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Advocates and lawmakers call for the passage of a measure that seeks to establish a universal social pension system for Filipino elderly Patty Pasion @pattypasion, Oct 5, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Some 40% of Filipino senior citizens are still left behind in government efforts to provide social protection for the sector, based on estimates of…

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News, Oct 5, 2017 MANILA – Only 10 in every 100 applicants for jobs in the business process outsourcing industry get hired, highlighting the need to match the skills of the labor force with demand, an industry group official said Thursday.

Nearly three-fourths of employees say they’d leave their current job for a company that lets them work remotely more often. BY ABRAR AL-HEETI, Oct 5, 2017 For many people, the option to work remotely has gone from perk to necessity. A whopping 85 percent of North American office workers say it’s important for their employer…

BY LITO AVERIA, Manila Times, Oct 4, 2017 THE Philippines has been ranked 37th among 193 member states, with an index score of 0.594 in the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2017 published by the International Telecommunication Union. Thirty-nine other member states ranked higher than the Philippines, with Singapore leading the pack with an index score…

by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Inquirer, Oct 4, 2017 The move to liberalize retail trade in favor of foreign investors would harm local micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), reversing “the gains of the past years” at a time when the government promised to put MSMEs at the forefront of development, an industry group said.

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A new survey shows the pros and cons of a distributed workforce. By Greg Nichols for Robotics | October 4, 2017 That’s according to a new survey by hardware company Owl Labs, which makes teleconferencing solutions, and TINYPulse, which offers tools to conduct employee engagement surveys.

Sunstar, Oct 04, 2017 THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) 7 ordered to stop all construction work at the Velez Medical Arts Building on F. Ramos St. in Cebu City after a construction worker died when he fell from the eighth floor of the building. The work stoppage order was issued against the building…

by Cherryl Anne Cruz, Oct 3, 2017 Are you ready to say goodbye to the old jeepney? Perhaps it won’t be for many drivers and operators today. But still, the Modernization Program is already set in motion. In fact, there’s already the unveiling of the new PUV prototypes this October 12, with as many as…

by Pranjal Sharma, Oct 3, 2017, Businessworld, India The Fourth Industrial Revolution is well underway in India – many people just haven’t realized it yet. Entrepreneurs, CEOs, company founders and start-ups are rapidly adopting technologies involving AI, the Internet of Things (IoT), 3D-printing, advanced robotics and neuroscience. Quietly and with firm resolve, visionary leadership in…

By: Ben O. de Vera – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 02, 2017 Starting January next year, the contribution rate of Social Security System (SSS) members will increase to over 12.5 percent of the monthly salary credit to enable the pension fund for workers in the private sector to cover the higher pensions of retirees.

by Alain Dehaze, Oct 2, 2017 Setting the right course for labour policy in today’s rapidly evolving world of work is a complex challenge. Trends such as skills imbalances, the gig economy and digitization are transforming work so quickly that policy creation is lagging behind.

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by Jose Galang, Sep 30, 2017 Despite the healthy economic fundamentals that the Duterte regime inherited from past administrations, as well as the strong political capital it enjoys, the economic managers seem to be having difficulty in converting these into equivalent foreign investment inflows.

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By Pia Lee-Brago (The Philippine Star), Sep 28, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — The United Arab Emirates has approved a law that would benefit 120,000 of the 618,000 Filipinos working in the UAE.

By Catherine Talavera (The Philippine Star), Sep 28, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — The automation of the information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) industry will create the need for mid-skilled jobs and high-skilled services, industry groups said.

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Sep 28, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is seeking the expansion of the General System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) from the European Union (EU) amid concerns the present set of privileges would be removed in protest over the alleged extrajudicial killing cases in the country.

ABS-CBN News, Sep 28, 2017 MANILA – Job losses in business process outsourcing due to artificial intelligence is a “myth,” an industry leader said Thursday, as companies seek to combine machine efficiency with a human touch.

By Leilani Junio, Philippine News Agency, Sep 27, 2017 MANILA— The country incurs PHP34 billion in economic losses annually due to the high prevalence of teenage pregnancy, former health secretary, Dr. Esperanza Cabral, said.

Security risks in the Philippines, particularly the ongoing Marawi crisis, are causing headwinds in the business process outsourcing industry Chrisee Dela Paz, Sep 27, 2017, Rappler MANILA, Philippines – The country’s business process outsourcing (BPO) industry expects annual growth to slow down to 9% until 2022, due to its larger scale, sluggish industry growth globally,…

By Gaea Katreena Cabico (philstar.com), Sep 27, 2017 MANILA, Philippines (First published Sept. 26) — Jeepney operators and drivers will only fall into deeper poverty should the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program, which includes phasing out old units, push through.

By LUCKY MAE F. QUILAO, KBK/KVD, GMA News, Sep 27, 2017 Out of his comfort zone, an American who runs a record label in California has spent the last four years helping Filipino domestic workers in Saudi Arabia who suffered abuse from their employers.

By Romina Cabrera (The Philippine Star), Sep 26, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — A 37-year-old man reportedly fell to his death while working at a construction site at the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) in Quezon City over the weekend.

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By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Sep 25, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) is opposing the need for a law implementing a compressed work week as it appeals for a status quo, wherein employers are allowed to decide the suitable work hours for their employees considering the ecosystem within which…

by Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo, Businessworld, Sep 25, 2017 Based on a study conducted, customer service providers and consumers do not meet eye-to-eye in terms of artificial intelligence services or chatbots. CUSTOMER SERVICE providers (CSPs) are not able to meet expectations when they resort to artificial intelligence (AI), including chatbots, a software and services company…

by Sunstar, Sep 23, 2017 A CONSTRUCTION worker died after an air compressor lifted by a tower crane fell on him in the construction site of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Terminal 2 last Friday afternoon. The victim was identified as Adolfo Flores, 36, of the RCK Builders. Cyril Ticao, officer-in-charge of the Department…