When marital strife lands in HR鈥檚 lap
By Rey Elbo
I鈥檓 not sure how you declined the wife鈥檚 request. But you鈥檙e right. That鈥檚 a legal issue. But what about the ethical component? In today鈥檚 complex world of modern employment, HR often finds itself acting as much more than just a recruiter, engagement promoter, or policy enforcer, among others.
Minimum wages raised in most Philippine regions
THE PHILIPPINE government has wrapped up most of its 2025 regional minimum wage reviews, leading to a round of pay increases for workers across...
Rejecting worker ideas without creating hatred
By Rey Elbo
First rule of the game? Don鈥檛 use unkind words, even if you鈥檝e just received costly to implement or impractical suggestions. It鈥檚 difficult, but there鈥檚 always a way of deciding on each and every case by following certain guidelines that you鈥檝e formulated when you started promoting, soliciting and receiving ideas.
Lower retirement age proposed to boost workforce openings
A BILL seeking to lower the retirement age for workers in both the public and private sectors was filed in the House of Representatives...
Community relations won鈥檛 stop a labor union
By Rey Elbo
We have a strong community relations program that prefers hiring workers within the vicinity of our factory. Our human resources (HR) manager says it鈥檚...
Government caps contractual-worker hiring
THE government has capped the hiring of contractual employees and tasked-based workers following the issuance of Joint Circular No. 1, series of 2025, the...
Should employees petition to remove a toxic boss?
By Rey Elbo
There are many things that could unite employees who think they must do something against a toxic boss. This is often done through a silent network forum, including meal breaks turning into therapy sessions. Outside of work, group chats light up with animated discussions, solidifying into a resolution that 鈥渟omething must be done.鈥
P68.9聽billion聽lost annually due to聽poor mental health in the workforce聽according to聽workplace mental health聽service聽provider聽
The Philippine economy is losing about P68.9 billion annually as poor mental health continues to weigh on workforce productivity, according to findings presented at...
Labor backs bill outlining gig-worker protections
HOUSE BILL 6572 aligns with the rights and protections labor groups have long been seeking for gig and platform workers, a labor leader said.
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Allowing executives to join industry associations
By Rey Elbo
I鈥檓 a human resource (HR) manager with 15 years of work experience under several companies. I would like to join the People Management Association...
PalawanPay聽expands services for domestic workers聽
The Palawan Group of Companies said that it will expand the services of its e-wallet and digital payment application,聽PalawanPay, to cater to the needs...
Knauf Calabarzon training program to focus on lightweight construction
KNAUF GYPSUM Philippines, Inc. and the Department of Social Welfare and Development said they formalized a partnership aimed at expanding skills training and livelihood...











