The last quarter of 2018 is shaping up to be a worker-friendly time for employees, with the Lower House passing bills expanding maternity leave and 10-day annual incentive leave with pay. But perhaps the highlight for most is the approval…
The first step toward change, says psychotherapist and writer Nathaniel Branden, is awareness. That’s also true for managing employee complaints. We’re used to resolving workplace issues as they come, but as HR managers, we’re also expected to have foresight: to…
Here are the top news, events, and announcements that shaped and steered the HR industry and labor in the Philippines in September 2017. Senate endorses TRAIN Bill The Senate has endorsed its own version of the Tax Reform for Acceleration…
The idea of investing in employees beyond giving them their wages is relatively new. Before, people simply cash in on their rendered hours and go. Now, employers and HR leaders also face the pressure of providing “the perks” — the…
A lot has been said about counteroffers. Some say it’s a knee-jerk reaction: a mechanical and reckless response to a top employee’s resignation that a number of companies are guilty of. Employees, on the other hand, are often warned never…
Planning team outings or big organizational changes later this month? Don’t be surprised if the idea won’t sit well with some people. The Ghost Month is coming! For 2017, the traditional Buddhist and Taoist occasion will start on August 22, the…
We know a business is vulnerable when it has ghost employees. Their presence tells of lapses in management and payroll processing. They represent your employees’ lack of regard for fraud and security policies. In HR, we take ghost employee scandals very seriously….
Department managers have their plates full on a daily basis ensuring all operations are going well. They have a tremendously long list of to-do’s; The most essential one among all is managing his or her staff, and making sure they are happy and performing…
It’s never an easy job to please every employee especially when the office is being crowded by millennials. Most people think millennials are difficult to comprehend because of the generation gap but it’s not always the case. Here’s how to…