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Jollibee implements hybrid work for office-based staff

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Updated as of Jun 29 03:58 PM

Jollibee Foods Corp is implementing a hybrid work system for its office-based employees, the food services giant said on Wednesday. Read more »

IT-BPM posts higher revenue, headcount in 2021: group

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Updated as of Jun 08 11:14 AM

The IT-BPM industry which covers the Business Process Outsourcing sector, grew in terms of revenues and workforce in 2021, a stakeholder group said. Read more »

'Delay on BPO hybrid work push may hurt competitiveness'

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Posted at May 27 06:27 PM

Failure to arrive at a consensus on the hybrid work setup for the BPO sector could hurt the country's competitiveness, a stakeholder said. Read more »

BPO sector says discussing hybrid work arrangement

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Posted at May 25 11:52 AM

The IT-Business Process Management sector is in talks with agencies and stakeholders on possible 'hybrid work arrangements', a group said. Read more »

BIR to inspect BPO compliance with on-site work order

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Posted at May 18 04:18 PM

The BIR has created a task force to inspect the compliance of BPOs with the order to return to on-site work, the Finance Department said Wednesday. Read more »

DTI says PEZA laws can be revised BPO hybrid work setup

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Posted at May 03 01:30 PM

The next administration could opt to revise PEZA rules to allow BPOs to implement a hybrid work setup without losing their incentives, the DTI said. Read more »

'Digital skills upgrade needed regardless of profession'

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Posted at Apr 15 07:03 AM

Workers should upgrade their digital skills to remain competitive regardless of their chosen careers as companies eye hiring in digital roles, Jobstreet said. Read more »

End of WFH only for PEZA-registered firms says DTI

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Posted at Mar 28 07:17 PM

The Department of Trade and Industry clarified that only firms registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority are required to resume onsite operations. Read more »

As gov't nixes WFH, BPOs say hybrid work is the future

Jessica Fenol and Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 10:24 AM

As the government orders BPOs to end work-from-home setups, industry leaders say a hybrid office-remote work arrangement is key to keeping 'talents' happy and the sector competitive. Read more »

Palace adviser says 4-day workweek not OK for all firms

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Posted at Mar 22 08:16 PM

An adviser to President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday a four-day workweek or hybrid work scheme is not suitable for all types of businesses. Read more »

Big business groups, firms back return-to-office policy

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Posted at Mar 21 06:56 PM

Major business groups and companies backed the government’s move to get employees to return to their workplaces, even as BPOs appealed for an extension of work-from-home setups. Read more »

PEZA to appeal denial of work from home extension

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Posted at Mar 18 12:34 PM

PEZA said Friday it will appeal the government's decision disallowing work-from-home setups for BPO workers until end-September. Read more »

BPO workers hit gov’t push for return to office in April

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Posted at Mar 14 01:16 PM

A group of business process outsourcing (BPO) agency employees are opposing government’s move to disallow them from working from home starting April. Read more »

Pasig launches nighttime COVID-19 booster vaccination

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 07:22 AM

Mayor Vico Sotto said Pasig did not mount ‘bakuna nights’ in the past year of the vaccination rollout to avoid stretching out the city health team. Read more »

Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other offices from April 4

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Mar 03 08:17 AM

Alphabet Inc's Google from April 4 will require employees back about three days a week in some of its US, UK and Asia Pacific offices, its first step to end policies that allowed remote work because of COVID-19 concerns Read more »

BPOs bat for 'more permanent' hybrid work setup

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Updated as of Mar 02 12:34 PM

A hybrid work setup would keep the Philippines competitive in business process outsourcing (BPO), said an industry group. Read more »

Half of Filipino workers prefer hybrid work setup: study

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Posted at Oct 05 08:24 PM

The 2021 PhilCare Wellness Index showed, 48.7 percent of employees prefer hybrid work arrangements. Read more »