The country’s largest business associations, which employ the bulk of formal workers in the Philippines, totally rejected the planned legislated wage hike stating this move is more inimical to the estimated 42 million informal workers in the country as they cannot benefit from such a wage hike....
Employers are pointing out that only ten percent of the country’s roughly 50 million labor force will benefit from a legislated minimum wage hike, while a large majority of 90 percent will be further disadvantaged from such measure. Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr., president of the Employers Confederation...
The Philippines ranked second highest in salary rate among ASEAN countries, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) said amid clamor and a pending bill in the Senate seeking for P150 increase in the daily minimum wage rate. ECOP President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. said in an interview at...
The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) recently signed a memorandum of agreement on making skills development more responsive to the future of employment. As we sign the agreement, we reaffirm ECOP’s commitment in...
Employers said they are continuously hiring, but stressed that the most qualified applicants will get the first crack at job openings as the local labor pool persists to be bogged down by mismatch in skills against industry demand. Sergio Ortiz-Luis, Jr., president of the Employers Confederation of...
A business leader believes that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s push to open the economy and create jobs pushed the country's employment rate to pick up. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. said this after noting that...
The Employers Confederation of the Philippines hopes to provide a glimpse of the future of work at the 43rd National Conference of Employers. With the theme, "Reimagining the Future of Employment: From policies to action," the event will be held at the Manila Marriott Hotel from July 27 - 28, 2022....
Philippine business and labor groups have passed a joint resolution calling on the Duterte administration to act on 11 recommendations, including addressing corruption and passage of Bayanihan 3, to ensure safe reopening of the domestic economy and protect lives. The 10 groups under the Leaders’...
To help employers who are still reeling hard from the effects of the pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has suggested offering soft loans for them to pay for their employees' 13th month pay. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said he already...
Employers are now looking at 2022 as recovery year instead of 2021 due to the “very slow” reopening of business with the medical and the military making decisions for the domestic economy. ECOP President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. In the regular weekly “Tapatan sa The Aristocrat” virtual forum...
