THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Thursday it plans to rate employers and recruiting agencies based on their track record of compliance with labor standards and treatment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). In a statement, Migrant Workers Secretary Susan V. Ople said the scheme involves a “white list” of compliant recruiters and employers. […]
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Rehired, directly hired OFWs exempt from compulsory insurance coverage
THE PHILIPPINE Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) has suspended the implementation of a department order that required rehired and directly hired overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to pay compulsory insurance coverage. “The suspension will save our returning OFWs and those directly hired by foreign employees at least P1,700 worth of mandatory insurance coverage while reducing the requirements […]
When a CEO is in conflict with the HR manager
I’m the human resource (HR) manager of a small factory with 361 workers, including 249 workers from five separate manpower agencies and labor cooperatives. About 90% of these temporary workers have been with us for more than five years. I recommended to our chief executive officer (CEO) that we gradually convert their status to regular […]
Job order workers required to get 3 referrals before getting hired
INDIVIDUALS who want to apply for work as job order workers in Mandaue City will need to secure three recommendations from local officials if they want to get a chance to work for the city government.Lawyer Jamaal James Calipayan, Mandaue City administrator, told SunStar Cebu that they initiated a “triple recommendation system” in hiring job […]
Traffic worker swipes P492K of Mandaue’s funds, sued
A JOB order worker assigned in Mandaue City’s traffic office was fired and sued by the city government after he allegedly made “double payments” of the salaries of other contractual workers in their office last year, causing the government to lose P492,000 in funds.The extra payments, however, did not go to the contractual workers but […]
Chan: Lapu’s release of Covid risk pay backed by DBM orders
THE release of Covid-19 special risk allowances (SRA) to non-health workers in Lapu-Lapu City in 2021 was authorized as it was backed by Department of Budget and Management (DBM) orders, according to Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan.The mayor was reacting Thursday to a July 9, 2022 SunStar Cebu report on the 2021 audit report […]
COA calls out Lapu officials for release of Covid hazard pay
THE Commission on Audit (COA) questioned the Lapu-Lapu City Government on why it gave P17 million in Covid-19 special risk allowances (SRA) and active hazard duty pay (AHDP) to non-health workers when the funds were intended only for public health workers.In their 2021 audit report, state auditors said the City Government provided Covid-19 SRA worth […]
Exodus of nurses continues in virus-stricken Philippines
VINCENT GIAN N. SALAZAR, 26, fulfilled his lifelong dream by moving to the US as a healthcare practitioner in 2021, when the Philippines was reeling from the sting of a global coronavirus pandemic. The California-based Filipino now earns 10 times what he used to get as a medical technologist at a hospital in the Philippine […]
Philippines one of the top 10 worst countries for workers for sixth straight year
The Philippines remained as one of the countries to have the worst violations of workers’ rights in the 2022 Global Rights Index by the International Trade Union Confederation. The ninth edition of the index documented and analyzed 148 countries according to 97 indicators derived from the International Labor Organization’s conventions and jurisprudence. The countries were […]
Employers urged to comply with new wage rates in Central Visayas
THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) has urged all employers to comply with the new minimum wage rates applicable in Central VisayasNew wage rates for private workers (Wage Order No. ROVII-23) and domestic workers (ROVII-D.W.No. 03) in the region became effective on June 14.According to Labor Undersecretary and Dole 7 concurrent regional director Victor […]
ILO finds only 6% of domestic workers enjoy social protections
THE International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Thursday that only about 6% of domestic workers worldwide have access to comprehensive social protections. The remainder lack “access to the full range of protections, covering medical care, sickness, unemployment, old age, employment injury, family, maternity, invalidity, and survivors’ benefits,” the ILO said in a statement, citing a […]
Lemon Healthcare Uses Blockchain Technology to Improve the Smart Healthcare Ecosystem for Patients
Seoul, Korea,June8, 2022- (SEAPRWire) – Lemon Healthcare, a customized service platform, is using blockchain technology to improve the smart healthcare ecosystem for patients. The company is on a mission to create an efficient and convenient platform that allows patients to access medical records, manage appointments, and communicate with medical professionals. Additionally, the brand behind the platform […]
Comelec Cebu City set to distribute honorariums of poll workers
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cebu City is set to release honorariums to all teachers from public and private schools who served as poll workers during the May 9, 2022 national and local elections.Marilou Paredes, acting election officer of Cebu City South District, told reporters on Friday, May 13, that the Comelec will begin […]
Tulfo to prioritize labor issues if elected to Senate
TELEVISION journalist Rafael T. Tulfo, a top vote getter in the unofficial Senate tally, said he plans to file legislation against wage theft, among other labor-centric priorities he intends to pursue when he is officially elected. In an interview with Rappler on Thursday, he said his first bill will seek to impose stiffer penalties, including […]
Helping workers achieve their personal goals
I hold periodic engagement dialogues with my workers to ensure that we’re on the same page, and so I can understand their work issues. Last week, I had a talk with a junior supervisor who told me of his personal interest in protecting the environment. He is an avid hiker and mountaineer. He is asking […]
Editorial: Great resignation
The Covid-19 pandemic has shuttered several businesses around the world, reeling economies and throwing millions of workers into unemployment. The Filipino workforce has not been spared by the pandemic too. Over three million Filipino workers were jobless in February 2022, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported last March.It was thought that uncertainties brought by the pandemic […]
60% inflation triggers Turkish pay protests
ISTANBUL — For five years, Zahide Sogut asked her bosses at a car parts factory on the industrial fringes of Istanbul for a pay rise. With inflation soaring, they finally agreed, but for Ms. Sogut it was too little, too late. Earlier this year, she and dozens of her colleagues launched a strike and protests […]
The CEO of BruntWork is Riding the Remote Work Wave
NEW YORK, NY, Feb 4, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Staff in fast-growing regions of the world such as the Philippines and in South America are earning more working from home for international companies than they could ever earn on-shore. And the rules for work have changed for good. At the dawn of […]
Editorial: Protect workers in a pandemic
It’s not much of a safety net but it is better than nothing.A P5,000 one-time cash aid will be given by the government to displaced private sector workers in areas placed under Ale…
3 Cebu LGUs reach out to work-from-home workers
AT LEAST three local government units in Cebu are offering free Wi-Fi hotspots for their constituents.This is to accommodate the workers whose homes were badly damaged and had lost…