Basic goal-setting for small businesses
By Rey Elbo
I’m the CEO of an upstart but a small company engaged in food manufacturing. We’ve already drafted our vision, mission, and values with the...
Interest rises in government work
MORE FILIPINOS are looking to join the government this year, citing job security in the civil service, online recruitment site JobStreet.com said, citing the...
Microsoft women filed 238 discrimination and harassment complaints
SAN FRANCISCO -- Women at Microsoft Corp. working in US-based technical jobs filed 238 internal complaints about gender discrimination or sexual harassment between 2010...
France to sue Google, Apple over developer contracts
PARIS -- France said on Wednesday it will take Google and Apple to court and seek fines of €2 million ($2.5 million) over what...
Ryanair Holdings hands German pilots full contracts in peace overture
RYANAIR Holdings Plc. will offer direct employment to some German pilots currently working under contract, as a recruitment specialist ends its services for the...
Managing introverts and overly cautious managers
By Rey Elbo
Our department head, who holds the rank of director, is low-key and not sociable. Most of the time, he keeps himself busy inside his...
PHL 9th best economy for female entrepreneurs
THE PHILIPPINES was rated 9th in a global study of conditions conducive for the development of female entrepreneurs, MasterCard said in a statement.
It cited...
Airbus says 3,700 jobs hit by slower A380, A400M deliveries
PARIS — Airbus will cut production rates for its A380 superjumbo and A400M military aircraft, it confirmed on Wednesday, adding that up to 3,700...
Goldman Sachs puts some London staff on notice for transfer to Germany by midyear...
LONDON/FRANKFURT — Goldman Sachs has put more than a dozen UK-based banking, sales and trading staff on notice to move to Frankfurt within weeks,...
France to fine companies if gender pay gaps not erased
PARIS — French companies will have three years to erase their gender pay gaps or face possible fines under plans presented by Prime Minister...
When the CEO wants to cheat on taxes
By Rey Elbo
I’m the accounting manager at a medium-sized corporation engaged in food manufacturing. It’s about my new boss and the CEO of our company who...
DTI warns abolition of contract labor could hurt investment
TRADE Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has reiterated his stance on the legitimacy of some contractual work arrangements, noting that a full ban on the...