Hiring to Firing: The Employee Life Cycle
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, with InCorp Philippines, presents "Hiring to Firing: The Employee Life Cycle"
This program covers the full employee lifecycle, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, retention, discipline, and employee separation. It equips managers and HR professionals with practical tools, best practices, and legal knowledge—particularly under Philippine labor laws—to effectively manage employees, improve engagement, ensure compliance, and support organizational success.
Event Outline
1. Introduction to the Labor Relations
2. Employment Classifications and Security of Tenure
3. Wages, Benefits, and Compensation
4. Work Hours, Leaves, and Rest Days
5. Employee Discipline, Termination, and Resignation
6. Labor Compliance, DOLE Inspections, and Penalties
The Hiring Process
A. Identifying staffing needs and job analysis
B. Creating job descriptions and specifications
C. Sourcing and attracting candidates
D. Recruitment best practices
Evaluating candidates and making the final selection
1.2 Onboarding and Orientation
1.2.1 Importance of a comprehensive onboarding process
1.2.2 Designing an Effective Orientation Program
1.2.3 Introducing company culture, values, and policies
1.3 Setting performance expectations and goals
1.4 Measuring the effectiveness of training initiatives
1.5 Performance Management
Retention - Rewards, recognition, and performance-based incentives
A. Understanding the importance of employee engagement
B. Strategies for improving employee morale and satisfaction
C. Employee retention and reducing turnover rates
Discipline and Grievance Handling Handling employee grievances and complaints
A. Establishing clear policies and procedures
B. Addressing disciplinary issues and progressive discipline (DWP)
The Art of Firing an Employee - Employee Separation and Termination
A. Understanding different types of employee separation
B. Exit interviews and feedback collection
Legal considerations and best practices for terminations
A. PH Labor Law Requirements
Importance of keeping employee records and documentation
Who Should Attend:
Ideal attendees for the program
- HR Professionals and HR Managers
- Business Owners / Entrepreneurs
- Startup Founders / New Business Operators
- Aspiring HR Practitioners / HR Assistants
Participation is also open to all, anyone interested to attend is welcome.
- Invoices will be sent to the registered email address.
- AM & PM Snacks, Lunch are included in the fee.
- Lunch will be served packed.
- Full payment is required a week before or at least five working days before the training schedule. Please send your proof of payment to trainings@eccp.com and/or gazzlemae.gatlabayan@eccp.com.
- No shows and late cancellations will be billed at full cost. Cancellations should be made a week before or at least five working days before the event. Replacement is encouraged.
- The ECCP reserves the right to reschedule or cancel this training program. Confirmation is advised 2 days before the program. To those attendees who will be arranging travel logistics (flights and hotel), please email us first to confirm if the event is pushing through.
For registration inquiries, please contact Sam Aguirre at sam.aguirre@eccp.com.
