When I was a young human resource (HR) manager, my typical yearend working days were easy and joyful.

IMPROVED collective bargaining rights and robust legal protections for union members topped labor-sector wishlists heading into 2025.

You refused to describe the nature of the “conflict.” Let me guess. Does it have anything to do with awards being given to the wrong people? Is your system for deciding awards subjective? Could there possibly have been a lack of advance information about the awards, causing some people to be surprised by the results?

PHILIPPINE sciences are being held back by shortcomings in infrastructure and the dearth of incentives, limiting the sector’s capacity to unlock jobs and investment,...

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s lower house approved a reform that seeks to regulate labor conditions for delivery workers and drivers working for apps such...

This issue has been going on for years despite the issuance of the Labor Department of Labor Advisory No. 06 Series of 2020, which requires employers to issue a CoE within three days from the date of a worker’s request. The only exception is when an existing Collective Bargaining Agreement requires that its release be shorter than three days.

EMPLOYEES in the Philippines topped a global survey of workers who consider themselves “fairly paid,” according to WorkL’s Global Workplace Report, with 79% of...

Every day, many organizations bombard print and social media with hundreds or thousands of job vacancies. In the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, they boast of their one-day hiring system that eclipses the traditional way of hiring. As long as applicants can confidently express themselves in English, they are hired right away.

THE COURT OF APPEALS (CA) rejected an illegal dismissal charge filed by manpower agency workers against a firearms manufacturer and their agency, upholding earlier...

WASHINGTON — US farm industry groups want President-elect Donald Trump to spare their sector from his promise of mass deportation, which could upend a...

I am the operations manager of a small company. For some reason, the chief executive officer (CEO) who is a foreign national wants me...

A UNIVERSITY of the Philippines (UP) academic said he supports the creation of an “independent worker” class of employee with flexible hours but more benefits than the current crop of independent contractors or freelancers.