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Digital jobs
Taking cue from recent figures released by the Department of Labor and Employment, the local government of Binangonan embarked on a program to help local folks in honing their skills to qualify for digital jobs. Municipal administrator Russel Callanta Ynares said that they are close to wrapping up the first general virtual assistance training program…
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DOLE orders employers to release deferred holiday pay benefits
By Fernan Angeles WITH less than a month before Christmas, the Department of Labor and Employment ordered private sector employers to release the deferred holiday pay benefits of their workers before the end of the year. DOLE issued several holiday pay rules wherein it gave companies the choice to defer payments “until such time that…
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DOLE stops work at Skyway Extension
By John Clifford Lintao THE much-awaited Skyway Extension project is snagged anew as the Department of Labor and Employment on Monday ordered a work stoppage to make way for the investigation following Saturday’s deadly accident involving a steel girder. In a virtual press briefing, the labor department’s spokesperson Rolly Francia said the order by DOLE-National…
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DOLE to hire 5K local folks to clean up Catanduanes
By John Clifford Lintao RESIDENTS in the battered Catanduanes province in the Bicol region are being considered in a cash-for-work program embarking on cleaning up and repairing damages resulting from the havoc of super typhoon Rolly. In a radio interview, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello hinted at hiring some 5,000 workers living in the province, adding…
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It’s final: No deferment of 13th month pay for workers
By Fernan Angeles IT’S final. There would be no deferment of 13th month pay for the Filipino workers, says the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday. In its Labor Advisory No. 28 signed by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, the DOLE said that “no request or application for exemption from payment of 13th…
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COVID-19 leaves 180,000 Filipinos jobless – DOLE
By Fernan Angeles THE global pandemic forced over 180,000 Filipinos to lose their jobs, said the Department of Labor and Employment. Government data released by DOLE’s job placement monitoring unit showed most of them lost their jobs due in view of company scale-down, retrenchment and closure. The National Capital Region recorded the highest number with…
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Wearing of face shield now required in work areas
By Fernan Angeles EXPECT workplaces to look like more of space stations as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) hinted on requiring the wearing of face shields for employees in workplaces. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the measure will be confirmed as soon as the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) meeting with Trade Secretary…