Senate Minority Leader Vicente "Tito" Sotto III has renewed his push for the bill mandating private sector employers to grant workers their 14th month pay to help them cope with the rising costs of goods and services and help Filipino families with educational expenses. The 14th month pay will be...
The Philippine Embassy in The Hague confirmed that 11 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) filed labor abuse complaints against their Amsterdam-based employer for “harsh working conditions” that require them to work for 17 hours daily. In a statement, the embassy assured its “steadfast support...
FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, was recognized as one of the Philippines’ Best Employers and the only logistics company to have received the Best Employer Brand Awards 2023. FedEx was recognized for its...
A Filipino domestic helper in Singapore, who reportedly pleaded guilty for threatening to leak explicit photos of her male employer, will serve her jail time there before facing deportation, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday, July 20. "She will serve her sentence at Changi Prison,"...
This year, the Top Employers Institute certified International express services provider, DHL Express, as one of the best employers worldwide, the 7th consecutive year the company was recognized as such. Better yet, DHL Express was certified “Global Top Employer in 48 countries, on each...
K Brosas Though many of her colleagues practice so-called "art of dedma" when it comes to online bashers, comedy actress-singer K Brosas has had enough and opted recently to teach some of them a lesson they won't soon forget. In a series of tweets, the 45-year-old claimed she reported one of those...
A LinkedIn survey finds that employers have been putting greater emphasis on soft skills, but how does one improve? By Kirk Tinga Illustration from Veectezy A recent survey conducted by LinkedIn asked employers what skills they looked for in potential employees. The results showed that there was...
