MANILA, Philippines - To educate and update business owners, administrators and HR and legal practitioners on the lawful dismissal of employees and prevent manpower problems, the Center for Global Best Practices (www.cgbp. org; Manila, tel. nos. 8427148/59 and 5568968/69; Cebu, 032-5123106/07) is launching a special one-day seminar entitled, “Best Practices Guide to Valid Dismissal” at The Peninsula Manila Makati on Friday, Oct. 7, 2011. Lawyers attending this seminar will earn credit units for their Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) as accredited by the Supreme Court. Employees are one of the most important resources of a company, and, although you may have established a strong relationship with them, saying goodbye is oftentimes inevitable. Cessation of the employee-employer relationship should be handled well in the proper way in a valid process. This one-day seminar is applicable to all types of businesses including non-profit organizations. This special event will feature expert HR practitioner lawyer Elvin Villanueva, author of the book A Guide to Valid Dismissal of Employees. He has also authored six other best-selling books namely, Guide on Employee Compensation and Benefits vol. 1 and 2; Guide on Wage Order & Minimum Wage; Human Resource Forms, Notices and Contracts; Leave Benefits; Gabay sa Mga Karapatan ng Mga OFWs. Register today and get early bird and group discounts! This is a limited-seats-only program and pre-registration is required. For inquiries, call program leader Zennie Escudero or email zennie@cgbp.org