Hireability seen being driven by adaptability, multi-tasking

JOB SEEKERS have been advised to develop their digital skills, multi-tasking, adaptability, interpersonal skills, and time management to increase their chances of employment this...

The ethics of extreme sales tactics

By Rey Elbo
This is the downside to offering lucrative rewards for individual performance, rather than rewarding team performance. It will be difficult to shift to a new incentive structure when revenue has come to depend on such a system of rewards.

What leaders can do when a key team member leaves for good 

Succession planning, as well as appreciating what team members have brought to the table, will ensure that their departure does not leave a negative...

DMW to provide training, aid for human trafficking victims

THE DEPARTMENT of Migrant Workers (DMW) plans to provide livelihood and retraining programs for jobseekers who fell victim to human trafficking schemes, an official said.

Aboitiz unit sponsors 50 in Cebu to train for scaffolding work

ABOITIZ Construction, Inc. will be sponsoring the training of 50 candidates in Cebu seeking to be certified as scaffolders in partnership with the School...

Worker suspected of selling trade secrets

By Rey Elbo
“Employee loyalty begins with employer loyalty,” says American businessman, author and columnist Harvey Mackay. “Your employees should know that if they do the job they were hired to do with a reasonable amount of competence and efficiency, you will support them.” So, what happens if you don’t support them?

France tweaks entry rules to ease labor shortage

PARIS — The French government wants a new residency permit for foreigners to plug skills shortages and to allow some asylum seekers to enter...

When the boss takes credit for everything

By Rey Elbo
The solution is easy when you accept that we live in an unfair world. If you don’t recognize this, you can always wallow in a pity forever. First of all, you’ve chosen to work as an employee. I’m not sure how long you plan to stay that way. Second, you have the misfortune of working for a boss who appears to grab all the credit to himself.

SSS offers new voluntary retirement savings program 

THE Social Security System (SSS) said on Thursday that it launched a new variant of its voluntary retirement savings scheme, known as the Worker’s...

Robots set their sights on a new job: sewing blue jeans

WILL a robot ever make your blue jeans? There is a quiet effort underway to find out — involving clothing and technology companies, including...

Dealing with seminar absentees

By Rey Elbo
The issue boils down to two major questions — who benefits more from a company-sponsored training program — labor or management? What’s the assurance that after attending several training programs, the employee will stay on and put their learning to good use by the company?

Too early for minimum wage increase — PCCI

THE Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) on Wednesday said it was too early for trade unions to ask for a daily minimum wage increase in Metro Manila, adding that inflation and oil prices would probably taper off starting next year.