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

“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?

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

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.

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...

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

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?

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.

THE PHILIPPINES should overcome its labor contracting policy to improve worker conditions, the Swedish ambassador in the Philippines said on Wednesday.

Clearly, the concerned supervisor has no clear understanding of the limits of empowerment. Even if one is empowered, that person can’t do what he wants to do even if their group is meeting the production quota as exemplified by the subject complaint raised by some team members.

THE International Labor Organization (ILO) said global wages fell in real terms in the first half of the year, the first such decline in the 21st century.

WORKERS need to be treated as renewable and sustainable resources that require constant investment to keep their skills current, a consulting firm executive said.