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Jun 20, 20080

Employment in tourism up 6.4%

Manila Standard

EMPLOYMENT in tourism rose 6.44 percent in the year to April 2008, easing the drop in work opportunities in the other industries, the government said yesterday.

Employment in real estate also went up, and by 5.1 percent, in … Read the rest

Apr 18, 20080

Metro firms cry out for ‘qualified’ manpower

Mayen Jaymalin
Philippine Star

Majority of commercial establishments in the National Capital Region (NCR) are suffering from a shortage of qualified workers, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday.

“Results of a survey showed that nearly half or … Read the rest

Mar 30, 20080

Change in employee demographics creates retention problems in RP firms

Likha C. Cuevas-Miel, Business Reporter
Manila Times

Local companies are having problems in terms of keeping their employees in the organization as the demography of workers in the Asia-Pacific region changes, a human resource consulting firm recently said.

In a … Read the rest

Mar 30, 20080

Industrialists fret about, investors deterred by technology brain drain

Katrina Mennen A. Valdez, Reporter
Manila Times

Though there is supposed to be a mismatch between jobs available and the qualifications of graduates, nobody has ever bothered to find out exactly how many “qualified” workers in which fields of specialization … Read the rest

Mar 27, 20080

Tourism to generate 3.5 M new jobs this year

Philippine Star

The local tourism industry is expected to generate over P636 billion in earnings and 3.5 million new jobs this year, the  Department of Tourism (DOT) reported yesterday.

Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano said the latest survey done by … Read the rest

Mar 13, 20081

Levi’s closes RP factory

Manila Standard

Levi Strauss & Co. yesterday said it will close its cut-and-sew apparel plant in Manila after 36 years, with the termination of 257 workers.

The company will cease plant operations on July 31.

Levi Strauss said in a … Read the rest

Dec 5, 20070

Nueva Ecija employment program intensified

Manila Times

PALAYAN CITY: The provincial government of Nueva Ecija intensified its employment drive using a program that matches job applicants and prospective employers called “Trabahong Una ang Mamamayan sa Abroad at Lokal na Industriya.”

The Provincial Manpower and Training … Read the rest

Oct 20, 20070

Chips makers seek wage hike exemption

Katrina Mennen A. Valdez
Manila Times

The Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines, Inc. on Friday asked the government for exemption from the annual mandatory increases in salaries, wages and allowances in light of the fast appreciating peso and … Read the rest

Aug 22, 20070

Immigration to press probe of 91 Clark employees

Dennis Carcamo
Manila Standard

THE Bureau of Immigration will continue to investigate the circumstances behind the entry and employment of 91 Chinese nationals who were arrested last week for illegally working at a construction project in the Clark Freeport, Commissioner … Read the rest

Aug 20, 20070

Clark: Sino employees had visas

Rendy Isip
Manila Standard

CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga —Officials of Clark Development Corp. yesterday said that the 92 Chinese nationals who were arrested at the Fontana Leisure Resorts last week are not illegal aliens.

Fontana Resort is one of the largest … Read the rest

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