘾𝙊𝘿𝙀 𝙄𝙉 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘿𝙄𝙎𝘾𝙄𝙋𝙇𝙄𝙉𝘼𝙍𝙔 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝘾𝙀𝙎𝙎!

Alpine Solutions Delivery exclusively invites you to “𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘: 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦” on 𝗪𝗘𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗔𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗟 𝟭𝟳, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬 𝗮.𝗺. 𝘁𝗼 𝟱 𝗽.𝗺. (with lunchbreak at 12 to 1 p.m.).

Write to Discipline is your next step in honing your skills as an HR practitioner, now that you have completed its prerequisite course, Judgment Call. You now know the basics of the Labor Code. It’s time to learn how to write those all-important disciplinary memos.

The webinar will be facilitated by Mr. Jun Mendoza and Mr. Albert Entao, the same facilitators who conducted Judgment Call. This would provide a seamless transition from acquiring knowledge on the basics of the Labor Code to applying such knowledge in preparing disciplinary documents. And you would gain all these skills from two seasoned HR practitioners who have a combined work experience of almost 80 years. Hence, we hope you will not miss this opportunity.

Every batch of Write to Discipline is jam-packed. However, Alpine limits the number of participants to 25 per batch to ensure quality learning, because LEARNING, NOT VOLUME, is our top priority. Alpine is offering this at an extremely affordable rate of 𝗣𝟭,𝟱𝟬𝟬.𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 for the 6-hour program.

To register, please deposit the webinar fee of 𝗣𝟭,𝟱𝟬𝟬.𝟬𝟬 to:

𝗚𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗵
- 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲: 𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗢 𝗝𝗥 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗢
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Once done, please send a screenshot of your proof of payment by 𝗡𝗢𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗔𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗟 𝟭𝟮, to assure you of a slot. We regret that payments are NON-REFUNDABLE once deposited (except when webinar is cancelled by the organizer for whatever reason), as administrative costs would have been incurred once you have confirmed enrollment. However, if we were unable to accommodate you because you were not among the first 25 who paid, we will refund your payment in full.

Upon receipt of your deposit confirmation, we will send the Zoom Meeting ID and Passcode to enable you to join the sessions. We will also inform you of the next steps to complete your registration. Soft copies of your official receipt, Certificate of Participation and participant’s manual will be emailed to you after completion of the program.

We look forward to a meaningful session with you.

Thank you again to our latest batch of participants in our webinar: Judgment Call - Practical Applications of the Labor Code in the Disciplinary Process. We are grateful that you have considered us as a partner in your personal and professional development. We hope that what you've learned will contribute to positive developments in your respective organizations.

Block off your calendar!

𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝟮𝟵, 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗮.𝗺. 𝘁𝗼 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽.𝗺.

𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹: 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, is Alpine Solutions Delivery’s flagship program and has been attended by hundreds of HR practitioners, line managers and business owners. It is one of the most comprehensive webinars on labor relations today.

Our facilitators—Jun Mendoza and Albert Entao—are very seasoned HR practitioners who will share their experiences gained from “true-to-life” labor cases they handled during their long careers. That means you will be getting a wealth of knowledge from not one, but two experts with a combined work experience of almost 80 years.

Every batch of Judgment Call is jam-packed. However, Alpine limits the number of participants to 25 per batch to ensure quality learning, because LEARNING, NOT VOLUME, is our top priority. Alpine is offering this at an extremely affordable rate of 𝗣𝟭,𝟱𝟬𝟬 per head (inclusive of VAT).

So don’t miss this great learning opportunity. Go ahead and type “𝗜’𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗!” in the comment section below. Within 48 hours, you will receive a direct message (via FB Messenger) on the details of how to finalize your registration and pay the webinar fee via GCash. After submitting the registration requirements, including proof of payment, you would receive the Zoom ID and passcode of your session. Softcopies of the official receipt, Participant's Manual and Certificate of Participation will be sent via email after the program.

