Archive for the ‘Labor’ Category
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 [...]
February 2, 2010
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Tags: BPO, business news, Call Center, CSS, Cybernet-Slash Support, Employment, Job Opportunities, outsourcing, Philippines · Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Call Centers, Career, communications, Corporations, e-commerce, economy, Employment, Labor, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines
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
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Tags: business news, Philippines, RA 9903, Republic Act 9903, SSS, SSS penalties condonation · Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, economy, finance, Government, Labor, Law, money, Philippine business news, Philippines
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
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Tags: benefits, DOLE, economy, employees, Labor, NWPC, Philippines, salary, wage board, wages · Posted in: Announcement, economy, finance, Government, Labor, Law, money, Philippines
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 [...]
October 15, 2009
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Tags: employment expo, JCF, job fair, Market! Market!, Philippines · Posted in: Announcement, banking, BPO, Career, Employment, Labor, Philippine business news, Philippines
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. [...]
July 18, 2009
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Tags: closing down, displaced employees, Effects of recession, employment problem, Goodyear Tire, Philippines · Posted in: Labor, Philippine business news, Philippines
