SINGAPORE -- Caught between a Sino-US trade war, political concerns over Chinese telecoms firm Huawei and slowing consumer demand, chipmakers in Singapore have started slowing production and laying off hundreds of jobs, firms told Reuters.

JOB search site Jobstreet.com (Jobstreet) has signed an agreement with the Labor department to survey the international market for Filipino workers.

DUBLIN -- Ryanair cabin crew in Portugal are set to strike for five days in August in a dispute over pay and conditions, the SNPVAC union said on Wednesday.

YOKOHAMA -- Japanese car maker Nissan Motor Co said it is axing 12,500 jobs and warned a quick turnaround in its performance was not imminent after reporting its quarterly profit was nearly wiped out.

We don’t have a strict management policy against absenteeism and tardiness. We use the biometric timekeeping device for security reasons and not for attendance record-keeping. We were told by management that we are responsible adult human beings and therefore should be treated as such. In fact, our work schedule incorporates flextime where everyone must be physically present during the core period from nine in the morning up to four in the afternoon and log in eight hours of work every day Monday to Friday. Despite this ideal set-up, many employees are stressed out due to heavy workloads and stiff deadlines that lead us, many times during the week, to bring our laptops home in order to work overtime. Is there a cure for us? -- Bewildered.

ONLINE JOB search site Jobstreet.com said that Filipinos are attracted to work for companies that offer good pay, work development opportunities, and flexible hours.

FRANKFURT -- The Qatari-backed lawyer tasked with trying to draw a line under Deutsche Bank’s regulatory scandals has risen rapidly at the German bank, jumping to the management board after three years as a “sparring partner” on the bank’s supervisory body.

SENATOR Emmanuel Joel J. Villanueva said the proposed Security of Tenure Bill strikes a balance between employers and workers interests, as business groups called on President Rodrigo R. Duterte to veto the measure.

DETROIT -- The UAW and General Motors Co on Tuesday formally kicked off contract talks, with the union’s president calling on the automaker to keep open plants it has slated for closure and to invest in its workforce after the union helped it through a government-led bankruptcy a decade ago.

Our manufacturing company is in big trouble. We have a high rate of turnover, low quality and decreased labor productivity. And our human resource manager has resigned to join another company. Our operational issues are compounded by some workers who are rumored to be talking to some militant union leaders from elsewhere. What can we do in the future? What are your thoughts? -- Frantic Soul.

THE DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said the government stands to lose P3 billion in revenue due to a new law that waives fees for official documents needed by first-time jobseekers, but added that it views such lost revenue as an “investment” in ensuring that talented people have equal access to the workforce.

SANTIAGO -- As many as 17,000 workers at Walmart’s largest union in Chile walked off the job early Wednesday morning, demanding better salaries after negotiations over a new labor contract broke down earlier this week, the union’s president said.