Metro Manila labor turnover stabilizes in Q3
By Christine J. S. Castañeda, Senior Researcher
and Mark T. Amoguis, Researcher
LABOR TURNOVER in large Metro Manila enterprises declined to its slowest pace since early...
What’s the value of hiring and managing gray workers?
By Rey Elbo
Because of the difficulties in hiring and managing millennials, we’re now looking into the possibility of hiring retired people to do office jobs or...
China goes on tech-hiring binge; wages surge
CHINA’S war for technology talent is intensifying.
Tens of thousands of people are being hired to shore up cybersecurity, help censor online content, and try...
Who should personally handle employee dismissals?
By Rey Elbo
Our HR department used to take the lead in handling personally all disciplinary cases in our organization. Now that we have a new HR...
Personally knowing the workers is a motivational key
By Rey Elbo
You’ve been talking about employee motivation for some time now. But exactly, what is the first step that we in management must do to...
Fire-hit Davao BPO wants to reopen in 2 months
DAVAO CITY -- Suspending the company whose 37 employees died in a fire just two days before Christmas here will result in about P97...
When should you recognize workers?
By Rey Elbo
We’re planning to improve our employee reward and recognition program. Our current system provides a formal ceremony which is done monthly, quarterly, and yearly....
Migrant worker evictions tear at Beijing’s backbone
THEY FUELED their nation’s dramatic economic rise, toiling in jobs far from home, but China’s migrant workers are now finding themselves increasingly unwelcome as...
Women suing Google for pay disparity narrow proposed class
WOMEN suing Google, Inc. of systemically paying male employees more than their female counterparts added a plaintiff and narrowed the definition of the proposed...
Motivational strategies for busy people managers
By Rey Elbo
I know that you’ve written hundreds of articles on employee engagement and motivation in the past. Looking back, if one has to unlearn, learn, and...
NCCC mall fire highlights inaction on workplace-safety legislation
SEN. Emmanuel Joel J. Villanueva called for government agencies like the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to “seriously implement” laws on occupational safety...
Cambodia sends maids to HK to plug gap after scandals over abuse
CAMBODIA sent its first batch of maids to work in Hong Kong on Wednesday as the Asian financial hub scrambles to meet growing demand...