Monthly Archives: May 2015

As part of Interview Intervention: Communication That Gets You Hired, I included what I consider the 14 most effective job interview questions an employer can ask a job candidate. While there are loads of great interviewing techniques and questions, I feel it’s important to balance time and effectiveness when determining whether a candidate and employer…

THE government has released P1.2 billion to be spent on the needs of indigent senior citizens, the Department of Budget and Management(DBM) said on Tuesday. The fund released to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will cover elderly indigents’ social pension. The DBM said that under Section 5 of Republic Act (RA) No.…

Working hard at a job, traveling for business and trying to move up the career ladder can make doing everything else in life that much tougher. Unless, of course, you have some flexibility in how you structure your job — especially in terms of when and where you work. And that’s exactly what workers say…

Office distractions are all around us. And they are getting increasingly more difficult to tune out. There are so many ways our boss, customers and teammates can reach us to break our focus, it makes it challenging to get things done.

Discussions at our Annual Meeting 2015 in Davos highlighted the importance of tackling discrimination due to sexual orientation, which unfortunately still takes place in many countries around the world. At the World Economic Forum, we look at discrimination predominantly through an economic lens. There is no doubt that countries or companies that discriminate against people…

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, May 4 (PIA) – – Secretary Rosalina Dimapilis-Baldoz of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has called on all concerned agencies, local government units and other stakeholders to help put an end to all forms of child labor in the country. Baldoz said the department has already implemented the Child Labor-Free…

The removal of the port-congestion surcharge (PCS) by shipping lines and the reduction in trucking fees would not be enough to boost the competitiveness of businessmen, according to local and foreign traders.

IF it is not quite yet fair and accurate to characterize President B.S. Aquino 3rd as someone hostile to the welfare and interests of the Philippines’ vast working class, it is very quickly approaching that point.

An international human rights group denounced the Philippine government for denying the full range of reproductive health services for thousands of Filipino women, including universal and affordable modern contraceptives.

Maternal death is the death of a woman during pregnancy, during delivery or soon after childbirth (excluding accidental or incidental causes). It is regarded as a tragedy for the woman, her family and for society as a whole—a reason why it was included in the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino workers all over the world must be more empowered, President Aquino said yesterday, citing the efforts initiated by his administration to create a healthier working environment.

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This infographic shows which countries have the most number of OFWs in death row for drugs or murder. There are a total of 77 OFWs on death row. Tap or hover on the icons to see more details.

The Philippines Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) has signed an agreement with the country’s Foreign Buyers’ Association of the Philippines (FOBAP) in a drive to implement the government’s the new Labor Laws Compliance System, or LLCS, according to a report on the DOLE’s website.

THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) is targeting workers in a program to be held in partnership with government’s Climate Change Commission (CCC). TUCP President Ernesto F. Herrera said they aim to bring awareness to the organization’s 850,000 members “about the extent of the disastrous effects of climate change, the ways to reduce…