For Congress, corporate world holds important lessons on sexual harassment
WITH ALLEGATIONS of sexual misconduct swirling on Capitol Hill, US lawmakers are poised to make anti-harassment training mandatory in their ranks, following in a...
American Airlines lacks pilots for thousands of flights on tech flaw
AMERICAN AIRLINES Group, Inc. is rushing to resolve a scheduling fault that gave time off to too many pilots in December — a flaw...
15 specific examples of noncash employee rewards
Rey Elbo
I’ve been reading many of your articles on the advantages of giving non-material rewards to employees. You’ve given some examples, except that they don’t...
PHL workers highly likely to have side businesses
MORE THAN three quarters of Filipinos are engaged in side entrepreneurship businesses, according to a new survey.
GoDaddy, the world’s largest cloud platform dedicated to...
WB urges educational overhaul to teach ‘soft skills’
THE World Bank (WB) said Philippine employers are reporting difficulties in recruiting workers with the appropriate “soft skills” above and beyond the desired technical...
Four things to consider for noncash employee rewards
Rey Elbo
We’ve read your article pitching the value of noncash employee rewards. We agree with your advice, but the point is — how are we...
TESDA-Davao seeks partners for heavy equipment training
DAVAO CITY — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (TESDA) Davao Region office is urging schools and construction companies to set up training...
Nike under pressure from unions over tax practices after ‘Paradise Papers’
NIKE, Inc. is facing a push by organized labor to stop using tax-avoidance schemes following revelations in the so-called Paradise Papers that the sports...
Boot-camp methods prop up China’s most profitable bank
AT BANK of Taizhou Co., trainees are pushed to count money with lightning speed, toughened up by ex-instructors from the People’s Liberation Army and mobilized...
Managers can be great motivators with these…
Rey Elbo
Our department managers are having difficulties in motivating our workers. What could be the most likely reasons for this? I think we got one...
Six reasons why employee cash rewards can fail
By Rey Elbo
Sometime ago, you cited many examples of zero-cash strategies that motivate employees. But still, why do many organizations and their people managers continue to...
NAB to cut 4,000 jobs in automation push
NATIONAL Australia Bank Ltd. (NAB) announced plans to eliminate 4,000 jobs, or about 12% of its work force, joining the ranks of global lenders...