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More jobs for Filipino nurses and engineers in New Zealand and Australia
More job opportunities for Filipino nurses and engineers are waiting in New Zealand and Australia. Filipino professionals will have more chances of finding jobs in New Zealand and Australia as these two countries vowed to increase their demand for healthcare and skilled workers.
This commitment came after the enforcement of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement [...]
May 9, 2010
Tags: business news, Career, Employment, engineerings, farm managers, Filipino professionals, job oppor, Job Opportunities, nurses, OFWs, Philippines Posted in: Announcement, Career, Employment, International relations, Job Opportunities, Labor, OFWs, Opportunities, Philippines, economy 
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Job opportunities in Taiwan
More employment opportunities in Taiwan await Filipino jobseekers, the Philippine Star reported today.
In its business page, the local newspaper said that according to local recruiters, there are at least 30,000 jobs awaiting Filipino workers in Taiwan.
Pilipino Manpower Association of Taiwan, Inc. (PILMAT) president Jackson Gan said that factories in Taiwan are still in dire need [...]
May 2, 2010
Tags: business news, Employment, foreign relations, Job Opportunities, OFWs, oversea Filipino workers, Philippines, Taiwan Posted in: Announcement, Employment, Government, International relations, Job Opportunities, Labor, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines, economy No Comments
StarTek hiring more call center agents
Because of the continuous growth of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in the Philippines, BPO firm StarTek Inc. plans to hire 1,000 people as it aims to fill up seats at its facility in Ortigas area which has a 2,100-seat capacity.
Rod Spires, who was appointed to lead the operations at the new site of [...]
March 9, 2010
Tags: BPO, business news, Call Center, Employment, hiring, Job Opportunities, jobs, Philippines, StarTek Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Career, Employment, Job Opportunities, Labor, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines 3 Comments
BPO sector seen to grow bigger in the Philippines
Yes, the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is seen to grow bigger, in fact it is predicted to be a $10-billion industry in 10 years time
This is what the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) sees, who said that the BPO sector in the country is growing, the $10-billion industry mark will be possible in [...]
February 6, 2010
Tags: BPO, business news, Call Center, forecast, NEDA, outsourcing, Philippines, projection Posted in: BPO, Call Centers, Government, International relations, Labor, Philippine business news, Philippines, economy, investments No Comments
New BPO company sets up office in the Philippines
The Philippines is still a favorite site for business process outsourcing (BPO) companies, as another US firm sets up business in the country which will provide more job opportunities for Filipinos.
Cybernet-Slash Support (CSS) recently opened its 1,000 seat call center facility in Taguig, it’s first in the country. It currently employs 400 people, but it [...]
February 2, 2010
Tags: BPO, business news, Call Center, CSS, Cybernet-Slash Support, Employment, Job Opportunities, outsourcing, Philippines Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Call Centers, Career, Corporations, Employment, Labor, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines, communications, e-commerce, economy One Comment
Companies with delinquent SSS contributions gets a reprieve
The Social Security System (SSS) records show that the unremitted premium contribution has already reached an estimated P109 billion, while the penalties amount to P280 billion. SSS President Romulo Neri said they don’t expect to collect all those penalties because a lot of companies are so hard up these days, but added that employers need [...]
January 8, 2010
Tags: business news, Philippines, RA 9903, Republic Act 9903, SSS, SSS penalties condonation Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, Government, Labor, Law, Philippine business news, Philippines, economy, finance, money One Comment
No wage increase this year
Noting that the financial crisis is far from over, the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) said that there won’t be any salary increase this year. NWPC executive director Ciriaco Lagunzad said an increase in the daily minimum wage at this point might lead to displacement of workers and closure of commercial establishments, particularly the [...]
October 29, 2009
Tags: benefits, DOLE, economy, employees, Labor, NWPC, Philippines, salary, wage board, wages Posted in: Announcement, Government, Labor, Law, Philippines, economy, finance, money No Comments
Employment opportunities for typhoon victims
Victims of the recent storms Ondoy and Pepeng will be given priority in employment expo which will be held on October 22 at the Market! Market! Mall in Taguig.
The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) will be having 3,000 available at the employment expo. Organizers, which are foreign companies, are looking ways to prioritize the typhoon victims.
Chairman [...]
October 15, 2009
Tags: employment expo, JCF, job fair, Market! Market!, Philippines Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Career, Employment, Labor, Philippine business news, Philippines, banking No Comments
Goodyear closing down tire plant in the Philippines
It looks like the global economic recession is still far from over, and some companies are taking up measures to save on costs. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced that it will close its tire plant in the Philippines.
Said closure will displace approximately 500 employees or about 83% of its staff in the country. It’s [...]
July 18, 2009
Tags: closing down, displaced employees, Effects of recession, employment problem, Goodyear Tire, Philippines Posted in: Labor, Philippine business news, Philippines No Comments
