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P22 Increase in Minimum Wage for NCR
An additional P22 cost-of-living allowance (COLA), effective 26 May 2011, is granted to workers in the National Capital Region (NCR). The P22 COLA is contained in Wage Order No. NCR-16 (full text) issued on 9 May 2011 by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) and published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer …
Write about Your Business
Pinoy Dads are traditionally the breadwinners of the family, although a lot has changed in the recent years. Many of the breadwinners derive their income through business.
Successful and Inspiring Filipino Entrepreneurs
In business and entrepreneurship, just like in any aspect of life, those who are inspired are among the successful lot. Of course, some say it’s better to be smart that being inspired (or that success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration), but, all things being equal, an inspired person persists through challenges and gets ahead …
Moving out of Comfort Zones and Starting your own Business
Some time ago, my father handed me a book, Who Moved My Cheese, by Dr. Spencer Johnson. It’s a short one; I finished it in just under an hour. The theme is about anticipating, accepting and enjoying change in work and in life. It’s about having the guts to step out of our comfort zones. …
Office Politics: Surviving the Office Jungle
Office politics is a fact of institutional or corporate life. As long as organizations exist, office politics will always be there. On a neutral note, office politics is simply the relationship and interaction between and among co-workers (and, to a certain extent, with the bosses). The relationship should ideally be of mutual respect, and the …