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Freelance jobs in demand include writing, API, blockchain: Freelancer.com

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 01:12 PM

Writing, application programming interface (API), blockchain, academic writing, 2D animation, social media management, blog writing, Shopify templates, and drawing related jobs were among the fastest growing in 2018, according to Freelancer.com's "Fast 50 Report." Read more »

'New collar jobs': IBM launches tech education push in PH

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 03:32 PM

Taguig City University will implement the program this school year and talks are ongoing to expand to other schools, IBM said.   Read more »

SpaceX wants to be 'leaner,' sets layoffs

Kanishka Singh, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 10:10 AM

Elon Musk's SpaceX will lay off about 10 percent of its more than 6,000 employees, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. Read more »

Hanjin Philippines hit by world shipping downturn, seeks rehab: SBMA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 10:57 AM

Hanjin, which has $2.3 billion in assets and a 3,000-strong workforce, "remains to be an investor of good standing," said Wilma Eisma, administrator of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority where the shipbuilding facility is located. Read more »

'We want our pay!': Furloughed US workers shout at White House

Deborah Gembara, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 07:51 AM

Hundreds of furloughed federal employees chanting "We want our pay!" marched on the White House on Thursday, the 20th day of a partial government shutdown over US President Donald Trump's demand for border wall funding. Read more »

Ford, Jaguar slash thousands of jobs across Europe

Edward Taylor and Costas Pitas, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 06:03 AM

FRANKFURT, Germany - Ford and Jaguar Land Rover unveiled sweeping job cuts across Europe on Thursday as car makers struggle with a slump in demand for diesel vehicles, tougher emissions rules, and a global economic slowdown led by China. Read more »

Apple's Tim Cook got big pay bump in 2018: filing

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 03:08 PM

Apple's compensation committee cited the company's strong sales performance over the year in justifying the bonus. Read more »

ALAMIN: 'Emerging jobs' at mga kakayahang dapat hasain para rito

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 07:36 PM

Ibinida ng Department of Labor and Employment sa mga naghahanap ng trabaho ang emerging jobs o iyong mga bagong usbong na trabaho.  Read more »

Labor department allots P10 million for Usman aid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 05:28 PM

The labor department has allotted P10 million to provide employment for some 3,000 workers in areas devastated by tropical depression Usman.   Read more »

Chinese workers grabbing jobs meant for Filipinos? Labor chief reacts

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 09:58 AM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the government has formed an inter-agency body that will look into the concerns being raised about the online gambling industry in the country, which has attracted thousands of Chinese workers and caused a spike in the prices of real estate properties in some parts of Metro Manila. Read more »

In Japan, a scramble for new workers disrupts traditional hiring

Tetsushi Kajimoto, Reuters
Posted at Dec 27 07:33 AM

As competition for workers grows in Japan's shrinking labor pool, traditional seniority and group dynamics are giving ground to the more individualized, merit-based employment system found in the West. Read more »

Over 400,000 workers regularized in 2018: labor dept

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 11:09 PM

Manila's labor and employment department believes the regularization of hundreds of thousands of workers is among its major accomplishments this year.  Read more »

Higit 800,000 trabaho nalikha umano ng gobyerno ngayong taon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 11:34 PM

Ibinida ng labor department ang 800,000 trabaho na nalikha ng pamahalaan ngayong taon at ang libu-libong na-regular sa trabaho. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga in demand na trabaho simula 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 01:01 AM

Ngayong papatapos na ang 2018, ano naman kaya ang trabahong magiging in demand simula 2019? Read more »

New Zealand plans to tighten rules for short-term worker visas

Reuters
Posted at Dec 18 01:27 PM

New Zealand on Tuesday announced plans to tighten rules for temporary worker visas to encourage firms to hire more local people and send more migrant workers to regions outside its main cities. Read more »

DOLE: More than 800,000 jobs created in 2018

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 11:26 PM

Data from the Department of Labor and Employment showed over 800,000 jobs have been generated this year.  Read more »

Bilang ng mga Pinoy nurse sa UK, inaasahang tataas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 01:13 AM

Nangangailangan ngayon ng mga nurse sa United Kingdom ngunit may pagbabago sa language proficiency requirements. Read more »

Unemployment at 5.1 percent, underemployment at 13.3 percent in October

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 10:29 AM

The Philippine Statistics Authority released results of its third quarter Labor Force Survey. Read more »

Over 1,000 jobs open for persons with disabilities: DOLE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 03:40 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said over 1,000 jobs will be available for persons with disabilities in a job fair on Wednesday Dec. 5 in Quezon City. Read more »

Workbank connects recruiters, applicants with ‘unique’ platform

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 08:15 AM

Beyond being a jobs portal, Workbank empowers jobseekers by providing them access to training and resources that produces "strong candidates" recruiters are looking for, the company's country manager Regie Fernandes told ABS-CBN News.    Read more »