I’m the human resource manager of a medium-size factory. We’re having trouble in getting the cooperation of people to attend our management programs, including our in-house seminars. This is due to office politics between two department managers. When Manager “A” initiates a training program with the help of HR, almost always, we can expect that Manager “B” will not participate, even to the extent of prohibiting his workers from attending. When “B” organizes another program, we can always expect “A” to do the same thing. It happens all the time. In the meantime, the CEO who is about to retire, is content to bury his head in the sand. Is there a cure for this? — Yellow Submarine.

DAVAO CITY — ICT-Davao, Inc., an industry association for information and communication technology firms, is in discussions with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for a Japanese-language training facility for business process outsourcing (BPO) workers.

MARIKINA City’s shoe industry said two of the city’s educational institutions may start offering degree programs in footwear development next year.

A UNION of government employees yesterday asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its earlier denial of a union petition opposing the taxation of civil servants’ fringe benefits.

PARIS — Newly appointed Air France-KLM Chief Executive Ben Smith held talks with French Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, as the airline group’s unions prepare to decide on further strike action over pay.

Did you hear the story of a young fellow who was fired from his job in a massage parlor because he rubbed people the wrong way? True, there is nothing certain but the uncertain. And your company changing ownership is a real crisis that you must carefully handle. The communication plan must therefore be allocated the proper attention and care for all stakeholders, including the workers who stand to lose their jobs in the process.

TALENT attraction and retention is critical to the international expansion of Asian companies, but the keys to making such talent feel welcome is offering competitive compensation, a clear program of career development, and opportunities to participate in company expansion, recruitment consultancy Robert Walters said, citing the results of a study.

BERLIN — German union Verdi will meet Ryanair in Dublin on Wednesday to start pay talks for around 1,000 cabin crew working in Germany for Europe’s largest low-cost airline, it said.

PARIS — The major trade unions representing Air France KLM staff issued a joint statement on Thursday to protest the likely choice of Air Canada executive Benjamin Smith as Air France KLM’s new chief executive.

HOUSTON — A federal judge rejected Exxon Mobil Corp’s motion to dismiss a securities suit alleging the company and top executives misled investors about the impact of climate change on its business.

I’m the human resource department head of a medium-sized corporation. I read some time ago that you’re promoting the start of the orientation process...

COMPANIES must do their part to make the labor force more competitive in the age of automation and artificial intelligence (AI), professional services company Accenture said.