Hurry! Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis. Comment “𝗜’𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗!” now!

Save the dates!

𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟵 (Wednesday and Thursday), 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

𝗝𝗨𝗗𝗚𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟: 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦, is Alpine Solutions Delivery’s flagship program and has been attended by hundreds of HR practitioners, line managers and business owners. It is one of the most comprehensive webinars on labor relations today.

Our facilitators—Jun Mendoza and Albert Entao—are very seasoned HR practitioners who will share their experiences gained from “true-to-life” labor cases they handled during their long careers. That means you will be getting a wealth of knowledge from not one, but two experts with a combined work experience of almost 80 years.

Every batch of Judgment Call is jam-packed. However, Alpine limits the number of participants to 25 per batch to ensure quality learning, because 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚, 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗘, is our top priority. Alpine is offering this at an extremely affordable rate of 𝗣𝟭,𝟮𝟱𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱, the most affordable 8-hour program (2 sessions of 4 hours each) in the market on labor law.

So don’t miss this great learning opportunity. Go ahead and type "𝗜'𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗" in the comment section below. Within 48 hours, you will receive a direct message (via FB Messenger) on the details of how to finalize your registration and pay the webinar fee via GCash. After submitting the registration requirements, including proof of payment, you would receive the Zoom ID and passcode of your session. Softcopies of the official receipt, Participant's Manual and Certificate of Participation will be sent via email after the program.

Hurry! Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis. Comment "𝗜'𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗" now!

To all participants who completed our August 16/17 batch of Judgment Call: Practical Applications of the Labor Code in the Disciplinary Process:

Thank you again to our latest batch of graduates in our Judgment Call: Practical Applications of the Labor Code in the Disciplinary Process. This batch required an adjustment on our part as we had to accommodate additional requests to join this month's run as our Subject Matter Expert, Jun Mendoza will be out for a well-deserved vacation with his family and we won't be running a Judgment Call workshop next month. For those in our wait-list, please stay tuned to our Alpine Solutions FB page for updates regarding our program schedules

We would also like to gives special thanks to Darwin Rivers for his endorsement to our program when we initially posted our AD. Thank you sir for the vote of confidence!

We regret that we can no longer accommodate participants, as we have reached the maximum capacity of 25.

Please like/follow our FB page and stay tuned to our announcement of the schedule of our next batch.

Thank you for your interest in 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹: 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.

SAVE THE DATES: 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟳 (𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆), 𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽.𝗺.

𝗝𝗨𝗗𝗚𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟: 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦, is Alpine Solutions Delivery’s flagship program and has been attended by hundreds of HR practitioners, line managers and business owners. It is one of the most comprehensive webinars on labor relations today.

Our facilitators—Jun Mendoza and Albert Entao—are very seasoned HR practitioners who will share their experiences gained from “true-to-life” labor cases they handled during their long careers. That means you will be getting a wealth of knowledge from not one, but two experts with a combined work experience of almost 80 years.

Every batch of Judgment Call is jam-packed. However, Alpine limits the number of participants to 25 per batch to ensure quality learning, because LEARNING, NOT VOLUME, is our top priority. Alpine is offering this at an 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝟭,𝟮𝟱𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱, the most affordable 8-hour program (2 sessions of 4 hours each) in the market on labor law.

So don’t miss this great learning opportunity. Go ahead and type “𝗜’𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗!” in the comment section below. Within 48 hours, you will receive a direct message (via FB Messenger) on the details of how to finalize your registration and pay the webinar fee via GCash. After submitting the registration requirements, including proof of payment, you would receive the Zoom ID and passcode of your session. Softcopies of the official receipt, Participant's Manual and Certificate of Participation will be sent via email after the program.

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Thank you to all of the participants who joined us in our latest Judgment Call Workshop! We hope you continue to keep the momentum going for your personal and professional development and we look forward to seeing you in the Write to Discipline and Let's Talk Discipline workshops.

