Discrimination

INQUIRER.net, Aug 10, 2017 Fast-food giant Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) apologized on Thursday to a transgender who was allegedly discriminated in the company’s office.

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by Business Insider Australia, Jun 15, 2017 A startup in South Korea is making headlines for only hiring staff that are aged 55 years and over. Channel NewsAsia reports the founder of content monitoring company EverYoung established the rule to prove the futility of age discrimination – a phenomenon that’s reportedly prevalent in modern Korean…

by Victor V. Saulon, Businessworld, May 12, 2017 ABOUT three in every four working women in the Philippines still feel discriminated against in the workplace, Monster.com said in a survey that also showed some of the biggest challenges faced by wives and mothers at work.

(philstar.com), May 12, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — Workplace discrimination is still rife in the Philippines, with an alarming 76 percent of female respondents admitting they deal with inequality and prejudice on a daily basis, recent research findings show.

by MARIA ELENA CATAJAN DISCRIMINATION, Feb 22, 2017 Discrimination in Baguio City will now be criminalized. During Monday’s regular session, the five year old ordinance penned by Vice Mayor Edison Bilog was approved on third and final reading and is awaiting the approval of the chief executive.

By Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), Feb 12, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Age does not matter when it comes to employment, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said over the weekend.

BY ANTONIO P. CONTRERAS, Manila Times, Jan. 27, 2017 WE are supposed to be a government of laws. It is our body of laws that ensures that our rights will be protected, and that the restraints which the Constitution has imposed on state power will be translated into opportunities to harness the state to serve…

Jake Novak| @jakejakeny, 2 Nov 2016 You know all those workplace health programs where your employer gives you some kind of incentive to take a “wellness test,” or join a gym with a company discount? We’ve been told for years that these programs are meant to encourage healthier lifestyles in and out of work and…

Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), August 22, 2016 Republic Act 10911 penalizes through fines and imprisonment employers who refuse to hire workers because of their advanced age. MANILA, Philippines – The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) has lamented the lapsing into law of a bill that bans age discrimination in the workplace.

AFTER 18 long years, the legality of a strike by 24 pilots of Philippine Airlines (PAL) in 1998 was resolved by the Supreme Court. The high court ruled that, except for one lady pilot, Gladys Jadie, the rest of the strikers were validly dismissed from the company for failure to comply with the return-to-work order…

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This is a story about the Filipino people’s struggle for genuine equality and acceptance, amid a culture of hate and holiness MANILA, Philippines – “Is that something that is desirable in an environment for a child?” In 2013, President Benigno Aquino III asked this question, leaving some furrowed brows in the audience. He was not…

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.

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…

Poor employment opportunities have driven approximately 10 millions Filipinos overseas to find decent jobs. In foreign lands they develop a broader worldview and gain experience that can prove useful when they return to their own land. This, however, doesn’t happen as often as it should. Many overseas Filipino workers often return home only for annual…

Though Kleiner Perkins won fair and square, Ellen Pao performed a service. When the New York Times runs the verdict in a San Francisco sex discrimination suit as its lead story—above the fact that the Germanwings pilot suspected of deliberately killing 149 passengers concealed mental illness from his employer—you know that a case has struck…

After a second round of deliberations, the jury gives a decisive victory to prominent venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, which was being sued for gender discrimination by former junior partner Ellen Pao. SAN FRANCISCO — Did Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers retaliate against Ellen Pao when it fired her? Ultimately, a jury said “no.”

To solve important problems, we need diversity in the organization, said our global chairman. Talking about gender diversity, it was a source of laughter among my colleagues when I said that in the Philippines, the gender diversity issue is the other way around: the male species is emasculated by the females in the profession, and…

MANILA, Philippines – The dismissal of an employee of a Catholic school on the grounds of premarital sexual relations and pregnancy out of wedlock was illegal, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled.

MANILA, Philippines – A large majority of Filipinos support the right of gays and lesbians to be protected against discrimination, a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) report said.

Aside from dealing with the disease itself, Filipinos with Hepatitis B also suffer from discrimination at the workplace or at home MANILA, Philippines – Despite efforts to increase public awareness on Hepatitis B, advocates fighting to eradicate the disease say discrimination against patients is “still rampant.”

Job discrimination in the workplace is a fact despite laws in place to protect workers from unfair practices. Prejudice based on religion, ethnicity, sex, age or physical handicaps often result in unfair practices directed at otherwise competent, capable employees who otherwise could become productive members of an organization. Hiring decisions based on discriminatory practices have…

All employers in the Philippines have finally agreed to remove the age limit requirement to job seekers. This means that all job vacancy ads in print and online will no longer show ‘18 to 27 years old,’ ‘not more than 30 years old,’ and other similar phrases.

Philippines’ largest city Quezon has approved ordinance that bans anti-gay discrimination. The law was passed unanimously on Monday by more than 30 city councillors.

ABIDJAN – Gambia’s National Assembly has passed a bill imposing life imprisonment for some homosexual acts, officials said Monday, potentially worsening the climate for sexual minorities in a country with one of Africa’s most vocal anti-gay leaders.

MANILA, Philippines – Age and diploma matter, but are looks also essential in finding a job? Though no employer will admit it, good looks and confidence really do matter when one is applying for employment. A video of a social experiment that has gone viral indicated that searching for a job is like a beauty…

MANILA, Philippines – Congress is being asked offline and online to pass a law banning age discrimination in workplaces. Quezon City Councilor Lena Marie Juico has filed a resolution asking her colleagues in the city council to support a bill of Sen. Pia Cayetano seeking to penalize an employer, labor contractor or labor organization for…

THE Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) on Sunday slammed the management of Ibex-Global for allegedly firing an employee on maternity leave.

MANILA – A UN-sponsored study has confirmed that gay people in the Philippines continue to face discrimination despite pockets of increased tolerance for the LGBT community by Filipino society, reports GayAsiaNews.com.