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Lenovo updates laptop lineup as PC sales continue surging

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 06:27 PM

Lenovo is one of the few companies launching several products this year at MWC, which used to be one of the biggest annual tech events worldwide but was cancelled last year due to the pandemic.  Read more »

Google gives workers tool for remote work planning

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 03:24 PM

Google on Tuesday unveiled a platform that lets its workers calculate pay and benefits for remote work, and how this would change if they move to a cheaper - or more expensive - city.   Read more »

Is 'solopreneurship' for you?

Armando Bartolome
Posted at Jun 12 04:42 PM

A solopreneur is concerned with creating ideas, nurturing them, and doing everything to succeed with the business that he/she built singlehandedly. Read more »

Facebook remote work made permanent as offices re-open

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 11:47 AM

Beginning on June 15, Facebook will let any employee whose job can be done remotely ask to work that way permanently, the internet giant told AFP. Read more »

Doris Bigornia to resume TV Patrol work 3 months after heart surgery

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 09:47 PM

Journalist Doris Bigornia will return to her work in TV Patrol, ABS-CBN's flagship news program, on Tuesday, some three months since she took a break due to a heart attack that prompted her to go through an open-heart surgery in late February. 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 »

Philippines to begin COVID-19 vaccination of 30 million essential workers next month

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 31 08:24 AM

Some 30 million Filipino essential workers are included under the A4 category set to be vaccinated beginning next month, officials said Monday. Read more »

Work-from-home employees, kasama sa A4 priority category sa COVID-19 vaccination: Bello

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 08:00 PM

MAYNILA - Nilinaw ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III na maging ang mga manggagagawang naka work-from-home arrangement ay dapat na makasama sa A4 katergorya ng pagbabakuna ng gobyerno.   Read more »

Lenovo's Q4 profit grows 512 percent as pandemic drives laptop sales

Reuters
Updated as of May 27 06:34 PM

China's Lenovo Group on Thursday posted a better-than-expected rise of 512 percent in fourth-quarter profit, as more consumers working and studying from home powered demand for the world's biggest maker of personal computers. Read more »

Benepisyo mula sa Employees Compensation program, iba pa sa ibinibigay ng SSS: ECC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 06:23 PM

Sinabi ngayong Huwebes ng Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) na ang benepisyong matatanggap ng isang covered member sa ilalim ng inilabas nitong resolusyon hinggil sa anumang aksidenteng matamo sa panahong nagtatrabaho habang naka work-from-home ay hiwalay sa benepisyong ibinibigay ng Social Security Sytem (SSS). Read more »

Did you injure yourself while working from home? ECC says it has you covered

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 09:50 PM

Among the requirements, according to the agency, is a "written directive or order" from the employer requiring them for work-from-home arrangement at their residence.  Read more »

Facebook's Workplace tool grows as jobs go remote

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 09:25 AM

Facebook's Workplace business software has grown by about 40 percent in a year to reach seven million paying subscribers as the pandemic accelerated a remote work trend, the company said Tuesday. Read more »

Grupo ng employers tutol sa panukalang 'mental health leave' ng mga manggagawa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 06:41 PM

Hindi sang-ayon ang grupo ng mga employer sa isinusulong na 5 araw na "mental health wellness leave."   Read more »

Right to disconnect gains ground as pandemic brings work home

Umberto Bacchi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Apr 29 01:09 PM

Research in several countries has shown the pandemic-induced shift to remote working has resulted in longer working hours for millions of people, fanning a long-standing debate on the need to grant employees a right to disconnect. Read more »

ALAMIN: Ilang paalala sa mga employer hinggil sa work-from-home setup

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 09:00 PM

May paalala ang DOLE sa mga employer sa mga karapatan ng kanilang mga empleyado na naka-work-from-home. Read more »

PH firms emphasize employee well-being as stress rises during pandemic, survey finds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 12:12 PM

Senior corporate leaderships are also "genuinely" interested in the well-being of their employees and their families, a study said. Read more »

Bangko Sentral says to continue providing essential service despite ECQ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 09:03 AM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Monday it would continue to provide essential services during the enhanced community quarantine in NCR Plus imposed to mitigate the rising COVID-19 cases. Read more »

Looking for a work-from-home job? There are 12,000 available: Jobstreet

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 04:41 PM

Jobstreet said Wednesday over 12,000 work-from-home jobs are available on its platform and that based on its recent study more Filipinos said they are open to working remotely. Read more »

BSP to keep services 'unhampered' despite COVID-19 surge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 11:48 AM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Wednesday services would remain unhampered despite the recent surge in COVID-19 cases as it implements alternate work arrangement and heightened safeguard for employees.  Read more »

Citi declares 'Zoom-Free' Fridays amid pandemic work fatigue

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 09:15 AM

Citi will institute "Zoom-Free Fridays" and establish an employee day-off in May as firms seek to restore work-life balance amid the pandemic, the bank's new chief executive announced Tuesday. Read more »