2.5% of 1.4m kasambahay have employment contracts
The Department of Labor and Employment on Friday expressed concern over the low number of househelps (kasambahay) in the country ...
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What to expect in 2023
"Common sense calls for some sense of priorities, like the imperative and critical need for a DDR that can focus ...
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Group asks probe on hiring of foreign crew in Manila Bay reclamation project
A group of local seafarers asked the Department of Labor and Employment and the Department of Migrant Workers to look ...
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It’s ‘no work, no pay’ policy on holidays Dec. 26, Jan. 2
The “no work, no pay” policy will be implemented on Dec. 26, 2022 and Jan. 2, 2023—both declared as special ...
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Palace declares Monday, Dec. 26, a special holiday
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday issued a proclamation declaring Dec. 26, 2022, as an additional special non-working day throughout ...
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Push for pay hike still up in air, wage boards weighing impact
The country's regional wage boards are thoroughly studying and assessing proposals seeking salary increases for private sector workers, the Department ...
Read moreDOLE: No MSME exemptions for 13th-month pay
No employer is exempted from paying their employees their 13th-month pay, even if they have only been working for the ...
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Sun Life Grepa’s campaign encourages protection for OFWs
The priorities of most overseas Filipino workers are to provide for the needs of their families. With lives gradually returning ...
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Employers must give 13th month pay before Christmas
Employers must pay their employees the mandatory 13th-month pay on or before December 24, Christmas Eve, the Department of Labor ...
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DOLE chief orders suspension of labor inspections this Dec.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will suspend all labor inspection activities in December to focus on pending labor standards ...
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