PLDT workers threaten to go on strike
Regular employees of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) on Tuesday threatened to go on strike should the firm remain bull-headed and refuse to grant regular employment status to its...
View ArticleNeda: Hanjin woes pose not much trouble to PH merchandise exports
The financial woes besetting the Subic shipyard of Korean-led Hanjin pose not much trouble to the country’s exports. The post Neda: Hanjin woes pose not much trouble to PH merchandise exports appeared...
View ArticleDOF: Gov’t to collect P32B in unpaid taxes a year from foreign Pogo workers
The government is going after about P32 billion in unpaid income taxes from foreigners who work in the Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogo) sector, the Department of Finance (DOF) said Monday....
View ArticleDOLE asks gaming operators for list of foreign workers
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Monday that the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) had asked all accredited Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) to submit a list of all their...
View ArticlePH finalizing rules to weed out illegal foreign workers
The Philippines is finalizing new rules to weed out illegal foreign workers amid concerns over tax evasion and loss of job opportunities for Filipinos. The post PH finalizing rules to weed out illegal...
View ArticleBello: I am not totally against P710 daily wage hike
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Monday said he was not totally against the petition to increase the daily minimum wage by P710. The post Bello: I am not totally against P710 daily wage hike...
View ArticleDOLE to check on Chinese-only establishments
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Tuesday that it would look into reports on the growing number of establishments catering solely to Chinese nationals, but its...
View Article70,000 jobs available at 22 Independence Day fairs
Around 70,000 local and overseas jobs are up for grabs in the various job fairs that will be set up on June 12, the 121st celebration of Philippine Independence Day, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III...
View ArticleDole to resume labor inspections
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) has resumed the labor laws compliance inspection on private establishments in the country. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III issued...
View ArticleSME workers still waiting for financial aid promised by DOLE
A group of business leaders that employs nearly 80,000 workers has asked President Duterte to stop the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) from making promises it could not keep, after the latter...
View ArticleCOVID-19 impact: DOLE sees 40% drop in OFW remittances for 2020
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is seeing a decrease in remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) by up to 40 percent or around $13 billion this year as the...
View ArticleLooks like call centers staying
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz has welcomed the defeat in the United States Senate of House Resolution No. 3696, or the “United States Call Center Worker and Protection Act,” which would have...
View ArticleDOLE appeals for flexibility among employers in hiring of fresh graduates
With thousands of jobseekers expected to troop to the Department of Labor and Employment's nationwide job fairs on Thursday, Labor Day, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz urged employers to improve their...
View ArticleWorkers’ CBA, productivity bonuses exempted from tax under certain terms
The government has issued the rules under which workers’ so-called de minimis benefits gained from a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with employers as well as productivity bonuses shall now enjoy...
View ArticleTreatment of project employees
TO GO AROUND the rules on regularization of employees, some employers compel their employees to enter into project employment contracts. Under existing regulations, an employment is not considered...
View ArticlePhil-Job.Net attracts partner in PH’s leading company index provider
Hallo Hallo, Inc., a Japanese-owned online job vacancy list and company index provider in the Philippines, recently became the newest partner of the Department of Labor and Employment in providing...
View ArticlePH economy ‘strong’ vs Greek bailout effects—Palace
Malacañang on Monday said the Philippine economy was “strong” and “resilient” enough to deal with possible effects of the Greek bailout plebiscite. The post PH economy ‘strong’ vs Greek bailout...
View ArticleTermination of employment
THE RULES and regulations on termination of employment were revised recently by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Through Department Order No. 147-15, dated Sept. 7, 2015, DOLE spelled out...
View ArticleThousands of jobs offered at fairs
THOUSANDS of local and overseas jobs are up for grabs in about 40 job fairs that the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will be holding in November and December in Metro Manila and other parts...
View ArticleDealing with traffic: Working people speak out
Benjamin Franklin once told, "In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes." The post Dealing with traffic: Working people speak out appeared first on Inquirer Business.
View ArticleGov’t warned against adoption of national minimum wage
A group of prominent economists and socio-political thinkers cautioned the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) against the implementation of a national minimum wage policy, saying this would only...
View ArticleThe Baby Boomers and the Traditionalists
2016 marks the 70th anniversary of the Baby Boom. Baby Boomers belong to the demographic group born between 1946 and 1964. They are aged 52 to 70 in 2016. The post The Baby Boomers and the...
View ArticleLabor chief: PLDT and PAL have been violating labor standards
Updated: 9:20 p.m., April 19, 2017 Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. PLDT) and Philippine Airlines (PAL) have been violating various labor standards, particularly in relation to the...
View ArticlePLDT vows to ‘fully cooperate’ in DOLE audit of labor practices
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) said on Wednesday that it had not received any order from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regarding what the department said were its...
View ArticleDOLE orders Jollibee to regularize about 6,500 workers
The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) has ordered Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) to regularize nearly 6,500 of its workers. The post DOLE orders Jollibee to regularize about 6,500 workers...
View ArticleOrder to regularize workers should come from DOLE chief, says business group
The order to regularize workers should come from no less than the labor chief, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the largest business group in the country, said. The post Order to...
View ArticleJollibee to appeal Dole’s order to regularize about 6,500 workers
Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) on Wednesday said it would appeal the order of the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) to regularize nearly 6,500 of its workers. The post Jollibee to appeal Dole’s...
View ArticleDole to check on regularization of workers at McDonald’s, KFC
In light of its order to Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) to regularize more than 6,000 workers, the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) on Wednesday said it would soon also check on McDonald’s and...
View ArticlePLDT denies terminating service contracts
PLDT Inc. denied on Monday that it had started to unwind agreements with service contract providers to skirt a recent order from the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) for the telco giant to...
View ArticlePLDT now open to draw up regularization plan for workers – DOLE chief
After nearly a year of defying the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) order for it to regularize its more than 7,300 workers, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is now open to...
View ArticlePLDT says no deal with DOLE on labor row
Telecom giant PLDT Inc., which is involved in a legal tussle with the Department of Labor and Employment over the regularization of thousands of employees, said it was not in talks on a possible...
View ArticleDOLE chief praises factory in Marikina as a model workplace during pandemic
MANILA, Philippines — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III recently cited the Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Co. (PMFTC) plant in Marikina as a model workplace during the global pandemic, according to a...
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