Remember, learning is a lifelong journey!

Save the dates! 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟯, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

𝗝𝗨𝗗𝗚𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟: 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦 is Alpine Solutions Delivery’s flagship program, which has been attended by hundreds of HR practitioners, line managers and business owners. It is one of the most comprehensive webinars on labor relations today.

Our facilitators—Jun Mendoza and Albert Entao—are very seasoned HR practitioners who will share their experiences gained from “true-to-life” labor cases they handled during their long careers. That means you will be getting a wealth of knowledge from not one, but two experts with a combined work experience of almost 80 years.

Every batch of Judgment Call is jam-packed. However, Alpine limits the number of participants to 25 per batch to ensure quality learning, because LEARNING, NOT VOLUME, is our top priority. Alpine is offering this at an extremely affordable rate of 𝗣𝟭,𝟮𝟱𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱, the most affordable 8-hour program (2 sessions of 4 hours each) in the market on labor law.

So don’t miss this great learning opportunity. Go ahead and type “𝗜’𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗!” in the comment section below. Within 48 hours, you will receive a direct message (via FB Messenger) on the details of how to finalize your registration and pay the webinar fee via GCash. After submitting the registration requirements, including proof of payment, you would receive the Zoom ID and passcode of your session. Softcopies of the official receipt, Participant's Manual and Certificate of Participation will be sent via email after the program.

Hurry! Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis. Comment “𝗜’𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗!” now!

We'd like to thank our latest batch of participants who recently completed the first program in our discipline trio series: Judgment Call - Practical Applications of the Labor Code in the Disciplinary Process

Thank you for your trust in considering us to be part of your professional and personal development

It’s back! Mark your calendars: 𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝟭𝟬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟭, 𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽.𝗺.

𝗝𝗨𝗗𝗚𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟: 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦, is Alpine Solutions Delivery’s flagship program and has been attended by hundreds of HR practitioners, line managers and business owners. It is one of the most comprehensive webinars on labor relations today.

Our facilitators—Jun Mendoza and Albert Entao—are very seasoned HR practitioners who will share their experiences gained from “true-to-life” labor cases they handled during their long careers. That means you will be getting a wealth of knowledge from not one, but two experts with a combined work experience of almost 80 years.

Every batch of Judgment Call is jam-packed. However, Alpine limits the number of participants to 25 per batch to ensure quality learning, because LEARNING, NOT VOLUME, is our top priority. Alpine is offering this at an extremely affordable rate of 𝗣𝟭,𝟮𝟱𝟬 per head, the most affordable 8-hour program (2 sessions of 4 hours each) in the market on labor law.

So don’t miss this great learning opportunity. Go ahead and type “𝗜’𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗!” in the comment section below. Within 48 hours, you will receive a direct message (via FB Messenger) on the details of how to finalize your registration and pay the webinar fee via GCash. After submitting the registration requirements, including proof of payment, you would receive the Zoom ID and passcode of your session. Softcopies of the official receipt, Participant's Manual and Certificate of Participation will be sent via email after the program.

Hurry! Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis. Comment “𝗜’𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗!”” now!

It’s back! Save the dates in your calendar: 𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝟭𝟬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟭, 𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽.𝗺.

𝗝𝗨𝗗𝗚𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟: 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦, is Alpine Solutions Delivery’s flagship program and has been attended by hundreds of HR practitioners, line managers and business owners. It is one of the most comprehensive webinars on labor relations today.

Our facilitators—Jun Mendoza and Albert Entao—are very seasoned HR practitioners who will share their experiences gained from “true-to-life” labor cases they handled during their long careers. That means you will be getting a wealth of knowledge from not one, but two experts with a combined work experience of almost 80 years.

Every batch of Judgment Call is jam-packed. However, Alpine limits the number of participants to 25 per batch to ensure quality learning, because LEARNING, NOT VOLUME, is our top priority. Alpine is offering this at an extremely affordable rate of 𝗣𝟭,𝟮𝟱𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱, the most affordable 8-hour program (2 sessions of 4 hours each) in the market on labor law.

