We’d like to hire more contractual workers to help us in our business operations. But we’re still weighing some things given the government’s crackdown against “endo” employment. Please help us make an intelligent decision. -- Doubting Thomas.

Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc.(PCCPI) assured it will discuss with authorities issues regarding its employees who picketed the Department of Labor and Employment on Monday,...

THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) filed a petition with the National Capital Region (NCR) Regional Wages and Productivity Board for a P320 across-the-board wage increase for workers in the private sector.

ILOILO CITY -- The wage increase ordered for the Western Visayas region, or Region VI, will be implemented at a later date in Aklan province in consideration of the temporary closure of the resort island of Boracay.

DAVAO CITY -- Food industry workers like livestock slaughterers, chefs and baristas, as well as welders and other skilled construction workers are the most in demand both domestically and overseas, a Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) official said.

NEW YORK -- As a biomedical engineering student at Duke University, Priya Karani thought she did not have the right skills to break into the heavily male-dominated field of Wall Street trading.

LONDON -- Britain’s Rolls-Royce said it would cut 4,600 jobs to save £400 million a year in the latest attempt by CEO Warren East to simplify the business and generate more cash.

Is it possible for an ordinary worker to be promoted ahead of his department supervisor or even the manager due to the former’s consistent above-average work performance? What are the implications? Is it advisable for top management to do this as a matter of routine? -- Looking Around.

THE population of persons of school-going age who were not in school dropped to 3.6 million in 2017 from 3.8 million a year earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

THE International Labor Organization (ILO) said the Philippines is moving forward both in terms of its compliance with international labor laws and resolving the issue of contractualization.

THE Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) said it is on track to address concerns raised by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) regarding the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (SCTW).

FACEBOOK Philippines will partner with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to provide training in small businesses management and online literacy for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).