From the News! - Your Daily News » Call Centers http://fromthenews.net Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:10:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Protect women — CHR http://fromthenews.net/protect-women-%e2%80%94-chr.htm http://fromthenews.net/protect-women-%e2%80%94-chr.htm#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:35:02 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5264

by Joel dela Torre
from People’s Journal

MARKING the United Nations Day for Women and International Peace today, the Commission on Human Rights called on government to improve protection and programs for the rights of women.

The CHR said … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/protect-women-%e2%80%94-chr.htm/feed 1 Ex-call center workers file complaint http://fromthenews.net/ex-call-center-workers-file-complaint.htm http://fromthenews.net/ex-call-center-workers-file-complaint.htm#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:10:59 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5206 Cebu Daily News

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Eight call center workers who lost their jobs a few days before Christmas have filed a complaint of illegal dismissal against the company before the National Labor Relations Commission in Central Visayas (NLRC-7).… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/ex-call-center-workers-file-complaint.htm/feed 0 Call center hiring continues–TUCP http://fromthenews.net/call-center-hiring-continues-tucp.htm http://fromthenews.net/call-center-hiring-continues-tucp.htm#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:33:24 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5234 Jerome Aning
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines–Despite the lingering global economic crisis, major Philippine business process outsourcing (BPO) providers, mostly contact center operators, have been aggressively recruiting new staff, a labor group said on Sunday.

According to a survey by … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/call-center-hiring-continues-tucp.htm/feed 1 Local contact centers earn P68.5B in 2007 http://fromthenews.net/local-contact-centers-earn-p685b-in-2007.htm http://fromthenews.net/local-contact-centers-earn-p685b-in-2007.htm#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:43:56 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5184 Mary Ann Ll. Reyes
Philippine Star

The 25 leading operators of contact centers in the Philippines reported P68.5 billion or $1.67 billion in aggregate revenues in 2007.

According to Catanduanes Rep. Joseph Santiago who chairs the House information and communications … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/local-contact-centers-earn-p685b-in-2007.htm/feed 0 Cagayan de Oro losing call center talent (Workers flocking to Cebu, Manila–officials) http://fromthenews.net/cagayan-de-oro-losing-call-center-talent-workers-flocking-to-cebu-manila-officials.htm http://fromthenews.net/cagayan-de-oro-losing-call-center-talent-workers-flocking-to-cebu-manila-officials.htm#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:16:20 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5028 Jeffrey M. Tupas
Inquirer.net

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines–Small players in the call center industry here are losing their employees due to aggressive poaching by dominant players in the business process outsourcing industries of Cebu and Manila.

Engr. Elpidio Paras, … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/cagayan-de-oro-losing-call-center-talent-workers-flocking-to-cebu-manila-officials.htm/feed 1 Jobs for displaced BPO workers in ACS http://fromthenews.net/jobs-for-displaced-bpo-workers-in-acs.htm http://fromthenews.net/jobs-for-displaced-bpo-workers-in-acs.htm#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:21:21 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5033 Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) assured jobs will be forthcoming for nearly 900 ex-workers of call center firm Advanced Contact Solutions (ACS).

In an earlier statement, Trade Union Congress of the … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/jobs-for-displaced-bpo-workers-in-acs.htm/feed 0 (MERGED FIRM TARGETS LOCAL MARKET) Essar Group ends PeopleSupport buyout http://fromthenews.net/merged-firm-targets-local-market-essar-group-ends-peoplesupport-buyout.htm http://fromthenews.net/merged-firm-targets-local-market-essar-group-ends-peoplesupport-buyout.htm#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:40:51 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4929 Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net

Editor’s Note: Updated to correct figures in the story.

MAKATI City, Philippines – India’s Essar Group said it has completed its merger with US-based contact center firm PeopleSupport including operations in the Philippines.

The acquisition first announced … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/merged-firm-targets-local-market-essar-group-ends-peoplesupport-buyout.htm/feed 0 (MERGED FIRM TARGETS LOCAL MARKET) Essar Group ends PeopleSupport buyout http://fromthenews.net/merged-firm-targets-local-market-essar-group-ends-peoplesupport-buyout-2.htm http://fromthenews.net/merged-firm-targets-local-market-essar-group-ends-peoplesupport-buyout-2.htm#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:06:00 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4930 Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net

MAKATI City, Philippines – India’s Essar Group said it has completed its merger with US-based contact center firm PeopleSupport including operations in the Philippines.

The acquisition first announced in August was valued at approximately $250 million or … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/merged-firm-targets-local-market-essar-group-ends-peoplesupport-buyout-2.htm/feed 0 BPO firm grooms Leyte as next BPO hub http://fromthenews.net/bpo-firm-grooms-leyte-as-next-bpo-hub.htm http://fromthenews.net/bpo-firm-grooms-leyte-as-next-bpo-hub.htm#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:15:21 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4869 Anna Valmero
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines – Business process outsourcing firm APAC Customer Services Inc. is investing P100 million for a call center branch in Leyte, which will house up to 1,000 employees.

Located at the Leyte Academic Center (LAC) in … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/bpo-firm-grooms-leyte-as-next-bpo-hub.htm/feed 1 Report: MP3 players threaten users’ hearing http://fromthenews.net/report-mp3-players-threaten-users-hearing.htm http://fromthenews.net/report-mp3-players-threaten-users-hearing.htm#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:00:36 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4937 Steven Music
CNET News

People who listen to MP3 players for only five hours a week at a high volume may be doing permanent damage to their hearing.

A team of nine experts on the European Union’s Scientific Committee on … Read the rest

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