The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer a transformative framework for tackling global challenges while underscoring the critical role of partnerships in driving meaningful progress. By aligning with the SDGs, enterprises not only fulfill their commitment to responsible...
In 2024, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) demonstrated its commitment to embedding sustainable development into its operations and programs by launching its Sustainability Program Roadmap. This ambitious initiative, developed in the spirit of “walking the talk,”...
The Leaders Forum (LF) continues to demonstrate the transformative power of social dialogue in addressing labor challenges, influencing national policy, and fostering sustainable development. In 2024, the forum’s collective actions resulted in meaningful achievements, including the development of...
To remain competitive in the global market, Philippine companies must adapt to the European Union's (EU) increasingly stringent environmental, social, and governance (ESG) requirements. This shift toward formalized ESG practices is driven by legislation and a growing global focus on sustainability,...
One of the most unpleasant and stressful management jobs is downsizing the workforce. It takes a toll on employee morale who can feel betrayed. It can result in increased voluntary turnover and decreased innovation, higher levels of work demand, role conflicts, supervisory problems, job insecurity,...
Corporate governance became one of my special fields of interest when I joined the group of professional lecturers at the extension campus of the De La Salle Graduate School of Business at the RCBC Plaza in Makati City when Philip Juico was the school dean. Our group was accredited by the...
Our Constitution and the Labor Code protect the rights of labor to organize unions (Section 8, Article lll, Bill of Rights, Philippine Constitution; Article 3 of the Labor Code). Previously, it was difficult before to register a union to acquire legal personality because of many stringent...
Over the years, employee productivity has always been a center of discussion in the academe, business community, and trade unions, especially when there is talk of wage increases. The intent of the law creating the regional tripartite wage and productivity boards is clear. Otherwise, it would not...
