I Quit!

**Gumusut_Amige** · April 11th, 2009 09:37 AM

my case we have an offboarding process before you can say its done. they also withheld your last pay for tax clearance purpose.

**CVT** · April 11th, 2009 09:37 AM

If you do it here in the Philippines, most probably under normal conditions, you will be terminated....

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**Yoda** · April 11th, 2009 10:03 AM

That's because labor laws here are very different from the States.

Doon, uso ang "immediate terminations". Lalapitan ka na lang ng security officers and escort you out the building. By then, disabled na lahat ng access mo (swipe cards, user accounts, etc). Syempre, depende sa company if they have that kind of capability. Yung mga naiwan mong gamit, ipapadala na lang nila yun sayo.

If they can let you go just like that, then conversely, you can also quit "just like that".

Dito generally, hindi pwede mga ganyan.

**lymar07** · April 11th, 2009 10:31 AM

yup, 'only in the movies' do these things happen.

like my uncle who was a lawyer told us that court hearings are not as, or not even, dramatic as the ones shown in the movies....

**renzo_d10** · April 11th, 2009 10:33 AM

It will most likely wont happen. Mas maganda naman siguro if magpaalam ka ng maayos diba?

**flakez** · April 11th, 2009 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by Yoda

That's because labor laws here are very different from the States.

Doon, uso ang "immediate terminations". Lalapitan ka na lang ng security officers and escort you out the building. By then, disabled na lahat ng access mo (swipe cards, user accounts, etc). Syempre, depende sa company if they have that kind of capability. Yung mga naiwan mong gamit, ipapadala na lang nila yun sayo.

If they can let you go just like that, then conversely, you can also quit "just like that".

Dito generally, hindi pwede mga ganyan.

actually nangyari na rin dito yan. I know a big IT company na ganyan nung nag layoff sila. tatawagan ka lang then sasabihin hanggang 4pm ka na lang. then bye bye na.

**4agze** · April 11th, 2009 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by Yoda

That's because labor laws here are very different from the States.

Doon, uso ang "immediate terminations". Lalapitan ka na lang ng security officers and escort you out the building. By then, disabled na lahat ng access mo (swipe cards, user accounts, etc). Syempre, depende sa company if they have that kind of capability. Yung mga naiwan mong gamit, ipapadala na lang nila yun sayo.

If they can let you go just like that, then conversely, you can also quit "just like that".

Dito generally, hindi pwede mga ganyan.

i think i miss understood the question, yeah its hard for me to read tagalog, i get it now

... i dont know if you can difference in labor laws in phil.

**Yoda** · April 11th, 2009 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by flakez

actually nangyari na rin dito yan. I know a big IT company na ganyan nung nag layoff sila. tatawagan ka lang then sasabihin hanggang 4pm ka na lang. then bye bye na.

I don't doubt that they happen here. Yun nga lang, they'll probably be in violation of local labor laws. Then again, dito naman ok lang basta hindi ka mahuli or walang magsumbong.

**frenchtower** · April 11th, 2009 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by 4agze

i think people in phil. dont understand labor laws in the US, your superiors cant hold your pay or you against your will.the company will send your last pay via direct deposit like most people here or mail a live check in the mail. if they dont you can file a suit on the labor department and get more money cuz, width holding your pay is illigal here. you can quit just like that walk away and go, yes i've done that. quitting clearance never heard of that here, we do our clearance before you get hired your Social Security #,live scan and FBI scan is all you need. im a supervisor in a serology lab i cant even force my coworkers to do overtime, i need to ask if they like to do overtime and its up to them if they want to or not.

FYI 4agze, under California State Law, employees who terminate their employment must get their paycheck on their last day with the company. Unless, previously arranged with HR or Payroll Dept, the employee will get his/her last pay in the form of a check instead of directly depositing the money to the employee's bank account.

If the employee quits and provides at least 72 hours of notice to the employer, the employer is obligated to produce his/her last pay on the last day of work. If the employee voluntarily quits without providing enough time, the employer is required to pay the erstwhile employee his/her last pay within 72 hours.

Yes clearance is still required depending on the sensitivity of the position in the company. Defense contractors require extra lengths of pre and post employment clearances (this is just to point out an example).

Size of the company is also another factor. If an employee is just a fruit picker in the slopes of Napa, he/she can just quit and get his/her last wage instantly. Compare it to a sales rep, or a senior executive or a law enforcement agent whose employer has a structured system in place, then policies are applied distinctively. Small companies usually don't have a HR department to process last pay. Usually the business proprietor will issue the check himself/herself.

Payment of last pay also varies from State to State. Not all States have uniform rules as far as employment termination is concerned. It's just that California have a long list of laws that sometimes supersedes Federal law.

Whether one is employed in RP or not, I still believe that it is appropriate to sufficiently provide a considerable amount of time to the employer when one intends to quit the job.

Let's talk about OT under CalState law in another thread.

Peace