Cagayan Valley, MIMAROPA wage orders to take effect in late Nov.
MINIMUM WAGE adjustments will take effect in late November for Region II (the Cagayan Valley) and Region IV-B (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan, or MIMAROPA), the national wage commission said.
House panel approves bill allowing early retirement for civil servants
A BILL lowering the optional retirement age for government employees to 56 years has been approved by the House Committee on Government Enterprises and Privatization.
Youthworks training program to seek applicants in January
A P1 billion US-funded employment training program for the youth organized by the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) will start recruiting beneficiaries early next year.
Qatar enacts employee insurance law
OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWs) in Qatar will be entitled to employment insurance under a new law passed by that country, the labor department said.
Daimler to open new R&D center in China to accelerate localization
BEIJING -- German automaker Daimler AG said on Wednesday it plans to invest 1.1 billion yuan ($158.23 million) in a second research and development center in Beijing to help accelerate localization of Mercedes-Benz vehicle models in China.
Starbucks planning to lay off 350 global corporate employees
STARBUCKS CORP is laying off about 350 global corporate employees, Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson said on Tuesday in a memo to employees, seen by Reuters.
HR must not handle employee discipline
By Rey Elbo
Our Human Resource department is saddled with many employee disciplinary issues that include issuing warning notices to personally handing out dismissal letters. This consumes 70% of HR’s time, leaving it too emotionally stressed out to do other things for more than 1,500 workers. Is it the right approach? Is there a better way? -- Yellow Submarine.
Major union calls on gov’t to revisit P500 worker subsidy
TRADE UNION Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) Party-list Representative Raymond C. Mendoza said the government needs to revisit the union’s proposal for a P500 monthly subsidy for minimum-wage workers as a temporary cushion for the rising prices of goods.
US companies team up with hospitals to reduce maternity costs
NEW YORK -- General Electric Co and other large companies are trying to chip away at rising childbirth costs for U.S. employees, working directly with hospitals to reduce cesarean sections and related complications.
Ahold ups stakes in US grocery war with mini-‘robot supermarkets’
GROCERY GROUP Ahold Delhaize will roll out small, automated warehouses to speed order picking and cut delivery times, Reuters has learned, as it revamps its ecommerce business in response to rising competition in a fast-growing sector.
Tencent builds self-driving car team in Silicon Valley
SAN FRANCISCO -- Chinese technology company Tencent Holdings Ltd is recruiting self-driving car engineers in Palo Alto, California, joining a crowded field of corporations vying for talent in the heart of Silicon Valley.
What to do with a worker’s red circle pay
By Rey Elbo
I have two non-management employees who are receiving salaries which are a bit higher than what a junior supervisor gets. This is due to the workers’ length of service and the annual across-the-board pay increases under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The trouble is that our human resource department is dragging its feet on our repeated requests in correcting the injustice. What’s the best solution for this? -- Doing their Job.