The number of Filipinos working for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) has increased to 25,000 despite ongoing calls from lawmakers to ban POGOs, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The latest figures were higher compared to the 22,000, which was revealed during a Senate hearing last October.…
BOOSTING support for micro enterprises and expanding skills training initiatives will be the focus of the government’s pandemic recovery roadmap which will start next year, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The measures include focusing on the skills needs of 10 key employment generating sectors and the…
Over 6,500 displaced workers from Abra and nearby provinces devastated by a magnitude 7 earthquake last week were already provided emergency jobs by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). In a Viber message, Labor Undersecretary Benjo M. Benavidez told the BusinessMirror the bulk or 4,625 of the said beneficiaries of…
Some 130,000 more additional overseas Filipino workers (OFW) affected by the pandemic will soon get their much-awaited financial assistance from the government, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). In a news conference on Thursday, Labor and Employment Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said the Department of Budget and Management…
EMPLOYEES who avail themselves of a 4-day compressed work week (CWW) setup will not immediately qualify for overtime (OT) pay, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). It issued the statement as labor groups demanded for OT pay compensation for those who will fall under the scheme and…