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by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez (The Freeman), 1 Sep 2021 Well, this is my field of work, handling HR and labor cases in such top conglomerates and multinationals as San Miguel Corp., Pepsi-Cola, and Petron for no less than 25 years, and as Department of Labor and Employment and National Labor Relations Commission official for…
by Consuelo Marquez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 9, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Newly elected Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has appealed to the management of the famous pearl shake chain Zagu to respect the rights of workers who went on strike to protest alleged “contractualization and union busting.”
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The company has won two patents for a wristband that could track workers’ movements and breaks. It was unclear if Amazon planned to actually manufacture the tracking device and have employees wear it. Amazon already has a reputation for a workplace culture that thrives on a hard-hitting management style. by Ceylan Yeginsu, The New York…
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By: Mariejo S. Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Nov 18, 2018 If you had uploaded a very upsetting image or video on YouTube or Facebook, say the gory aftermath of a homicidal rampage or accident, and one day you could no longer find it, chances are it was taken down by “cleaners” who most likely are…
By RACHEL KING, Sept 17, 2018 Problems with salary negotiations? Workplace politics? Sunday scaries? (Yes, the struggle is real.) If any of these things are a problem for you, don’t worry—at least in the sense that you’re not alone. These are among the top 10 challenges that employees in the United States are facing right…
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By Francis J. Kong (The Philippine Star), May 28, 2017 So you just graduated college and you are now entering your first job. Maybe you have been promoted to a higher position, transferred to a new department or you are now made as a team leader and have never led anyone before in your life.…
In a letter dated September 13, 2011, SAMAHAN, the association of workers at the $1.6-billion shipyard project of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction-Philippines Inc. in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, have called attention to the fatal accidents in Hanjin shipyard, which are reminiscent of the series of accidents that happened there from 2008 to 2009.…
Last Monday I wrote about House Bill 4853, otherwise known as the Security of Tenure Act. The proposed law was submitted for plenary discussion by the Committee on Labor and Employment of the House of the Representatives just before Congress went into recess early this month. HB 4853 has two counterpart measures in the Senate.…
On the heels of a human resources summit of HR professionals in Asia, I wrote in this space last week about my observations about the industrial relations situation in Singapore, venue of the summit. I talked about how enviable the situation in Singapore was —how the Singaporeans have a massive surplus of jobs, how even…
CEBU, Philippines – A libel case was filed before the Regional Trial Court against two labor union leaders who allegedly made defamatory remarks last year against the late Luis Alfonso Y. Aboitiz.
December 30, 2009, Quezon City — Union leaders from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to conduct random inspection of companies to strengthen compliance with core labor standards in all enterprises — micro, small, medium or large.
The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC), which is made up of the biggest foreign trade groups in the country, has opposed a bill seeking to limit the number of casual workers hired by firms operating in the country.
MANILA, Philippines – How you perceive and use technology at work could reveal your age. In a recent market survey conducted by WorldOne Research they discovered that age plays a big factor in the way professionals today embrace technology at work.
How is the financial and economic crisis affecting occupational health and safety standards? First of all, let’s remember that even before the current crisis, globalization had already brought about major changes to workplaces worldwide. Privatization, industrial restructuring, new forms of work organization, the break-up of larger state enterprises and the proliferation of small enterprises –…
Draft 4.17.09 Isang mainit na pagbati sa Araw ng Paggawa! Tayong mga manggagawa sa Pilipinas at mga manggagawa overseas ay muling nakikiisa sa mga manggagawa sa buong daigdig sa araw na ito.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – One in five U.S. workers say the recession is causing them mental health problems, as they battle anxiety and fear over the potential loss of their jobs, new research shows.
What country is being referred to? Flagrant violations of core labour standards in xxx Brussels, 16 January 2008 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC released a new report today showing that all core labour standards, even if ratified, are violated massively and flagrantly in xxx.
Union leaders of three garments firms denounced the abusive practices employed by A. Bylsons Co. Inc., Karayom Garments Manufacturing Inc. and Anvil. Workers in Anvil had accused the management of overworking them to the point of plying them with drugs so they could stay awake and work with hardly a break for up to three…
Garments factory Anvil Ensembles has started paying its workers a settlement amount in back wages and unpaid benefits.
Binawi ng Garments andTextile Export Board (GTEB), isang ahensiya ng Department of Trade and Industry, ang certificate of compliance ng Anvil Ensembles, sa ilalim ng re-accreditation program ng ahensiya.
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
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