Philippines
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- Philippines: Schedule Adjustment ApplicationFile a Schedule Adjustment in Sprout for temporary schedule changes, work on holidays or rest days, and rest day changes.
- How to Calculate SSS Maternity BenefitThe SSS maternity benefit equals your Average Daily Salary Credit (total monthly salary credits over 12 months divided by 180) multiplied by 105 days for childbirth, 60 days for miscarriage,…
- Philippines: How to Apply for a Maternity Leave?Notify your employer of your pregnancy at least 60 days from conception using SSS Form MAT-1, then file SSS Form MAT-2 after giving birth.
- Philippines: SSS Maternity BenefitThe 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law (RA 11210) grants 105 paid days of maternity leave, or 60 days for miscarriage.
- Philippines: HMO Eligibility and Enrolment GuidelinesPhilippine employees aged 18 to 64 are enrolled in HMO coverage at hire. This covers eligibility, dependents and age rules, pre-existing conditions, and your annual benefit limit.
- Why Was My Pay Deducted for Absences or Tardiness?Deductions for absences, tardiness or undertime reflect your recorded attendance for the pay period, under company attendance policy. Check My Attendance / My Biologs in Sprout and file a COA…
- Philippines: Night Differential, Who Is EligibleRank-and-file employees in the Philippines get night differential for hours they actually work between 10 PM and 6 AM. PTO hours do not qualify, and managerial employees are not entitled.
- Philippines: Holiday Pay When You Are on PTO or Not WorkingYou do not file PTO for a Philippine holiday you observe — an unworked regular holiday still pays your regular daily rate, and premiums apply only to hours worked. If…
- When do I get paid?Philippines payroll is semi-monthly: the 1st to 15th is paid on the 20th, and the 16th to end of month is paid on the 5th of the next month. File…
- Why is my pay different this month?Most pay differences trace to attendance or timing: a missed clock-in without a COA, a holiday or rest day worked without a Schedule Adjustment, unpaid leave, or a correction that…
- I think my pay is wrong. What do I do?If your pay looks wrong, check My Attendance / My Biologs in Sprout for missing days, file any missing COA or Schedule Adjustment, then raise a platform ticket to your…
- BIR 2316: what it is and what you need to doThe BIR 2316 is your annual certificate of compensation and tax withheld in the Philippines. Sign and return your copy each year; Outstaffer files your taxes on your behalf once…
- My SSS, PhilHealth or Pag-IBIG contributions aren't showing online. Were they paid?If your SSS, PhilHealth or Pag-IBIG contribution isn't showing in your online record — a deduction on your payslip means it was remitted and paid, but there is most likely…
- Why did my tax deduction suddenly increase?Toward year-end — starting around October at Outstaffer — payroll annualises your tax against the BIR (TRAIN) tables. Any tax under-withheld earlier is collected across your remaining pay, so the…