Six factors to consider in case of job transfer
By Rey Elbo
Transferring employees to another work assignment or location is a management prerogative. But management can’t simply argue that it has the absolute power to hire, transfer, or fire employees at whim, similar to what the old woman has done in our story.
Digitization calls for ‘massive investment in retooling of workers’
SINGAPORE -- Men and women in suits rushed to meeting rooms at the Capella Singapore.
Understanding Executive Order 51
AS WITH every Labor Day presidential pronouncement in the past, President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s announcement of his Executive Order (EO) No. 51, regarding contractualization in the workplace, prompted criticism among stakeholders -- from the muted to the outright vocal, especially by labor groups.
Employee engagement in the PHL bounces back
EMPLOYEE engagement levels in the Philippines rose by six points to 71%, according to a new report from Aon, a global professional services firm that provides a range of risk, retirement and health solutions.
In China’s booming tech scene, women battle sexism and conservative values
BEIJING/SHANGHAI -- Ms. Li has a day job in the marketing department of one of China’s biggest tech firms. At night, she has a second career, livestreaming herself eating noodles or telling jokes in return for small donations from thousands of online viewers.
Indicators of a failed hiring strategy
By Rey Elbo
Let me tell you this. Instead of blaming HR, you should hold hands with it to ensure mutual accomplishment for the good of the organization. You should also discover and admit your fault as you have managed the new employee closer on the ground and longer than anyone else in the organization. HR may have done its job in screening the new hire, but it’s still you -- who has the ultimate decision to accept or reject any candidate in the shortlist.
Work safety bill calls for stiff penalties against violators
THE newly ratified Occupational Safety and Health Standards bill fines employers up to P100,000 per day for noncompliance with safety standards, putting teeth into...
Boracay workers’ financial support set at 50% of Region VI minimum wage
THE Department of Labor and Employment has laid out the extent of government financial assistance which workers affected by the closure of Boracay are...
DoLE finds 3,400 firms in violation of EO 51
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said it will release today a list of about 3,400 employers found to be in violation of...
Death threats from sacked workers? Here’s the cure
By Rey Elbo
Our HR manager received a small package with a bullet inside. Clearly, it’s a death threat from a disgruntled worker who lost his job....
ILO finds transition to green economy to create new jobs
A NEW REPORT by the International Labor Organization (ILO) found that the transition to a greener economy could generate 24 million jobs in a...
Goldman aims to preserve pre-IPO culture, even as partnership dwindles
WASHINGTON -- Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has launched a global training initiative to safeguard the tight-knit culture it developed as a private partnership, even...