Industrial Relations

MANILA, Philippines – Flight attendants of flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) are receiving 30% less than the minimum wage, computations from an expert from the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) shows.

THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tuesday morning conducted on-the-spot drug tests to bus drivers, conductors and employees plying the route of Southern Tagalog and Manila—to determine who are drug dependents. This was made after Homer Mercado, president of the Southern Luzon Bus Operators Association personally requested PDEA Director General Dionisio Santiago in his…

Parties with pending labor cases can personally check the status of their cases by simply visiting the website of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) at www.dole.gov.ph. Posting the status of all labor cases on its website was one of the Labor department’s “100-days reform deliverable” under the Aquino administration and was delivered by…

AFTER CONCILIATION-MEDIATION MANILA, Philippines—Seven cases of preventive mediation in one of the country’s biggest geothermal companies have been settled by the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) following a series of conciliation conferences that resulted in the awarding of more than P120 million in retirement benefits.

A Davao-based broadcaster has sued top officials of the Radio Mo Nationwide (RMN) network for allegedly subjecting him to illegal dismissal from work nearly a month ago.

Workers of a dental facility, which shut down last month without due notice by its American owner, are planning to take over the business and resume its operation through their cooperative.

Our major competitor is ruining our business by hiring almost everyone in the organization. Is there a way to stop it? — Red Bean. Somewhere in a province, the parish priest noticed a group of young boys standing around a small stray dog. “What are you doing, boys?” asked the priest. “Telling lies,” replied one…

President Benigno Aquino 3rd has abolished the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Global Warming and Climate Change headed by former Sen. Heherson Alvarez and nine other offices created by the Arroyo administration that have been found to duplicate functions of other existing line agencies or departments.

The Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (Palea) wants the government to reject the planned mass retrenchment of its members. In a statement, Gerry Rivera, Palea president, said the service agreement between PAL and Skykitchen Philippines Inc., as well as the customer service agreement with ePLDT Ventus “violate the PAL-Palea collective bargaining agreement [CBA] by contracting out…

MANILA, Philippines – The joint venture company between Harbour Centre Port Terminal Inc. (HCPTI) and San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has paid over P90 million in cash to absorbed laborers at the Manila North Harbor for their past service benefits.

Management of Philippine Airlines lashed back at disgruntled cabin workers for ‘forum shopping’ by filing case before the Commission on Human Rights even amidst ongoing mediation hearings at the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

PHILIPPINE Airlines will be suing the remaining 10 pilots who resigned abruptly despite reports they have left the country to work for foreign carriers, an official said over the weekend.

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines said in a press release yesterday that Laurence Kevin Fishman, the American businessman who deserted and defrauded his Filipino employees of some P50 million in wages, should be forever banned from re-entering the Philippines.

DHAKA, Bangladesh—Global retailers fleeing China’s rising labor costs now find themselves facing growing pressure for higher wages in countries from Bangladesh to Cambodia, Vietnam, India, and Indonesia.

Normally I don’t stay in the office to supervise the work of 15 employees who are my direct reports in our small business. This leaves them enough opportunity to violate our attendance and punctuality policies, if not horse around while I’m away. I can’t afford to buy those expensive CCTV and automated timekeeping devices. What’s…

MANILA, Philippines — One of the country’s largest labor groups urged the government on Saturday to blacklist an American dentures-maker for allegedly defrauding his Filipino workers of P50 million in wages.

PHILIPPINE Airlines has sued 16 of the 25 pilots who resigned in July to work for other carriers, accusing them of breach of contract and abandonment of duty before a Makati court.

THE FLIGHT Attendants and Stewards Association (FASAP) of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) has filed a notice of strike against the money-losing flag carrier because the airline refused to give in to their demands for more benefits. PAL has been losing heavily, as do most airlines—with the exception of some Middle Eastern airlines that are heavily…

MANILA, Philippines – In many countries, terminated employees are suing their former employers.  They cite laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, physical handicap, sex, age or union activity.  The aggrieved employee can win the court battle, be reinstated, receives back pay and sometimes damages for emotional injury.

Getting fired from one’s job is one of the most traumatic circumstances any employee can ever experience. No doubt. it is extremely painful and a blow to one’s ego. It causes uncertainty, depression, anger, feelings of inadequacy and momentary fear of the future.

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Libby Sartain wrote in her book HR from the heart: Companies that want to encourage long-term relationships with their employees do everything they can do to help them build futures that count. This means not only comprehensive and easily affordable health care, but opportunities to build financial security, opportunities to provide for retirement income, and…

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The newly unionized workers of Radio Mindanao Network-Davao picketed their radio station on Thursday to protest the dismissal of station manager Dodong Solis.

DoLE, foreign chambers agree to partner in governance MANILA, Philippines—Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz has urged the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce of the Philippines (JFCCP) to champion core labor standards and decent work.

MANILA, Philippines – In a bid to lure more investments into the country and generate more employment, the government is now moving to ease regulations on commercial establishments.

MANILA, Philippines – The Public Sector Labor-Management Council (PSLMC) has reduced the percentage of membership requirement for the registration of public sector unions.

What’s with buses in the Philippines? Why have they become instruments of death for dozens of people? Aside from the ill-fated tourist coach that a wild ex-cop hijacked on August 23 in Manila, other buses have brought death and injury to dozens of passengers with growing frequency in other parts of the country.

Freedom House: When we weaken unions, we weaken the entire democratic fabric MANILA, Philippines—Communist-run nations around the world have been striking down workers’ rights and repressing labor unions, an international human rights watchdog revealed.

DEAR PAO Dear PAO, What are the reasons why supervisory and managerial employees are not entitled to a 13th-month pay, and what are the legal bases aside from those that are written in the Labor Code?

MANILA, Philippines – The Court of Appeals has upheld the refusal of the management of telecommunications leader Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) to grant danger exposure allowance (DEA) to its supervisors.