The injury or death of an employee is compensable if it is sustained (1) while performing his official functions (2) at the place where his work requires him to be or if sustained elsewhere (3) he must have been executing an order of his employer. These requirements are illustrated in this case of Bert. Read the rest of this entry »
Utmost liberality
August 26, 2008
TUCP scores DFA over proposed psychiatric test for domestic helpers
August 24, 2008
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said yesterday a proposal by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to subject outbound domestic helpers to a psychiatric test is “downright ridiculous.” Read the rest of this entry »
‘Prostitution may be 4th
August 24, 2008
“Break the chain of abuse. Pass the Anti-Child Pornography Bill,” urged Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Luz Ilagan after a study conducted by Talikala Foundation, a group helping prostituted women in Davao, revealed that a large number of prostituted women were once victims of child pornography. “The increase in the number of cases of child pornography in the Philippines and the number of Filipino children involved in the sex trade are alarming. If we do not stop these now, what will happen to our children?” Ilagan asked. Read the rest of this entry »
NBI raises alarm on child-organ trafficking
August 24, 2008
The National Bureau of Investigation alerted the public on Sunday over the rampant smuggling of human organs in the Philippines. The NBI said smugglers are now targeting childen who are kidnapped and taken abroad where their organs are sold to foreign nationals. Read the rest of this entry »
Kids as human shields in Gaisano strike?
August 23, 2008
GOVERNMENT agencies have been asked to look into reports that workers of Gaisano Capital South in downtown Cebu City were using children as shields during a strike protesting the department store’s allegedly unfair labor practices. Read the rest of this entry »
TUCP: Probe Hanjin accidents
August 21, 2008
from The Manila Times
The Senate and House committees on labor and employment should investigate “the unusually high incidence of accidental deaths” of building workers at the $1.6-billion shipyard project of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction-Philippines Inc. in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, a labor group official said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Implementation of Lateral Attrition Law weak – study
August 19, 2008
The imposition of sanctions on officials of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) who failed to meet their revenue targets have been slow. Read the rest of this entry »
TUCP rejects proposal to restrict deployment of medical workers abroad
August 18, 2008
by Mayen Jaymalin
from The Philippine Star
The country’s largest labor group yesterday rejected a proposed measure restricting the deployment of Filipino doctors and other medical workers abroad.
Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said the proposed bill requiring Filipino professionals to render compulsory service prior to working overseas is highly discriminatory. Read the rest of this entry »
TUCP rejects proposal to restrict deployment of medical workers abroad
August 18, 2008
by Mayen Jaymalin
from The Philippine Star
The country’s largest labor group yesterday rejected a proposed measure restricting the deployment of Filipino doctors and other medical workers abroad. Read the rest of this entry »
Broken promise
August 14, 2008
Under Article 291 of the Labor Code, all money claims arising from employer-employee relationship like recovery of unpaid wages, separation pay and 13th month pay must be filed within three years from the time the cause of action accrued, otherwise they shall forever be barred. This case of Alma and her late husband Jim is an exception. Read the rest of this entry »
