Thousands of Google employees joined a coordinated worldwide walkout Thursday to protest the US tech giant’s handling of sexual harassment as the chief vowed “concrete steps are coming” in response to the concern. Google employees poured out…
EIGHT personnel from the Cebu City Hall tested positive for illegal drug use. The Cebu City Office on Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP) screened 111 employees from the Parks and Playground Commission, and the Peace and Order Program…
Toledo City government employees will be holding a rally in front of their City Hall today to protest the continued non-release of their salaries due to having “two mayors.” Risa Rafols, Toledo City Tourism Officer, said regular…
A 28-year-old construction worker was found dead after he allegedly jumped off from the fourth floor of a building in Barangay Bulacao, Cebu City at past 3 a.m. on Thursday (September 6). The lifeless man was identified…
THE House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill which seeks to require a 10-day yearly incentive leave with pay for employees, in a bid to “boost the workers’ morale, wellness, and productivity.” With…
Militant groups in Cebu have called on employers and government to give dignity to ordinary workers whom they consider as heroes of the modern time. Jaime Paglinawan, chairman of Bayan Central Visayas and Kilusang Mayo Uno…
About 100 members of militant labor groups in Cebu took to the streets their call for the end of contractualization and other labor malpractices as they commemorate National Heroes’ Day on Monday, August 27. The militants started…
More than 300 employees of Liwayway Marketing Corp. in Sitio Sudlon Barangay Maguikay, Mandaue City staged a strike Saturday, Aug. 25. The workers asked the 200 other workers for solidarity by not working. Vista Villamiro, federation officer…
Government workers on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to reconsider its July 2018 decision that allowed the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to impose taxes on their allowances and bonuses. Petitioners led by the Confederation for…
HAMBURG – Poland is in talks with the Philippines to bring in more Filipino workers to fill a labor shortage even as Warsaw continues to resist refugees and migrants from the Middle East and North Africa. The…
THEY may be both dead now. But the testimonies of Bernard Liu and Ananias Dy — two employees of Cebu businessman Peter Lim who were murdered separately years ago — continue to echo and speak volumes about…
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) has managed to get relief from the Court of Appeals, which nullified an order from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for the company to regularize 7, 344 workers…
