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Google rescinds offers to thousands of contract workers

Daisuke Wakabayashi, The New York Times
Posted at May 30 05:49 AM

It was not immediately clear which countries were most affected in the decision, but some of the workers are in the United States, India and the Philippines. Read more »

How will businesses adapt to the new normal?

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 05:10 AM

Companies have opted for alternative work arrangements, as government lockdown measures in Metro Manila will be eased to a general quarantine starting Monday, Read more »

Amazon offers permanent jobs to 125,000 temp hires

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 29 08:02 AM

Amazon on Thursday said it is offering permanent jobs to 125,000 of the temporary workers hired to handle surging use of its online shopping service due to the pandemic. Read more »

World's youth lose jobs due to COVID-19: ILO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 11:10 AM

The International Labor Organization said Thurday 1 in 6 young people lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

DOLE's emergency jobs program may need up to P15 billion funding, Bello says

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 12:46 AM

The Department of Labor and Employment plans to provide minimum wage jobs to workers in the informal sector for 3 to 6 months under the "Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers" (TUPAD) program. Read more »

House panel approves committee report on 35-hour work week proposal

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 09:06 PM

A proposal to reduce the weekly work schedule for employees in the private sector was approved by the House Committee on Labor and Employment on Wednesday. Read more »

Corporate tax cut under CREATE seen to keep jobs at 'high levels'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 10:21 AM

The Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act (CREATE), formerly known as CITIRA, which aims to "immediately" cut corporate income tax to 25 percent from 30 percent as early as July will result in savings for companies, said Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Benedicto Yujuico. Read more »

Why it’s important for workers to see COVID-19 declared an occupational disease

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 10:59 PM

Under the DOLE’s employee compensation program, certain diseases can be compensable if working conditions involve the risk of developing the illness. Read more »

Ilang stranded OFWs sa UAE nagmamakaawang ma-repatriate

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 07:54 PM

Humingi ng paumanhin si Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III sa mga overseas Filipino worker na stranded sa ibang bansa. Read more »

OFWs na inabutan ng lockdown sa PH nangangamba para sa kabuhayan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 08:17 PM

Ilang overseas Filipino worker na inabutan ng lockdown sa Pilipinas dahil sa COVID-19 ang nahihirapan na sa pang-araw-araw na gastos sa kanilang mga pamilya. Read more »

DOLE asks employers not to hastily impose disciplinary action on workers who can’t go to work

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 01:47 PM

MANILA — The Department of Labor and Employment said on Wednesday that with many challenges faced by workers, employers should be considerate of those who might not be able to return to work now that some business are allowed to re-open. Read more »

ABS-CBN employees urge Congress to grant franchise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 11:56 PM

The livelihood of some 11,000 ABS-CBN employees, at risk, as the company mulls retrenching workers by August if it fails to resume broadcast soon. Read more »

Citing lack of resources, Palace welcomes companies' initiative to test employees

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 08:43 PM

Malacañang on Monday said it welcomes the initiatives by private companies to test their employees for the coronavirus disease 2019, admitting that the government cannot implement mass testing due to lack of resources. Read more »

Angara seeks to equip Filipinos for post-pandemic digital jobs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 11:35 AM

Sen Sonny Angara has filed a bill seeking training for Filipinos to equip them for the wave of digital freelance jobs, demand for which is expected to increase because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Labor dep't gets P1 billion more for OFWs' cash aid

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 06:42 PM

The amount was approved of the P2.5 billion supplemental funding request of the Department of Labor and Employment, Bello said.   Read more »

After historic job losses from virus, Americans begin heading back to work

Lucia Mutikani and Maria Caspani, Reuters
Posted at May 09 12:44 AM

The coronavirus pandemic triggered the steepest monthly loss of American jobs since the Great Depression, the US government said on Friday, while Michigan and California prepared to put people back to work to end weeks of a manufacturing shutdown. Read more »

Canada loses most jobs ever due to pandemic; unemployment hits 13%

Michel Comte, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 09 12:18 AM

Canada shed three million jobs in the last two months due to the coronavirus lockdown, causing the unemployment rate to shoot up to 13 percent in April, the government reported Friday. Read more »

UST Hospital retrenches amid losses from COVID-19, says Philhealth owes it P180-M

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 10:59 PM

The University of Santo Tomas Hospital has retrenched its workers due to financial losses amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more »

Social eating, office conversation discouraged when private companies reopen

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 09:28 PM

Employers are expected to provide face masks for their staff, who are required to wear them all the time.  Read more »

OFW rights group files complaint vs labor attaché in Taiwan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 08:16 PM

Migrante International has filed an administrative complaint before the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) against a labor attaché who sought the deportation of a Filipina caregiver in Taiwan. (DOLE) against a labor attaché who sought the deportation of a Filipina caregiver in Taiwan. Read more »