Employees think performance reviews at work are irrelevant and a waste of time – what are your thoughts?

Today, employers are looking for a variety of talents, skills and personality traits in future candidates. This means that people who haven’t attended university, have just as much of a chance of getting employed due to the potential skills and experience that they have gained in the time that others have spent studying for a…

MANILA, Philippines – China continues to ignore calls to stop large-scale reclamation in the South China Sea while slamming the Group of Seven nations for being “out of step.” The G7 leaders issued a communiqué on Monday voicing opposition to Beijing’s large-scale reclamation and other coercive activities in the disputed waters.

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After 11 years of legal ping pong, retired female flight attendants of Philippine Airlines (PAL) won their gender discrimination case against the flag carrier following a favorable decision by a Makati regional trial court on May 22.

New ILO report shows the need for coherent policies tackling child labour and the lack of decent jobs for youth together. GENEVA (ILO News) – Around 20 to 30 per cent of children in low income countries complete their schooling and enter the labour market by the age of 15, says a new International Labour…

MANILA – Money plunked by foreigners to put up businesses in the Philippines or expand existing ones was halved in the first three months of the year.

One way Philippine businesses can increase their value is through better treatment of employees, which can lead to ’employee retention and employee productivity’

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In the Doing Business 2015 report for the Philippines released by the World Bank Group released late last year, the country ranked 95th in terms of ease of doing business. Malaysia was 18th on the list, Thailand 26th, Vietnam 78th, Indonesia 114th, and Lao PDR 148th.

Earlier this year, Container Store CEO Kip Tindell said one of the most important things a leader can have is high emotional intelligence.

All first year students at the University of Technology Sydney could soon be required to take a compulsory maths course in an attempt to give them some numerical thinking skills.

Brussels, 10 June 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The Gulf States are among the world’s worst countries for workers’ rights, while workers under European austerity measures endured the starkest deterioration of standards, according to the 2015 Global Rights Index.

A shocking statistic has emerged, which reveals suicide has overtaken maternal mortality as the biggest killer of young women in the world. Nisha Lilia Diu asks the experts why this is happening – and how we failed to notice

The Supreme Court has affirmed with finality the leadership of former Senator Ernesto Herrera as the legitimate and constitutional president of the labor group Trade Union Congress of the Philippines.

Statement of Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz On the 2015 April Labor Force Survey [Released on June 9, 2015] I am pleased to note that the result of the 2015 April Labor Force Survey validates our optimism on the country’s overall employment situation. I further note that these results sustain the gains in decent work and Millennium…

From the Department of Labor and Employment The directive is aimed to facilitate the build-up of cases against erring establishments or employers.

It’s always best to be prepared even before a disaster strikes MANILA, Philippines – During disasters, it’s always best to be prepared. Disasters are almost predictable in a country that lies in the typhoon path. Disasters — which include earthquakes and typhoons — have caused incredible damage to the economy and to livelihood. In April…

If you’re going to get anywhere in business, you need people to take you seriously. According to the research, you can increase your credibility with the right presentation, knowledge, and people skills.

CEBU, Philippines- The Supreme Court has ruled with finality that former Senator Ernesto Herrera is the legitimate and constitutional president of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, ending a four-year impasse in the TUCP leadership.

How might other South China Sea claimants responds to China’s maritime strategy? China released its first white paper on military strategy at the end of last month. Issued by the State Council Information Office, the white paper outlines China’s strategy of “active defense,” and highlights four critical security domains: the ocean, outer space, cyberspace, and…

The highest numbers of job openings in Metro Manila last year were for cashiers, sales personnel and accountants, with lawyers entering the top-10 list for the first time.

It had been thought that temperatures in the 21st century plateaued MIAMI, USA – Using updated data on the Earth’s surface temperatures worldwide, US government scientists have found no evidence of a pause in global warming in recent years, according to research published on Thursday, June 4.

Claims that women manage differently from—or better than—men are questionable Jun 6th 2015 | From the print edition Timekeeper ONE by one, the glittering prizes are falling to women. General Motors, IBM, PepsiCo, Lockheed Martin and DuPont are among a couple of dozen giant American companies with female bosses. Oxford University is about to follow…

The Philippines rose by nine notches to rank 51st among 102 countries in the Rule of Law Index 2015, which measures how the rule of law is experienced in practical, everyday situations by ordinary people around the world.

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Pregnant women regularly exposed to a range of detergents, solvents and pesticides have a substantially greater risk of giving birth to boys with genital deformities, according to a new French study.

MANILA, Philippines – Two years after the full implementation of the Kasambahay Law, more domestic workers are filing cases to compel their foreign and local employers to pay right wages and benefits, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said yesterday.

While developing Asia has made great strides toward raising prosperity and reducing poverty during the last three decades, it has not done as well on good governance, which affects public service delivery in areas such as health, education, electricity, and water supply.

Here’s good news, Pag IBIG has just lowered housing loan interest rates under their End-User Financing program. The new interest rates were shared through the official Pag-IBIG Fund (HDMF) facebook page. Check out the details below.