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HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asia stocks retreated Monday as tensions on the Korean peninsula weighed on sentiment, but data showing China’s GDP growth was higher than expected in the first quarter was a positive sign for the world’s second largest economy. Tensions between Pyongyang and Washington have soared in recent weeks as a series of North Korean weapons tests have wrought ever-more bellicose warnings from US President Donald Trump’s administration. During a visit to […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment said that the government will help affected workers who will be displaced as the result of the implementation of the Department Order 174, which set stricter guidelines for contractualization. According to Labor Undersecretary Dominador Say, the government has allotted a budget of temporary assistance for displaced workers this year. “We will be ready para tumulong ng at least three months para sa mga maaapektuhan […]
MANILA — Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III on Thursday invited jobseekers, graduating students, the unemployed, and even returning overseas Filipino workers to the 32 nationwide job fairs scheduled in the remaining weeks of March. Bello said these fairs make job-hunting more convenient and less costly. He added that job seekers may even be hired-on-the-spot if they meet the qualifications of participating employers. He reminded applicants to be armed and ready with the […]
(Eagle News) — Nilagdaan na ni Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III ang kautusan na nag-uutos ng total ban sa labor-only contracting at maging sa “endo” o end of contract. Ang Department Order 174 o ang Implementing Rules 106- 109 ng Labor Code ay ipapatupad na ilang buwan matapos ang konsultasyon sa labor at management. Bahagi ito ng ipinangako ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na wawakasan na ang illegal contracting at ‘endo.’ Ang DO No. 174 […]
MANILA, Philippines — Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III said more local and overseas job vacancies await jobseekers in eight job fairs in Central Visayas this month. “We are keen in providing employment opportunities to job seekers, especially for the fresh graduates who are looking for their first job. This is our way to reaching out to job seekers from regional areas and we are also preparing for more job fairs nationwide,” Bello said. According […]
PASIG CITY, March 9 – The Department of Education (DepEd) has lowered the minimum age requirement for students who wish to participate in this year’s summer job employment. “Under this year’s Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES), we are allowing students aged 15 years old and above to join the program. Previously, they must be at least 18 years old, according to Dr. Juan Araojo, OIC of Youth Formation Division (YFD). “This is to accommodate […]
MANILA, March 6 – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will allocate P50 million to enable the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) to undertake a comprehensive review of mining contracts nationwide, starting with those ordered shuttered or suspended last month by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said DBM Secretary Benjamin Diokno informed him that the budget for the review would be sourced from the government’s contingency […]
LONDON, United States (AFP) — United States tech and retail giant Amazon on Monday said it would create 5,000 British jobs this year, in a show of confidence in the United Kingdom economy ahead of Brexit. “Amazon UK today announced plans to create more than 5,000 full-time jobs this year, taking the company’s total UK workforce to over 24,000,” a statement said. “These new job opportunities are for people with all types of experience, education and […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Wednesday began letting businesses in the US or Canada post jobs and take applications from jobseekers, posing a challenge to Microsoft-owned LinkedIn. The platform’s users will be able to find help-wanted posts at business pages on Facebook or by looking in a new ‘jobs’ bookmark on the leading social network’s mobile application. “Businesses and people already use Facebook to fill and find jobs, so we’re rolling out […]
MANILA, Dec. 21 – Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III reiterated his call for private employers for the release of workers’ 13th month pay. “In the spirit of this holiday season, I appeal to employers to give your workers their 13th month pay. Better yet, pay them now,” Bello said. The 13th month pay is a general labor standard. Private sector employers are duty-bound under the law to report their compliance with this worker benefit. Under the law, all employers […]
MANILA, Dec. 20 – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Edukasyon.ph joined hands for the installation of a free web based job portal system to provide jobseekers opportunities to find their preferred jobs and connect with employers. “We have always been keen on finding ways to provide more job opportunities for the Filipino and we believe that one way of making this possible is by means of the internet and social media,” said Labor Secretary […]
MANILA, PIA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved the reopening of the Libyan Dinar Currency Exchange Facility (LYD-CEF) for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated from Libya for another six months, or until July 29, 2015. The approval came shortly after Labor Secretary Erlinda Baldoz sent a letter to Amando M. Tetangco, BSP Governor, requesting for the extension of the LYD-CEF, thus, giving life to BSP Circular 867, dated January 14, 2015, allowing […]
