February 04, 2021 INSTEAD of taking their labor concerns to the streets, 76 of the 300 laid-off workers of a garment company operating inside the Mactan Economic Zone (MEZ) 1, are filing a lawsuit for alleged illegal dismissal and union busting.
On Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, executives of First Glory Phils. Inc., and its labor union reached a compromise agreement after several rounds of mediation-conciliation meetings were brokered by the Lapu-Lapu City Government.
First Glory Apparel, which manufactures apparel which, US-based brand J. Crew, filed for bankruptcy in May 2020.
In an interview, Public Employment Service Office head Kim Francisco told SunStar Cebu they have successfully averted a planned physical rally against a locator in MEZ 1.
Published January 20, 2021, 10:55 AM
Jobless and looking for work?
Check the Top 20 job vacancies in the country from the PESO Employment Information System that was revealed by the Department of Labor and Employment’s-Bureau of Local Employment (DoLE-BLE).
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According to BLE, the Top 20 vacancies posted on PEIS from January 8 to 14, 2021 are the following:
Clerical aide (1,800), office clerk (767), domestic helper (710), call center agent (602), and production machine operator (350),service crew (217), production worker (143), laborer (102), technical support staff (100), and waiter (60).
There are also jobs for production helper (52), waitress (50), dispatch rider (50), sales clerk (49), and warehouse man (47), sales associate professional (45), merchandiser (42), domestic cleaner (40), mason (35), and cashier (32).
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A man sprinkles holy water among Catholic devotees attending a mass on the feast day of the Black Nazarene, outside Quiapo Church in Manila, Philippines, on Jan 9, 2021. - Reuters MANILA, Jan. 10 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday pleaded with the multitude who descended on Quiapo Church and its vicinity for the annual Feast of the Black Nazarene on Saturday (Jan 9) to go into self-quarantine and closely watch for any symptoms of Covid-19.
The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Sunday reported 1,906 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in the country to 487,690.
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+ December 15, 2020 THE local government of San Carlos City through the Public Employment Service Office (Peso) successfully held a two-day online job fair last December 12 to 13 at the Negros Occidental Language & Information Technology Center Extension Office (NOLITC EO).
The activity was the first online job fair to be held in the whole Western Visayas where seven local establishments and one overseas agency opened their doors to jobseekers.
Around 900 applicants sent their resumes through email and facebook with hopes to get jobs.
At least 33 jobseekers were hired on the spot (Hots) while a total of 87 applicants were qualified for final interview, 18 for jobs abroad and 69 for local placement.
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