Philippine laws for women at work

Through the years, women have always been regarded as inferior to men. Tagged as the weaker sex, women strived to achieve a better place in Philippine society. From the struggle for the right to vote and to the right to engage in male-dominated occupations, women have shown that they can be as good, even better, contributors to society’s progress.

In recognition of women’s important role in our nation’s development, our lawmakers have passed several laws addressing their problems and protecting their rights against abuse and discrimination. Notably, in the field of labor law, women are considered as a special category of employees. Their working conditions are treated in a separate chapter in the Labor Code (Chapter I, Title III, Book III).  They are given special benefits and privileges to address the historical problem of women being subjected to unfavorable conditions of work. Read more

The importance of organizing your business organization

The business management function of organizing usually follows after planning. This involves the assignment of tasks, grouping of these tasks and the allocation of resources and people inside the organization. An organized company is an entity which its elements (people, systems, policies, information, properties, etc.,) are rearranged and placed in order. It is important for a company to achieve effectiveness and efficiency in its business operation. A simple capability to find things in the fastest possible time saves money. Why? Time is gold and gold is money. A minute lost in searching a certain important stuff misplaced in a disorganized work environment, is already a cost convertible in money. If you earn $100 an hour, then a 5 minute wasted time in searching a particular office document will already cost $8.33.  Read more

Business Bible Verses: Modesty and Intelligence (Matthew 10:16)

Have you ever asked yourself how you will act in front of your customers or in front of your employees? How about how you will interact with your online visitors and customers? If you are not sure how you will present your self in front of these people, then you got to read and reflect on this piece of wisdom from the Bible: Read more

Love and romantic relationship between employees in a business working place

What would be the effect if there will be a love and romantic relationship between co-workers in a working place? Will it create a negative or a positive effect in the organization? Or will it depend on the kind of relationship the employees will have? Some companies and employers disallow their employees to have such relationship. There are many reasons why they don’t allow such occurrence. One reason is to avoid the possibility of connivance between couples – this is to maintain a strong internal control in an organization. Some say that the unpleasant and high emotions that the relationship will bring when the couple is in a quarrel will cause a negative impact on the people around them. This impact goes through the mental, emotional and spiritual channels of humanism. It includes additional stress that may deter the efficiency and effectiveness of the workers’ output in the company’s operations. With these reasons, employers may become pessimistic enough to prevent such existence of relationship. Other employers stand for the axiom “prevention is better than cure”. Read more