Q2 hiring outlook positive amid strong growth — Monster.com
EMPLOYERS are expected to remain positive about hiring in the Philippines in the second quarter because of strong economic growth and investment, online hiring...
Investor urges Facebook to set up risk oversight
AN INSTITUTIONAL investor that wants Facebook to set up a risk oversight committee asked fellow shareholders on Tuesday to back the proposal, highlighting investor...
California agency probing Tesla on occupational safety
TESLA, INC. is being probed by a California agency for occupational safety after a report that the electric car maker failed to disclose serious...
Nike鈥檚 vice-president of footwear quits
NIKE, INC.鈥檚 vice-president of footwear, Greg Thompson, has left the company, a company spokesman said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of executive...
5 questions that must be answered by a boss-jerk
By Rey Elbo
My boss wants me to work hard on my job and gives result before his unilaterally imposed deadline. The trouble is that we鈥檙e doing...
Automation to increase jobs but more training needed — ADB
THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) has allayed concerns over fears of job losses as a result of the so-called 鈥渇ourth industrial revolution,鈥 but added...
WeWork snapping up China-based rival Naked Hub
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- US co-working space provider WeWork Cos. said on Thursday it would buy China-based rival Naked Hub to boost its footprint in...
VW to give workers a role in management to unlock reforms
BERLIN/HAMBURG -- Volkswagen will give workers a management board seat to try to secure agreement for a far-reaching reform of the company under a...
How and why HR must do Lean Practice
By Rey Elbo
Most of the time, the human resource (HR) department as top management鈥檚 first-line of defense is criticized for its acts and omissions that adversely...
Lost workdays from on-the-job injuries rise in 2015, PSA says
By Jochebed B. Gonzales,
Senior Researcher
WORKDAYS lost from occupational injuries rose sharply in 2015 even though the rate of injury declined, the Philippine Statistics Authority...
Senate planning inquiry on employment practices
SENATOR Emmanuel Joel J. Villanueva plans to open a Senate inquiry into employment practices like 鈥榚ndo,鈥 following a recent order of the Department of...
South Korea declares industrial crisis in city where GM factory is closing
SEOUL 鈥 South Korea has designated the city of Gunsan an 鈥榠ndustrial crisis zone,鈥 expanding its support for the area following plans by General...