Best practices in offering employee discounts
By Rey Elbo
We’d like to improve our fringe benefits policy for all employees and managers regardless of work performance. What would a program that is cost-effective,...
Unions say wage hike won’t harm businesses
LABOR UNIONS said they reject claims made by Labor Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma that some businesses will face hardship if they are required to...
Homeownership weighing on minds of Gen Z employees
GENERATION Z (Gen Z) employees are trying to balance their daily and unforeseen expenses with future investments like buying a home, according to health...
New year manpower planning
By Rey Elbo
What’s in store for us in people management in 2024? What are the challenges that we should identify and manage as regards manpower needs? ...
South Korea assures Philippines on continued need for migrant workers
SOUTH KOREA has declared its continued openness to admitting migrant workers to address its shortfall in working-age citizens, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...
Regional wage increases inadequate — labor groups
PAY HIKES imposed by regional wage boards are welcome but inadequate in addressing income disparities, labor coalitions said.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE)...
Thailand plans new minimum wage hike, keeps inflation target
BANGKOK — Thailand will increase its minimum wage in January, the government said, confirming a previous deal while planning to raise it further in...
Spain extends some cost-of-living measures
MADRID — Spain has extended a slew of measures designed to help people cope with high costs of living into 2024, even as the...
‘Industrial peace’ achieved in 2023 — DoLE
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said labor relations were generally peaceful this year, due to the quick resolution of disputes and the...
Latin America joblessness near decade low in 2023; may reverse next year — ILO
UNEMPLOYMENT in Latin America and the Caribbean fell in 2023 to its lowest level since 2014, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said, but an...
Issues and answers on holiday party raffle
By Rey Elbo
While our employees welcome the Christmas party primarily due to the raffle, still, we are beset by complaints about participation being limited to those...
ILO workplace violence rules to guide bilateral labor deal review
BILATERAL labor agreements will need to be updated in compliance with the Senate’s ratification of the International Labor Organization (ILO) convention on workplace violence...