Is campus recruitment still effective?
By Rey Elbo
We hire a lot of people using social media and sometimes, print media depending on the position that we’d like to hire. Unfortunately, we...
Labor reforms pushed to sustain poverty fight
LABOR REFORMS are needed to sustain the momentum of receding poverty and to ensure the economy’s benefits reach rural areas, analysts said.
US Supreme Court to hear Catholic group’s bid for Wisconsin unemployment tax exemption
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court is hearing a bid by an arm of a Catholic diocese in Wisconsin for a religious exemption from...
Dealing with ‘suspicious’ commendation letters
By Rey Elbo
Two of our valuable customers sent separate letters to our chief executive officer commending the work of our sales representative. The person being commended...
TUCP party-list files bill seeking to codify rules vs workplace violence
THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) filed a bill on Thursday to fully implement International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 190 (C190),...
WFH becomes Australian election battleground
SYDNEY — A plan by Australia’s opposition to force government workers back to the office full time could affect millions, a trade union grouping...
Rules for writing commendation letters
By Rey Elbo
I read a past article of yours on the “lost art” of writing employee commendation letters. The trouble is that our employees are comfortable...
Hiring startup PasaJob targets 10 million users by year’s end
PASAJOB, a job referral platform, said it is looking to grow its user base to 10 million, touting its artificial intelligence (AI) technology to...
EU school teachers strike for equal rights, union protection
BRUSSELS — Around 400 teachers and students from European Union (EU) schools in Brussels went on strike for half a day on Wednesday to...
Micromanaging at a small business
By Rey Elbo
I’m a newly hired department head at a small family business with over 200 workers. The matriarch is the chief executive officer (CEO). The...
Firms urged to offer workers tailored training under EBET
THE DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said companies need to offer training that will boost their productivity that is tailor-made for their operations.
In...
UK care firms should hire foreign workers already in country, gov’t says
LONDON — British social care providers will have to prioritize hiring foreign care workers already in the country before recruiting from overseas, the government...