Industrial Relations

Experience and solid work is not enough in getting a promotion. The required qualification standards must still be met. This is the ruling in this case of Ben.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) is proposing what it calls “a seamless transition” from bank closure to liquidation thus eliminating the 90-day period of rehabilitation after bank closure.

CEBU, Philippines – The Supreme Court has ordered ABS-CBN Cebu to reinstate four of its former employees who were illegally dismissed 10 years ago and to pay the workers back wages.

MANILA – A union representing Philippine Airlines (PAL) ground staff said Monday it had notified the government of its intention to call a strike in a dispute over the outsourcing of the airline’s services.

THE TROUBLE WITH HAVING TOO MUCH money is that there will always be people hatching up plots to get some of that money. The latest victims are the 1.3 million members of the Government Service Insurance System. Several labor unions who are members of the GSIS brought the case to my attention. GSIS members, they…

The town hall of Cainta town in eastern Rizal province is talking about a complaint filed against the municipal health officer by the town’s former tax information officer and consultant. Dr. Olga Alegre Abellanosa, the Cainta municipal health officer, and three other doctors of Cainta’s Health Center, are named in the complaint filed with the…

AS far as the economy is concerned, most of us probably regard 2009 as a year we’re happy to put behind us. By the key yardsticks of “presyo”, “hanapbuhay” and “kita” (prices, jobs and incomes)—the three economic variables that affect the common citizen most directly—we have definitely seen better times.

MANILA, Philippines—Manuel V. Pangilinan’s entry into the port operations business may have been hailed by most industry players, but labor issues are threatening to scuttle the group’s efforts to modernize Manila North Harbor—the country’s busiest but most inefficient port.

THE EMERGENCE OF NEW and emerging information and communication technologies can no longer be ignored by organizations. Whether organizations provide it on their own or not, people are bringing these technologies to the workplace.

MANILA, Philippines – A Greek court has ordered the auction of the MV Aetea Sierra to pay for the wages of its Filipino crew members, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the other day.

Angela Cropper, Deputy Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme, in her keynote address to the Commonwealth Peoples Forum (CPF) held in Trinidad and Tobago in November 2009, argued passionately for an ecological civilization and supported a partnership between the UNEP, International Labour Organization (ILO), International Organization of Employers (IOE) and the International Trade Union Confederation…

Philippine Airlines union president Edgardo Oredina did not sound optimistic when he apprised members of the Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association late last year about the financial predicament of PAL and the state of the global aviation industry.

General Santos City — Some 1,600 workers of various fishing companies here may lose their jobs within the next few weeks as a result of the fishing ban that started earlier this month in the critical high seas off the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, an official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE)…

A retraction does not necessarily negate an earlier declaration. Retractions are looked upon with disfavor and do not automatically exclude the original statement or declaration. This is the general principle applied in this case of a labor union (SMMSC).

CEBU, Philippines – A group of employees has launched a mass action over alleged violations by their call center ranging from delayed salaries to illegal suspension of workers.

Can an employee be dismissed on a ground not alleged in the notice of termination? This is the issue resolved in this case of Fernan.

CASTILLEJOS, ZAMBALES—DRIVERS AND OPerators of 50 mini buses providing transport services to the Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Phils. Inc. (HHIC-PI) on Saturday went on strike to protest the Korean firm’s alleged bias in hiring their rival’s services.

Do you know how difficult it is to get good people to work for you? And do you know how challenging it is to have the same good people remain with you when they are offered better positions and better pay somewhere else and when I say somewhere else I mean your competitors?

More than 500 officials and employees of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reiterated their support to the proposed new immigration bill pending before both houses of Congress.

The Department of Education (DepEd) – National Employees Union assailed Malacanang for allegedly using DepEd’s funds for an emergency employment program that turned out to be a political gimmickry meant to polish President Arroyo’s image.

This is another labor case of a seaman who incurred work-related disability. The question arising here is the kind of disability he suffered which determines the amount of compensation he should receive. This is the case of Jason, an Able Seaman employed by NB Shipping U.K. Ltd. (NB) through its local agent (PTC) for a…

GINGOOG CITY, Philippines – A Higaonon “alimaong” (warrior), who had been leading an anti-logging campaign, was shot and killed by unidentified men in the village of Minalwang here on Christmas Eve.

A lawmaker is seeking a raise in the termination pay of employees separated from employment because of sickness.

THE Supreme Court has stopped a Quezon City Regional Trial Court from quickly enforcing its order to the state-run National Power Corp. to pay P33.75 billion to the 5,648 employees that it dismissed illegally in 2003, saying that could bankrupt the power producer and the government as well.

The Wack Wack Golf and Country Club was hit by a wildcat strike Wednesday after the entire wait and kitchen staff picketed over the sudden outsourcing of the money-losing food and beverage department to Carte Blanche, which is part of the Skyline Group.

Many hope 2010 holds a brighter economic future than last year’s sliding profits and mass layoffs. A recent survey of 2,700 HR professionals conducted by CareerBuilder.com shows companies are revisiting strategies, headcount and cost containment to position for measured growth in 2010.

CEBU, Philippines – Some of the 57 contractual and casual employees under the Office of the Vice Governor claimed they will continue to work even if they are not paid salaries after their contracts were not renewed by the governor.

Transport authorities have set harsher punishments for erring seafarers and will require them to render local service before allowing them to work abroad.

Members of the Vicmico Industrial Workers’ Association will stage a picket in front of the Department of Labor and Employment provincial office in Bacolod City tomorrow, an official of VIWA said yesterday.

Republika ng Pilipinas KAGAWARAN NG KATARUNGAN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE M a n i l a DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NO. 98 IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT OF 2004. Whereas, pursuant to Section 52 of Republic Act No. 9285, otherwise known as the “Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004″ (ADR Act”), the Secretary…