Rehiring resigned employees: Good or bad policy?
By Rey Elbo
Our CEO wants HR to rehire a young manager who resigned to join another major corporation. This guy wants to re-join us after only...
ILO report notes more jobs in聽transition to greener economy
A new report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported that transitioning to a greener economy could generate 24 million jobs in a span...
Pilmico to open Bukidnon training center for farmers
ABOITIZ Equity Ventures, Inc.鈥檚 (AEV) food and agribusiness arm, Pilmico Foods Corp. and the Aboitiz Foundation will open a training complex for livestock farmers...
Lack of Wall St. back-office deters mainstream crypto investments
NEW YORK -- Mundane back-office concerns are giving pause to potential investors in digital currency hedge funds who have otherwise warmed up to the...
General Motors agrees to locate new Asia-Pacific headquarters in S. Korea
SEOUL -- General Motors (GM) has agreed to set up its Asia-Pacific headquarters in South Korea, in a further commitment by the US automaker...
BT to cut 13,000 jobs in biggest cull in a decade
LONDON -- BT will cut 13,000 managerial and back-office jobs and move to a smaller London base in the latest attempt by the boss...
7 basic rules for boss-subordinate relations
By Rey Elbo
I鈥檓 a newly promoted supervisor tasked to manage 11 workers who used to be my co-workers in our department for the past five years....
Wilcon CEO makes Forbes Asia 鈥楨mergent 25鈥 list
THE head of a major buiding-supplies company has been named to the Forbes Asia list of 25 up-and-coming influential women in business.
Forbes Asia published...
Five strategies to use against a backstabbing boss
By Rey Elbo
A close friend from another department told me about my boss who is in the habit of belittling my work with other people, including...
BPI-supported program helps K-to-12 students find internships
BANK of the Philippine Islands (BPI) said the BPI Foundation and social enterprise YGOAL, Inc. are working with the Department of Education (DepEd) to...
GM president says near resolution for S. Korea unit, union accepts wage deal
SEOUL -- General Motors Co.鈥檚 president said on Thursday that it was very close to a resolution to fix its ailing South Korean unit,...
8 ways to handle workers bypassed for promotion
By Rey Elbo
I have two senior workers who have been with us since the establishment of the company 15 years ago. They鈥檙e the average 鈥測es鈥 men...