So don’t miss this great learning opportunity. Go ahead and type “𝗜’𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗!” in the comment section below. Within 48 hours, you will receive a direct message (via FB Messenger) on the details of how to finalize your registration and pay the webinar fee via GCash. After submitting the registration requirements, including proof of payment, you would receive the Zoom ID and passcode of your session. Softcopies of the official receipt, Participant's Manual and Certificate of Completion will be sent via email after the program.

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𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚 (𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗟𝗢𝗪) 𝗔𝗥𝗠 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗪
𝗕𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘇𝗮, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗥 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗻

Years before I watched Ramon Revilla Sr.’s blockbuster movie in the 70s, I followed the adventures of the real-life version of gangster Leonardo Manecio, alias Nardong Putik. I read every newspaper article on how Cavite’s Public Enemy #1 murdered countless police officers, military personnel and NBI agents… and how he got away with it. Legend has it that this notorious criminal’s uncanny escapes were attributed to his “𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨” (amulet), which he wore around his neck. After all, he escaped from prison, not once, but twice, while serving a 182-year sentence.

I was getting ready for school that morning of October 11, 1971 when I heard my father shout while holding the day’s issue of The Manila Times: “𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘪 𝘗𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘬! 𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢!” Almost instantaneously, he turned to me and said: “See? No one escapes the long arm of the law.” My father was referring to what he just read in the newspaper—the end of Nardong Putik’s 20-year criminal career at the hands of the Philippine Constabulary (the former PNP) after they gunned him down while cruising along the boundary of the Kawit/Imus Highway in his Chevrolet Impala. His 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 and .38 caliber Magnum couldn’t save him from the long arm of the law.

The long arm of the law. That phrase stuck in my head long after Nardong Putik was gone. I found myself using it quite often in the HR profession. The phrase became most useful in the banks where I was HR Head, as I had to conduct never-ending lectures to remind employees—most of who were exposed to millions of pesos everyday—that it wasn’t worth destroying their careers for a few bucks, because in the end, the long arm of the law would catch up with them. And I had no better way to illustrate this point than to show them the front page of a June 2006 issue of the Philippine Star that read: “EX-BANK MANAGER METED 1,228 YEARS”. Yes, you read it right—a prison sentence of 1,228 years! That’s a branch manager we caught falsifying client documents in 1995. He pocketed over P10 million and was charged with 45 counts of estafa. The sentence came 11 years later. Why that long? Well, the long arm of the law is also a slow arm of the law.

Being caught by the long arm of the law isn’t exclusive for employees who do something wrong. I guess it also applies to employers who do something wrong. I’ve chatted with hundreds of PHRG members who were terribly aggrieved by their employers. The suffered years of anguish until finally, they had their day in court when they decided “enough is enough”.

One of them was Cristy (not her real name) who was an HR Manager. Around November of 2021, Cristy consulted me via PM about some people issues in her company. Based on my long chat exchanges with Cristy, I saw she had a keen desire to improve things in her organization. She even attended my webinar, “Judgment Call: Practical Applications of the Labor Code in the Disciplinary Process”, to gain a deeper understanding of labor relations. But her noble objective seemed to get in the nerves of the big bosses upstairs who were not as upright as her. Occasionally, Cristy would consult me on her own concerns about her company’s senior management, nothing I felt she couldn’t handle, since I saw her as a relatively senior professional. But gradually, these concerns turned into horror stories. Of course, there are always two sides of the coin. But I was convinced everything Cristy told me was factual and I couldn’t help but conclude she really had a scumbag of an employer. Management’s actions were truly disturbing.

