(Eagle News) — ABS CBN workers and employees, including the network’s actors, staged an indignation rally on Friday, July 10, 2020 during the historic voting of the House Committee on Legislative Franchises that rejected the media network’s application for a new 25-year franchise. Among those who also rallied with them were members of Gabriela, Bayan Muna and other sympathizers supporting the ABS CBN move for another franchise. Ernie Lopez, one of the ABS CBN management […]
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Amazon patents could enable worker monitoring via wristband
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Amazon has received patents for electronic systems that could enable warehouse monitoring through electronic pulses that guide employees by location. The patent filings, first reported this week by the news site Geekwire, come amid concerns over workplace conditions for the company, which has seen rapid growth in its warehouses or “fulfillment centers” key to its logistics. The publicly available patent documents show how wrist-worn devices could deliver ultrasonic pulses […]
Siemens faces German union showdown over layoffs
by Daphne Rousseau with Tom Barfield in Frankfurt Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany — Industrial conglomerate Siemens on Thursday announced thousands of job cuts worldwide, most of them in its fossil fuels division, with unions and politicians in its home country Germany particularly outspoken against the plans. A total of 6,900 workers are set to lose their jobs, around half of them in Germany, where Siemens also plans to close sites in the country’s economically […]
Additional 171 immigration officers to be deployed to airports
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration will assign an additional 171 Immigration officers to airports all over the country for the long vacation. Bureau of Immigration commissioner Jaime Morente issued the directive on Monday to address the manpower shortage and long lines in the airports because of mass leaves and resignations by immigration officials. “He ordered the additional deployment of 171 immigration personnel during the holidays. If there is still a […]
Senate proposed tax cuts for employees
Senate has decided to pass the proposed tax cuts for employees, which means larger take home pay for them.
Senate vows to fast-track bills that will increase take-home pay of workers
The Senate leadership has vowed that it will fast-track bills that will increase the take-home pays of employees in the public and private sectors.





