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...
US agencies offer staff new buyouts ahead of Trump’s deadline to file resignations
MULTIPLE government agencies are turning to early retirement programs to reduce headcount as they scramble to meet President Donald Trump’s Thursday deadline for them...
Managing salary-related issues
By Rey Elbo
How do we manage a situation where employees willingly share their payslips with other workers? This has become a terrible issue, resulting in boss-worker...
Analysts raise exploitation concerns over EBET Law
by Almira Louise S. Martinez, Reporter
The Enterprise-Based Education and Training (EBET) Framework Act can help address the job-skills mismatch but could also be a...
Managerial pay falls to P1,300 per day in January
MANAGERS averaged daily pay of P1,300 in January, down from P1,356 a year earlier, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Armed forces occupations were...
