Industrial Relations

Just because some people have had ample experience in administering something does not mean they get better at it; or that they actually learn while doing it. Put another way, some people not only do not learn, they actually get worse each time.

Did he resign or was he fired? This is the usual question in illegal dismissal cases like this case of Terry.

MANILA, Philippines – Employees of the largest savings and loan agency for military and police personnel have threatened to stage a strike due to a deadlock in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA), an official said.

Even if a strike is valid because its purpose is lawful, it may still be declared invalid where the means employed are illegal. This is the ruling applied in this case of an employees union (EASA) and 17 members including its president who are employed in an aviation company (ASA) engaged in providing transportation to…

The Supreme Court has awarded an ailing seaman $60,000, or some P3 million in disability benefits for work-related illness that he contracted while serving as crane operator for a cement-carrying international vessel. The High Court Second Division, in a ruling written by Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales, affirmed an earlier ruling by the Court of Appeals…

Is it possible to have work life balance in the 21st century? Why don’t you take a few seconds and really think about this? And before you give me an answer, maybe you would like to stop banging on your keyboards for a few seconds, take off your fingers from your iphone or Crackberry –…

MANILA — In their concluding press briefing early this month, the high-level mission from the International Labor Organization expressed appreciation for the “full cooperation and extensive information provided to it” by the Philippine government, its agencies and the workers’ and employers’ organizations.

MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court has upheld the ruling of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) declaring illegal the mass appointment of 89 city hall employees by an outgoing Dumaguete City mayor who lost in a re-election bid in 2001.

MANILA, Philippines -The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM), the state-run overseer of power assets, has lined up six huge power plants for privatization next year.

MANILA, Philippines – Workers nationwide can look forward to safer and better workplaces during the holiday season.

MANILA, Philippines—An ex-technical staff member of an outfit producing a popular noontime show has filed a complaint against its officials for violation of the Social Security Act and other laws.

Dear PAO, I would like to inquire about the computation of an employee’s separation pay. I have a friend who works for a company that is about to change its company name. Is she entitled to a separation pay? Her salary is P10,000.00 a month and she has been with this company for over 10…

The timely payment of a cash or surety bond is a jurisdictional requirement for the perfection of the appeal by employers to the NLRC. If no bond is posted within the period to perfect the appeal, the case will be dismissed even if a motion to reduce the bond has been filed and yet unresolved.…

MORE than 3,000 students and career guidance counselors from the different colleges and universities gathered for a campus lecture on decent work in Cebu.

Manila North Harbor workers on Monday demanded a memoran dum of agreement that will guarantee zero job cut and recognition of existing unions in light of the port terminal’s looming privatization.

THE Supreme Court has ordered the labor arbiter to compute the compensation due some 1,400 cabin crew that Philippine Airlines retrenched in 1998 after the flag carrier was placed under corporate rehabilitation.

Allowing for migrationboth within and between countrieshas the potential to increase peoples freedom and improve the lives of millions around the world, according to the 2009 Human Development Report.

The Supreme Court has affirmed with finality its ruling that found the Lucio Tan-owned Philippine Airlines (PAL) guilty of illegal dismissal. The court’s Special Third Division, in a 31-page resolution written by Associate Justice Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, denied with finality the motion for reconsideration filed by the country’s flag carrier seeking a reversal of its assailed…

A majority of U.S. workplaces block access to social-networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, new survey results commissioned by consulting firm Robert Half Technology indicate. Fifty-four percent block social networks “completely,” while another 19 percent only permit it “for business purposes.”

MANILA, Philippines – The visiting high-level mission of the International Labor Organization (ILO) has gathered sufficient but “contradictory” evidence on the alleged extrajudicial killings of labor leaders in the country.

The Supreme Court (SC) has decided in favor of the employer of a Filipino seaman by not ordering to give full death compensation to the latter’s family because of official findings that he committed suicide.

A man who admitted killing his 59-year-old employer voluntarily surrendered last Tuesday night to policemen assigned to the Plaza Miranda Police Community Precinct last Tuesday night in Quiapo, Manila carrying the head of his victim.

Do your co-workers hate you and you don’t know why? Or maybe they don’t hate you, but they talk about something that you do—something that is so regular for you that they somehow find repulsive. Maybe you’re guilty of doing one of these things:

Dear PAO, I had remaining five days of vacation leave. I applied for a two-day vacation leave. However, I extended my leave for another two days, and informed our Human Resource Officer about through text but I did not receive any reply. My employer deducted from my salary my extended leave of two days. Does…

Dear PAO, I am working in a representative office of a Singapore-based company here in the Philippines. It has only two employees and is being funded by the head office in Singapore. The head office decided to close our office due to the high cost in maintaining it. Are the employees entitled to a separation…

A THREE-MEMBER mission from the International Labor Organization (ILO) will meet with lawmakers to discuss legislation related to the Philippines’ application of international standards on the right to organize, the Department of Labor and Employment said on Sunday. Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said the ILO mission with meet with the committees on labor and human…

The International Labor Organization (ILO) is sending a three-man mission to the Philippines to look into labor laws and policies that relate to the country’s application of international standards on the right of workers to organize.

SAN PEDRO, Laguna — A labor group in Southern Tagalog has denounced the arrest of a worker in Rizal province, whom authorities said was an active member of the New People’s Army (NPA).

BATANGAS, Philippines – A labor lawyer is now in critical condition after he was shot in front of his law office in Sto. Tomas town yesterday morning, police said.

MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) A high-level team from the International Labor Organization heard on Wednesday complaints and testimonies about murders of trade union leaders and labor rights advocates, as well as violations of workers’ rights in the country straight from about 30 workers’ groups.