I received an email from Mike asking me how I deal with holidays and time-off with the Online Filipino Specialists (OFS).
Mike said he gives his 14 OFS 25 days off a year. He found that rather than going into the specifics on US versus Philippines holidays and time-off, he gives his OFS 25 paid days off throughout the year.
This is a great idea! Giving your OFS a fixed number of paid days off gives them the ability to plan ahead, and they’d feel your trust.
Speaking of holidays and paid time-off – I often receive questions about how we go about it with our OFS at OnlineJobs.ph: Honestly, I don’t really track my OFS’ times off. They can take as much time-off as they want or need; All I ask them is to let me know.
I don’t really care which holidays they’re taking off or how they spend their days-off; as long as I am kept in the loop and made aware beforehand, that’s good enough for me. Some of my OFS go on vacation but still take a little time off their day to check on their tasks, which is great!
My OFS being sick doesn’t count, of course. I don’t have to be told ahead of time because no one knows when they’re going to need medical attention, but I would like to know as soon as they can so I’ll know how I could help.
Maternity and paternity leaves are something else. This crash-course should help.
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so are you paying on the days they take off?
Hi Preston,
Thank you for your comment. No, during our day off we are not paid. But we do have paid time off (medical leaves, personal leaves, etc.)
Hi ma’am I am really interested. I hope you can give me an opportunity, how many times I apply but I don’t have received a messages from client, Hoping to be given the chance to show my skills and experience for the company. Happy good day ma’am and God bless 🫶🙏
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Regarding replies from your applications, it truly depends on the clients/employers since there are many applications that they are receiving: you may not be part of their shortlist, they may opt not to reply to applicants who did not pass, they may have chosen someone else, they may still be in the process of reviewing all of the applications, etc. You can apply to other job openings if there are no replies to your application after a week.
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