Civil Service Commission (CSC) Commissioner Aileen Lourdes Lizada clarified on Wednesday, June 8 that those who are under the work-from-home setup are not entitled to overtime pay. Pixabay During the Laging Handa Public Briefing, Lizada said that overtime pay is allowed if a person exceeds the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, June 8, urged the incoming economic managers of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos jr. to resolve the “work from home” (WFH) impasse in the information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) sector and remove the anxiety of their investors and...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1834, or the Philippine Digital Workforce Competitiveness Act, which aims to prepare the Filipino workforce for the jobs of the future through education and training on digital skills. Senator Joel Villanueva, principal author and...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) is not bowing down to pressure as the interagency body stood firm on its decision that the work-from-home (WFH) setup for registered information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) firms was only temporary. In a statement on Thursday, April 28,...
"Work-from-home" or WFH is a term that gained popularity due to sheer necessity during the Covid-19 pandemic. But a former congressman in the current 18th Congress thinks that the proper term should be "work from anywhere" or WFA. (Simon Hattinga Verschure/ Unsplash) “Let us stop living in the...
Former senator Jinggoy Estrada plans to institutionalize and provide incentives for alternative or flexible work arrangements should he succeed in his comeback bid in the Senate. (From left to right) Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, and Jinggoy Estrada “The...
Senatorial aspirant Jinggoy Estrada on Saturday, March 26 appealed to the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) to extend the hybrid work set-up of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies. Estrada said an extension of at least six months would be sufficient for BPO companies and their...
Whether it’s a four-day workweek or a flexible work arrangement, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said the government's goal is still to keep the engines of the economy running. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Let's not lose sight of the goal," Concepcion,...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday, March 18 called on the government to support the call of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) to implement a four-day work week to address the continuous oil price hikes and apply it primarily to the business process outsourcing (BPO) workers....
Lawmakers running for national seats in the coming elections support the extension of work-from-home arrangement for business process outsourcing workers (BPO) amid pandemic and oil price surge. Senators Risa Hontiveros and Kiko Pangilinan (Senate PRIB/TRoPa2022) Aspiring vice president Senator...
Malacañang said President Duterte's decision on the proposed four-day workweek as a reprieve for employees amid increasing fuel prices is expected to come out on Monday, March 21. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus...
Considering the skyrocketing cost of fuel nowadays, the government should review its order for business process outsourcing (BPO) employees to return to their offices by April 1, former senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Thursday. Escudero said that aside...
