Gov’t urged to make TUPAD a public jobs program
THE GOVERNMENT needs to convert its displaced-worker aid initiative, known as TUPAD (Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers) into a public jobs program, labor...
New hire with Latin honors given clerical tasks
By Rey Elbo
I’m a recent graduate with top honors from a prestigious university. When I was hired by a major corporation, our department head assigned me...
CHR, DoLE roll out program for workers facing labor abuses
THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) on Thursday rolled out an economic assistance program designed for...
Hiring an applicant endorsed by the CEO
By Rey Elbo
We in the human resource (HR) profession think hiring must be based on an objective process. However, sometimes, we can’t do it, like when...
KMU batting for P1,200 ‘family living wage’
THE Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) labor union said its proposal for a P1,200 daily minimum wage is intended to give workers nationwide a family...
US steelworker shortage could negate Trump tariff strategy
BLYTHEVILLE, Arkansas — Thomas Reisinger commutes almost an hour-and-a-half each way for a job in a cavernous steel processing plant here.
“I don’t speed,” he...
The onboarding process for pirated managers
By Rey Elbo
It took us almost eight months to hire a manager with unique experience and talent. Now that he has accepted the job, how do...
Vertiv to expand training of PHL engineers for data-center industry
VERTIV, a US infrastructure and data center firm, said it is looking to train more Filipino engineers in response to growing demand for data...
US tariffs offer ‘window’ to raise PHL job quality
LABOR LEADERS said the government has a window of opportunity to improve job quality and “decent employment” while recalibrating its trade strategy in response to the US tariffs.
Is campus recruitment still effective?
By Rey Elbo
We hire a lot of people using social media and sometimes, print media depending on the position that we’d like to hire. Unfortunately, we...
Labor reforms pushed to sustain poverty fight
LABOR REFORMS are needed to sustain the momentum of receding poverty and to ensure the economy’s benefits reach rural areas, analysts said.
US Supreme Court to hear Catholic group’s bid for Wisconsin unemployment tax exemption
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court is hearing a bid by an arm of a Catholic diocese in Wisconsin for a religious exemption from...