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Work-life-balance among jobseekers' top priority in new normal: Jobstreet

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 04:30 PM

Salary, work-life-balance and career progression are among the top considerations of job seekers in the new normal, Jobstreet Philippines Country Manager Philip Gioca said on Monday. Read more »

Puma bets on healthy lifestyle, remote work to boost growth PH growth

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 10:29 AM

Puma is betting on the shift to a healthier lifestyle and the hybrid work arrangement to help boost its growth in the country. Read more »

Video conferencing star Zoom cuts staff by 15 percent

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 08:18 AM

The company behind the Zoom video conferencing platform -- which became a household name during the pandemic -- announced it is laying off about 15 percent of its staff. Read more »

DOH backs extension of work-from-home arrangements

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 08:33 PM

The DOH on Friday expressed support in allowing employees to continue to work remotely, saying such arrangement has proven beneficial. Read more »

PEZA welcomes remote work extension for IT-BPM industry

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 06:45 PM

PEZA said allowing remote work is needed to keep the country's IT-BPM industry competitive. Read more »

Ilang call center agents, ikinatuwa ang pagpapalawig ng WFH set-up

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 08:32 PM

Pinalawig pa ang work-from-home arrangement para sa mga empleyado ng information, technology, and business process management enterprise. Read more »

IT-BPM sector eyes adding 1.1 million new jobs

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 09:05 PM

This would effectively double the industry’s existing workforce of around 1.4 million. Read more »

DOF reminds LGUs not to impose work tax on WFH employees

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 07:38 PM

Finance Undersecretary Antonette Tionko said the Department of Finance will issue a local finance circular which states that local government units cannot collect work tax from individuals who are working from home. Read more »

It's WFH over tax perks for Concentrix: finance dept

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 12:32 PM

The finance department said outsourcing firm Concentrix decided to forego its tax perks in exchange for continued remote work for its employees. Read more »

DTI says PEZA laws can be revised BPO hybrid work setup

ABS-CBN News
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 »

End of WFH only for PEZA-registered firms says DTI

ABS-CBN News
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 »

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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

BPOs seek more time for office return, eye hybrid work

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 18 11:58 AM

The IT-BPM sector needs more time so its employees can return to onsite work, a group said Friday as it sought a hybrid setup in the long run. Read more »

Ka Leody explains reservations with 4-day workweek

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 09:53 PM

De Guzman said the proposal is acceptable if it will not lead to any deduction in the salaries of workers as some companies have a "no work, no pay" policy. Read more »

Officials seek 4-day workweek, extended WFH as fuel prices soar

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 02:34 PM

Authorities have called for a 4-day workweek and an extended remote work set-up, in a bid to cushion the soaring pump prices' impact to the commuting public. Read more »

Alert Level 1: Ilang negosyo unti-unti nang nakakabawi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 08:04 PM

Unti-unti nang nakakabawi ang ilang maliliit na negosyo ngayong nagluwag na sa Alert Level 1 sa Metro Manila. Read more »

BPOs bat for 'more permanent' hybrid work setup

ABS-CBN News
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 »

Apple delays office return to at least January

Reuters
Posted at Aug 20 04:28 PM

Apple Inc is delaying its return to corporate offices to January at the earliest from October due to surging COVID-19 cases and new variants, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing a memo. Read more »

Mga manggagawang work-from-home, kasama ba sa A4 priority list?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 07:32 PM

Ilang araw bago ang inaasahang pag-arangkada ng pagbabakuna sa A4 category o mga economic frontliner, palaisipan pa rin sa ilang kung kasama ba sa listahan ang mga empleyadong work-from-home.    Read more »