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PH Unemployment, underemployment rates rise in August

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 06 01:32 PM

The PSA noted that unemployment and underemployment rates climbed despite more workers getting jobs in August, as more Filipinos joined the job market. Read more »

DENR, DOLE ink agreement to hire more workers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 06:44 PM

The DENR and DOLE signed an agreement to recruit more workers for the government's forestation and coastal projects. Read more »

'Di pantay na pasuweldo sa mga Pinoy POGO workers, binatikos

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 03 10:09 PM

Binatikos ni Sen. Raffy Tulfo ang umano’y hindi patas na natatanggap na suweldo ng mga FIlipino na nagtatrabaho sa mga POGOs kumpara sa mga foreign national. Read more »

TESDA move to DOLE aims to address 'jobs-skills mismatch'

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 29 06:11 PM

TESDA believes its transfer under the DOLE will pave the way for better coordination and skills development training. Read more »

Tulfo pinakakasuhan ang recruitment agencies sa pagkamatay ng OFW

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 05:22 PM

Tiniyak naman ng DFA ang tulong sa pamilya ni Andres. Read more »

CA confirms Laguesma as labor chief

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 02:12 PM

Commission on Appointments approved the confirmation of Bienvenido Laguesma as Department of Labor and Employment secretary. Read more »

Guidelines sa alternative work arrangement pinalawig

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 01:30 PM

Pinalawig ng Department of Labor and Employment ang mga panuntunan para sa alternative work arrangement ng mga empleyado. Read more »

Labor dep't expands remote work schemes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 03:52 PM

DOLE urged employers and workers to adopt remote work programs as it revised the implementing rules and regulations of the Telecommuting Law. Read more »

CSC eyes point system to help regularize gov't workers

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 04:09 PM

The CSC said it was eyeing a point system that would help regularize the employment of long-time job order and contract of service workers. Read more »

Kongresista kinastigo ang DOLE sa 'utang-tagging' sa mga guro

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 08:18 PM

Nagbanta ang isang kongresista na iipitin ang budget ng DOLE kung hindi mapipigilan ang umano'y 'utang-tagging' ng mga guro. Read more »

'The Great Resignation': Businesses struggle to fill jobs

Ali Bekhtaoui, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 11:51 AM

Germany has a shortage of plumbers. The United States needs more postal workers. Australia is lacking engineers. In Canada, hospitals are looking for more nurses. Read more »

Jobless rate eases in July but more people underemployed

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 01:08 PM

There are fewer jobless Filipinos in July as the unemployment rate declined, but there were also more underemployed workers Read more »

Cathay Pacific seeks to hire 400 cadet pilots by end of 2023

Laura Westbrook, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 06 12:44 PM

The airline will hire 700 pilots in total by end of next year as part of effort to bring on 4,000 new employees. Cathay and Polytechnic University agree to operate a pilot training program for 3 years after it was suspended for 2 due to COVID-19. Read more »

DOLE, DOT team up for tourism and hospitality employment boost

Reiniel Pawid, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 08:43 PM

The Department of Tourism and Department of Labor and Employment on Tuesday forged a partnership in providing employment in the tourism sector. Read more »

'Quiet quitting' raising a din in stressful US workplaces

Brian Knowlton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 10:39 AM

They are drawing a line at the 40-hour work week, limiting after-hours calls and emails and generally, if softly, saying "no" more often -- some American workers are embracing the concept of "quiet quitting" as they push back against what some see as the stifling trap of constant connectivity. Read more »

Hotel sector needs more workers

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 10:39 PM

As the economy opens up further, there is a need now to hire more hotel and tourism workers. Read more »

Job fairs para sa tourism workers, planong ikasa ng DOLE, DOT

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 08:12 PM

Hirap ang sektor ng turismo na maibalik ang mga manggagawang nawala kaya magkakasa ng job fairs ang DOT at DOLE. Read more »

Taiwan hikes salary for migrant workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 07:57 PM

Migrant workers in Taiwan will be receiving a higher pay after the labor ministry raised the monthly minimum pay of migrant home-bases caregivers and household service workers, the Philippines' Department of Labor and Employment said. Read more »

Global youth unemployment to slip to 73-M in 2022: UN

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 11 07:01 PM

The total global number of unemployed youths should fall to 73 million in 2022, down by 2 million from the year before, the United Nations said. Read more »

China's ex-COVID patients live under stigma

Poornima Weerasekara, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 11 11:25 AM

Scores of recovering coronavirus patients facing an alleged widespread form of discrimination in zero-COVID China. Read more »