Foreigners can get work permits only in 15 job categories

Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 23:04:33 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — To put an end to the “abuse” of some foreigners of the special work permits (SWPs) given to them, four government agencies laid down on Labor Day a more stringent policy that limited the grant of authorization  to 15 job categories. Under the joint guidelines signed by the Department of Labor and […]

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Dole: Rules out for new maternity leave law

Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 23:00:11 +0000

itMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment issued on Wednesday the implementation rules for Republic Act No. 11210, or the 105-day expanded maternity leave law. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the new law would help better ensure the health of female workers. Some employers have warned that the new law will make […]

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DOLE: No rule barring critical foreign journalists from PH

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 16:29:20 +0000

Nothing in the new government guidelines on issuing working permits to foreigners bars certain foreign journalists — even those critical of the Duterte administration — from entering the country, according to the Department of Labor and Employment.

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Dole to inspect 2 companies for quake safety protocol violation

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 21:36:19 +0000

The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) will inspect next week at least two companies that allegedly failed to follow safety protocols

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Workers kept inside buildings during quake? Dole urged to probe incident

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 10:07:00 +0000

Workers kept inside buildings during quake? Dole urged to probe incident

The Dole should probe reports that some call center and mall employees were not allowed to leave their establishments during the earthquake last Monday.

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Dole cannot process foreign workers permit on its own — Bello

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:16:36 +0000

The labor department does not have enough manpower to single-handedly process alien employment permits for foreign workers.

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Dole checking Chinese shops on Boracay

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 23:22:06 +0000

Dole checking Chinese shops on Boracay

Chinese investors are welcome to put up businesses on Boracay Island, but the government will be keeping an eye on them to ensure they follow the law on whom to employ, according to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III.

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