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Filipino English teachers wanted: Firm seeks to hire thousands

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 04:00 PM

The US-listed 51Talk currently employs 18,000 online English teachers, of which, 16,000 are Filipino, said its founder and CEO Jack Huang.  Read more »

Canada job numbers higher on cannabis boost

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 05:49 AM

OTTAWA, Canada - Canada's pot legalization helped to significantly boost job numbers in November and push the unemployment rate down 0.2 percentage points to 5.6 percent -- the lowest level since 1976, the government statistical agency said on Friday. Read more »

DFA warns of new human trafficking scheme in Dubai

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 08:27 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) warned Filipino jobseekers Thursday on a new human trafficking scheme by syndicates in Dubai. Read more »

Great Work from Home Jobs for Filipinos

MoneyMax.ph
Posted at Nov 21 11:45 AM

Now that the work-from-home bill or Telecommuting Act of 2017 is closer to becoming a law, having a home-based job has become more attractive.   Read more »

Millennials, single parents with 'up to you' schedules go freelance

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 11:26 AM

In the January to November period, the number of people seeking jobs on Freelancer.com rose to 30.8 million from 26 million, data from the platform showed. Most of the users are millennials aged 18 to 37. Read more »

Pagdami ng mga manggagawang Tsino sa bansa, dapat bang ikabahala?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 08:45 PM

Sa maraming proyektong popondohan ng China sa ilalim ng "Build Build Build" program, mga kapwa-Tsino nga lang ba nila ang makikinabang sa mga hanapbuhay? Read more »

Work from home offers fallback for AI-threatened jobs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 12:31 PM

Up to 10,000 jobs daily are offered on Freelancer.com where 92,920 employers are looking for project-based workers for data entry, programming, graphic design, Excel and Photoshop. Read more »

Work in Manila courts suspended for Xi Jinping's visit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 11:01 AM

Work in all courts in the country's capital, including the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, will be suspended on Tuesday in time for the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the high tribunal said Monday. Read more »

Think tank, may babala ukol sa illegal foreign workers sa bansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 03:39 AM

Aminado ang gobyerno na maraming dayuhan ang nagtatrabaho at nagbabakasyon sa Pilipinas dahil sa offshore gaming operators. Read more »

Palace says finding ways to improve employment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 01:53 PM

The government is addressing the local employment situation, Malacañang said Sunday after an opinion poll showed that more Filipinos were jobless. Read more »

More Filipinos jobless, pessimistic on job availability: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 07:17 PM

More Filipinos are jobless and pessimistic that there will be more available jobs in the next 12 months Read more »

Mga Tsino, nangunguna sa mga dayuhang nagtatrabaho sa Pinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 02:41 AM

Ikinabahala ito ng ilang grupo ng manggagawa. Read more »

Libo-libong trabaho, alok ng JobXpress

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 12:59 AM

Good news sa mga naghahanap ng trabaho. Read more »

Dagdag-trabaho sa dayuhan, 'banta' sa lokal na manggagawa: grupo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 11:06 PM

Ayon sa ilang lokal na manggagawa, posibleng banta ito sa kanila kung hindi maipatutupad nang maayos. Read more »

Palace suspends gov’t work ahead of All Saints' Day

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 01 01:13 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Wednesday suspended work in government offices from 3 p.m. to give employees “full opportunity to observe All Saints Day on Nov. 1. Read more »

P20 minimum wage hike proposal 'demeaning', says labor group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 10:49 AM

A labor group on Thursday hit the proposed P20 minimum wage hike by employers—an amount far lower than their proposed P334 increase. Read more »

Southern discomfort: Trouble brews in Ayala Alabang as Church Foundation builds events center

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Oct 23 10:26 PM

A lack of transparency in the construction of an events center by the St. James the Great Parish Foundation leads the Ayala Alabang Community to search for the truth and bring out the legalese. Read more »

Work-from-home bill 'one step closer' to becoming a law: solon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 18 05:26 PM

The Telecommuting Act of 2017 also known as the work-from-home bill is only one step closer from becoming a law as it awaits the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte, Read more »

Karaoke office: Japan shifts to unusual work spaces

Shingo Ito, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 04:11 PM

From tiny one-person cubicles in underground stations to camping tents under towering skyscrapers and even karaoke clubs: in workaholic Japan, salarymen are never short of a place to work. Read more »

Hontiveros defends expanded maternity leave

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 04:04 PM

Contrary to the fears of an employers' group, the proposal to expand paid maternity leave will benefit companies, Senator Risa Hontiveros said Sunday. Read more »