After the national government kicked off the vaccination program for economic and government frontliners (A4), questions arise whether work-from-home (WFH) employees are also qualified to get the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine even if they are not going out of their homes and exposing...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said that work-from-home workers in “temporary work arrangement” are included under the A4 category or frontline personnel in essential sectors in the government’s COVID-19 vaccination program. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Pero ‘yung mga nasa work from...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday lauded the Employers Compensation Commission (ECC) for its move to pay workers for injuries sustained while working from home. “Now that a lot of workers are under a work-from-home arrangement, it’s a big thing for a worker to be assured their company will take...
Death or disability due to injuries sustained while working from home are now compensable, the Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) bared. (File photo/ Employees' Compensation Commission) Through Board Resolution No. 21-03-09, a policy has been created allowing for the compensability of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian proposed on Saturday, May 8, deductions to taxes imposed on workers who have been telecommuting to make up for their expenses for working at home. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Gatchalian issued the call as he cited the...
Global tech innovator Lenovo recently signed a partnership agreement with ICT distribution leader VST-ECS and mobile device management (MDM) software company FileWave to drive digital transformation among local organizations and help upgrade their work-from-home teams. Global tech innovator Lenovo...
Choose one or two that are based on mommy personality There are a number of WFH (work-from-home) jobs that almost anyone can get into depending on their skills. There are jobs that require more specialized ones, and there are those that do not require specific skills but just the necessary tools: a...
It comes like a thief in the night. Without warning and without signs, it robs you of your patience, productivity, and peace of mind. That thief may appear in various forms—a sharp pain inside your head, a sudden strain on your eyes, a heavy feeling on your neck, tightness inside your chest, or...
Find out how you can further enhance this new essential part of the house By now, the home-office setup is seen as an essential part of the house, especially for those who have been on a work-from-home (WFH) arrangement these past few months. LONG TERM A home-office setup may become a neccesity as...
Camille Prats and Iya Villania are among celebrities blessed to still have work though done at home. In a recent press conference that included Bulletin Entertainment, they talked about the pros and cons of the set-up. "There are so many things to love about it," said Iya. "Iwas trafficand I don't...
As the new normal now dictates our “mode” of work, a lot of people are working from home. It was supposed to be a temporary arrangement, but it seems that this would be a permanent thing, as far as this year goes. A dedicated workspace at home, called “home-office,” requires a...
