THE Labor department said it expects more workers to be given regular status soon after it inspects companies it earlier warned about employment practices that amount to illegal contractualization.

A BUSINESS CHAMBER urged the government agencies to provide incentives for private sector investment in training students to work in certain industries.

BERLIN -- German companies are so desperate to attract staff that they are falling over themselves to offer perks such as long holidays, shorter hours, flexible shifts and sabbaticals, even though employees here already work the fewest hours in the developed world.

We’re trying to improve our department’s capability in hiring given the high turnover rate of our new hires in the first year of their employment. We’d like to change our interviewing strategies to secure the best and the brightest workers and retain them for the longest time. What would you suggest? -- Something New.

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed into law the Balik Scientist Act, which offers incentives for eligible technology workers seeking to work in the Philippines.

ONLINE hiring activity in the Philippines increased during the first quarter with the outlook improving due to the country’s strong fundamentals, Monster.com said.

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said it has no objections to the work-from-home bill that recently made it past second reading in Congress.

SEVEN companies committed to promoting gender equality have tied up with a womens’ organization to put together manuals and tool kits that will help prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

We’d like to hire more contractual workers to help us in our business operations. But we’re still weighing some things given the government’s crackdown against “endo” employment. Please help us make an intelligent decision. -- Doubting Thomas.

Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc.(PCCPI) assured it will discuss with authorities issues regarding its employees who picketed the Department of Labor and Employment on Monday,...

THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) filed a petition with the National Capital Region (NCR) Regional Wages and Productivity Board for a P320 across-the-board wage increase for workers in the private sector.

ILOILO CITY -- The wage increase ordered for the Western Visayas region, or Region VI, will be implemented at a later date in Aklan province in consideration of the temporary closure of the resort island of Boracay.