Foundations of

Total Rewards
March 21, 2021
What is Total • a concept that describes all the tools available to an
employer that may be used to attract, motivate and retain
Rewards? employees
 Compensation

Benefits
Elements
of Total Professional Development
Rewards Recognition

Work-Life Balance
 Hey, eyes here!

Attract

Motivate

Retain
The Secret That’s Not So Secret

Compensation

Benefits
 Government-
Mandated
Basics of
Benefits
Company-
Initiated
Government-Mandated Benefits
SSS Benefits

Maternity Disability Retirement

Sickness Benefit
Benefit Benefit Benefit

Unemployment
Death Benefit Funeral Benefit
Benefit
 Administered by SSS

105 days; no limit on the number of delivery*

Maternity Separated employees should still receive the benefit

from their employer if childbirth was 15 calendar
Benefit days from date of separation

Cannot be deferred; should be availed in a

continuous and uninterrupted manner

Mother may allocate 7 leave credits to father/

partner/ elected caregiver
Salary Differential

• Difference that shall be shouldered by the employer when the

actual cash benefit received from the Social Security System
(SSS) is less than the full pay or full salary of the female
employee during the duration of the maternity leave.

• Non-taxable

• Included in the 13th month pay

Paternity Leave
 • SEC. 18:

Solo Parent
“xx
parental leave of not more than seven (7)

Leave
working days every year shall be granted to any
solo parent employee who has rendered service
of at least one (1) year. The seven-day parental
leave shall be non-cumulative.”

• SEC. 19:

A solo parent shall be entitled to parental leave provided

that:
(a) He/She has rendered at least one (1) year of service
whether continuous or broken at the time of the
effectivity of the Act;
(b) He/She has notified his/her employer of the availment
thereof within a reasonable time period; and
(c) He/She has presented a Solo Parent Identification
Card to his/her employer.
 Special
Leave For
Women
VAWC Leave • Under Section 43 of RA 9262, victims
under the said law shall be entitled to take
a paid leave of absence up to ten (10)
days in addition to other paid leaves
under the Labor Code
• Covers:
• Physical violence
• Sexual violence
• Psychological violence
• Economic Abuse
• Employee needs to present proof that an
action relative to VAWC is pending (e.g.,
application for protection order)
Service Incentive Leave
Service Incentive Leave
Retirement Pay
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