In early 2022, Cristy informed me via PM that she left the company (I assumed she resigned). I never heard from her again until 6 months later in August, when she sent me a message: “Good news, sir! I won in the NLRC!” I was a bit stunned, as I never knew she filed a labor compliant against her employer. Apparently, Cristy didn't resign—she was illegally dismissed. I was happy for her, even if I didn’t know the full details of her case back then. Somehow, I believed her employer did have the propensity to illegally dismiss her, after all the dubious acts they did.

Fast forward to a few days ago, after eight months of silence since Cristy’s last chat message in 2022. I received a PM from her saying: “I won again… at the Commissioner’s level.” This meant that after the labor arbiter ruled in her favor, the case was escalated to the NLRC Commissioner for reconsideration. The Commissioner affirmed the arbiter’s decision and granted Cristy full back wages plus separation pay (in lieu of reinstatement) plus moral and exemplary damages plus attorney’s fees—a seven-figure package in total.

While I was overjoyed with the news, my disposition quickly changed after Cristy sent me a copy of the court’s decision. After reading all the facts, I could not imagine what Cristy went through. I have no words to describe an employer who could do such a thing to an employee, fabricating charges and blaming her for things she never did. I cannot go into details for obvious reasons, but if anyone reads the decision, there can be no doubt that Cristy’s life was deliberately ruined by this employer. They destroyed her! Cristy was able to present a plethora of evidence—documentary proof—showing the charges hurled against her were all lies. Sure, you could say that the 14-month ordeal was pretty quick for the long arm of the law, but I am sure that those 14 months felt like 14 years for Cristy and her family.

Cristy’s ordeal may not be over. At the moment, she is still clueless whether her former employer will file an appeal. To those who have experienced this, you know the drill. The losing party can still go to the Court of Appeals to have the case reviewed. And if that doesn’t work for them, there still is the Supreme Court. As an HR Head, cases I personally handled that reached the Supreme Court took an average of 3 years, with the longest spanning 7 years.

Such is our justice system. Ironically, the same justice system that has made popular the saying “Justice delayed is justice denied”. Like Nardong Putik, the unjust will surely be gunned down in time… but often, after a long time. And so, will Cristy and thousands of Filipinos unjustly dismissed by their unscrupulous employers have to go through several more years of excruciating pain in their search for justice?

That question can only be answered by the long arm of the law.

*𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐳𝐚, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲. 𝐉𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐑 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟒𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝟐𝟓 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐖𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐑 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐧, 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 "𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠" 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲.

𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗬𝗘𝗘’𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗙 𝗜𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗘𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗬?

𝗜𝗙 𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗬𝗘𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗙𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗔 𝗙𝗔𝗥 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡, 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦 𝗛𝗜𝗠?

𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗧 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝟯𝟬 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦?

These and many other legal questions will be answered in Alpine Solutions Delivery’s “Judgment Call: Practical Applications of the Labor Code in the Disciplinary Process” on MARCH 9 AND 10.

Judgment Call is our flagship program. It has been attended by hundreds of HR practitioners, line managers and business owners. Our facilitators—Jun Mendoza and Albert Entao—are very seasoned HR practitioners who will share their experiences gained from “true-to-life” labor cases they handled during their long careers. That means you will be getting a wealth of knowledge from not one, but two experts with a combined work experience of almost 80 years.

Every batch of Judgment Call is jam-packed. However, Alpine limits the number of participants to 25 per batch to ensure quality learning, because LEARNING, NOT VOLUME, is our top priority. Alpine is offering this at an extremely affordable rate of P1,250 per head, the most affordable 8-hour program (2 sessions of 4 hours each) in the market on labor law.

So don’t miss this great learning opportunity. Go ahead and type “I’LL ATTEND!” in the comment section below. Within 24 hours, you will receive a direct message (via FB Messenger) on the details of how to finalize your registration and pay the webinar fee via GCash. After submitting the registration requirements, including proof of payment, you would receive the Zoom ID and passcode of your session. Softcopies of the official receipt, Participant's Manual and Certificate of Completion will be sent via email after the program.

Hurry! Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis. Comment “I’LL ATTEND” now!