by Elena Vaccarino, 19 October 2016, https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/codetermination-boosting-cooperation-between-management-and-employees?utm_content=buffercc5aa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Codetermination or “Mitbestimmung” – the German term for worker participation in a company’s decision making – has recently attracted attention as UK Prime Minister Theresa May and US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton promised to strengthen workers’ rights and interests. The latter has called for rewriting “the rules so…

By Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), October 18, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) reiterated its opposition to a proposed ban on the conversion of agricultural lands into commercial use, saying such a plan would leave farmers landless and the urban poor homeless.

By Helen Flores (The Philippine Star), October 18, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – Increasing the salary of workers remained the most urgent concern of Filipinos, a new survey by Pulse Asia showed. The poll, taken from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, found that 46 percent of 1,200 respondents cited the need to increase workers’ wages as…

by http://www.remate.ph/2016/06/sekyu-nahulog-sa-8-palapag-na-gusali-tigbak/ PATAY ang isang 20-anyos na security guard na hinihinalang nahulog at bumagsak mula sa ikawalong palapag ng isang ginagawang gusali matapos nitong buksan ang isang sirang elevator sa Tondo, Maynila. Namatay noon din ang biktimang si Roland Suson, binata, stay-in security guard at tubong Diamanen, Dimcalao, Aurora.

By Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), Oct. 17, 2016 The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) said the comparative advantage and competitiveness of the Philippines in banana production are slowly eroding.

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By: Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Lesley Cara Delos Santos / @inquirerdotnetPhilippine Daily Inquirer /October 17, 2016 CEBU CITY — A courier of a cargo forwarding company was killed after he was crushed by the cargo elevator of a mall in Cebu City’s downtown area, past 1 p.m. on Monday.

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The Obama Administration is expanding grant funding for tech apprenticeship programs. Here’s how your company can benefit. By Alison DeNisco, October 14, 2016 Apprenticeship programs date back to the Middle Ages, but the tech industry is now giving this model a fresh look to fill talent gaps and diversify workforces.

By Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), October 14, 2016 The self-rated poverty in the country has dropped to a record low – 42 percent of families or about 9.2 million adult Filipinos – according to the latest survey released by Social Weather Stations (SWS). File photo MANILA, Philippines – The self-rated poverty in the country…

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), October 14, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) submitted yesterday a list of its proposed resolutions to the current administration.

By Jarius Bondoc (The Philippine Star), October 14, 2016 MRT-3 mis-managers are playing around with the signaling, at the expense of passenger safety. Two incompatible signaling types are being installed. Snags further will deteriorate the commuter rail, and worsen Mega Manila traffic.

By Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), October 14, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – More than $2 billion worth of foreign portfolio investments or “hot money” were pulled out from the Philippines in September amid the uncertainties brought about by the impending interest rate hike in the US and the increasingly worrisome presidential pronouncements that add to…

by Rey Elbo, BusinessWorld, October 14, 2016 We’re now reviewing our contract with several service providers, including cooperatives that are providing us with temporary workers and outsourcing services. Can you help us identify important danger signals that would put us in a precarious situation should we pursue our relationship with such providers? — Doubting Daisy.

By Cecille Suerte Felipe and Ramon Lazaro (The Philippine Star), October 13, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – A series of explosions at a firecracker factory killed two people and injured 20 others in Bocaue, Bulacan yesterday.

by BusinessWorld, October 13, 2016 THE EXECUTIVE branch appears to be rethinking its push to replace the regional minimum wage system with one that sets a nationwide floor pay for the private sector, as Cabinet men said yesterday they agreed earlier this month to first consider concerns of affected sectors like micro, small- and medium-scale…

Timothy M. GardnerPeter W. Hom, October 20, 2016, https://hbr.org/2016/10/13-signs-that-someone-is-about-to-quit-according-to-research?utm_campaign=harvardbiz&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social Despite a century of speculation by managers and scholars, we know very little about whether certain cues or signs exhibited by employees can predict whether they’re about to quit.

by Catherine Pillas, BusinessMirror, October 12, 2016 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), backing down on the position taken by the country’s economic managers, has scrapped the proposal for a P125 across-the-board wage increase.

by Patty Pasion @pattypasion, October 12, 2016 How far is the labor department from its target of cut contractualization by 50% this year and completely abolish it by 2017? MANILA, Philippines – In his 8-point policy agenda, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III echoed President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign promise to end the abusive practice of labor-only…

By Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star), October 12, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands (CCPI), the country’s first and oldest business group, is batting for the use of nuclear power and of the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) to address issues in power supply and high cost of…

CompTIA’s September jobs report reveals some grim statistics for IT pros: 142,000 jobs were lost last month. Tech sector growth slowed as well, but positions were still created rather than lost. By Brandon Vigliarolo, October 11, 2016 It’s not the best time to be an IT professional. Budgets are getting tight, cloud computing is making…

by Sunstar, October 10, 2016 MORE than 200,000 minimum wage earners in the Ilocos Region are set to get additional pays ranging from P12 to P27 per day starting October 2, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole).

When it comes to personal expenses, savings, and investments, how do millennials stack up? by Rappler.com MANILA, Philippines – According to latest figures, almost half of the Philippines’ employed population are millennials. Their collective spending power is shaping the direction of our economy – so it’s no surprise that advertisers and big brands want to…

HK PAY ONLY A THIRD OF MINIMUM WAGE By BEH LIH YI, Reuters, October 7, 2016 JAKARTA – A survey of ads for jobs in Asia and the Middle East found that foreign domestic workers are paid most in Hong Kong, yet earn a fraction of what they would make if they worked in wealthier…

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by Freddie G. Lazaro, Manila Bulletin, October 5, 2016 Vigan City, Ilocos Sur – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in has set the minimum wages for domestic workers in the Ilocos region. Based on the Wage Order No. RB1-DW-01, which took effect on October 2, 2016, the monthly minimum wage of domestic…

‘FOR SAFETY PURPOSES’ http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/583860/news/pinoyabroad/pinoy-domestic-helpers-in-hk-barred-from-cleaning-exterior-windows HONG KONG — Filipino domestic helpers here will no longer be allowed to clean the windows of the flats of their employers in high-rise buildings, according to the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO).

By Jarius Bondoc (The Philippine Star), October 5, 2016 MRT-3 promised to boost train speeds, frequency, and ridership within the first 100 days of the Duterte admin. It put up Prez Rody to announce glowing statistics in his State of the Nation last July. Yet as the deadline falls this Saturday, the trains are as…

By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), October 5, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has suspended the operations of six manpower companies which have reportedly been supplying big commercial firms, including malls, with “endo” (end of contract) workers.