Labor - Matches

Increasing the legal minimum wages (LMWs) is seen as more detrimental to the welfare of workers particularly the young and inexperienced, less educate..

The President and the country’s top businessmen found common ground on the various economic issues affecting the country during a dinner meeting..

The government’s plan to end endo, or contractualization, could lead to layoffs and greater inequality in the country, according to a study rele..

THE government should carefully weigh its policy options on “endo,” or temporary employment contracts (TEC), because immediately ending th..

It is commonly believed that mandating higher legal minimum wages (LMWs) is needed to help the poor earn a level of income that would allow them healt..

Higher education is a key driver of the economic growth of countries. Any country hopes that its universities, including state colleges and universiti..

Selected components of the NTA flow accounts were estimated for the Philippines for the years 1991, 1999, and 2011 by urban-rural residence and by inc..

The paper seeks to take stock of some of the key APEC documents/reports relevant to social protection and safety net programs, and also of the experie..

The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) targets a single market and production base in the region. To achieve this, it envisions, among others, freer movem..

This paper has two parts. The first part presents and discusses the 2011 Philippine National Transfer Accounts (NTA) estimates for selected flow accou..

TUGUEGARAO CITY—State think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) stressed the need to improve the quality of policies and re..

Labor mobility or professional service mobility, in particular, has become increasingly important. Its prevalence (in terms of volume of jobs) in trad..

The effects of labor regulations such as the minimum wage policy should be considered if government is really serious about creating jobs and pursuing..

There`s a “glimmer of hope” for inclusive growth with the government taking steps particularly in the area of labor and industrial policy ..

The minimum wage is a classic example of a price floor, the lowest price set by law with which to pay a commodity. The idea is to prevent wages from g..