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Date: January 21, 2023 (Sunday) Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm Topic: “How to Avoid and Win DOLE / NLRC Labor Cases” Expert Speaker: Labor Lawyers Atty Erwin Zagala and Atty Ramon Ramirez To watch: Live and FREE at the Philippine HR Group Facebook and The HR Cafe: Usapang Buhay, Trabaho, Atbp Facebook and Youtube pages Tomorrow […]
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IT IS EXPENSIVE TO DO BUSINESS Legitimate businesses are expensive to make. Registration to the SEC, BIR and LGU require time, effort and money. I have seen newbie entrepreneurs charged ₱100,000 to register their businesses via third parties when in actually, DTI registration is free and SEC registration probably costing 10% of that amount, tops. […]
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I saw this on my Facebook feed today. Fine, I admit it. Filipinos are not really blessed with math skills. In fact, many grow up to be afraid of it, refusing to even attempt to learn beyond counting how much is our overtime and holiday pay. Because yes, salary is important. However, I refuse to […]
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BEING A 100% FINANCIALLY DEPENDENT STAY AT HOME MOM (SAHM) IS AKIN TO GAMBLING If your cards are right, your kids will thank you for raising them right. Your loyal husband will thank you when you’re both older for forgoing a career and taking care of the household so that he could be successful in […]
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FREE HR TALK: HR AS PROCESS CHAMPIONS Date: AUGUST 7, 2022 (Sunday)Time: 3:00pm to 5:30pmTopic: “HR as Process Champions”Special Speaker: Mr. Dee M. Ancot, OD ExpertHow to Watch: LIVE AND FREE at the Philippines HR Group Facebook and Youtube, and The HR Cafe: Usapang Trabaho, Buhay at Iba Pa Facebook pages On our 101st Episode […]
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Question: Is it okay to tell a possible employer that the reason you left a company was because of mababang sahod? My Answer: I THINK YOU SHOULD EXPLAIN MORE Saying the reason you left is mababang sahod will welcome many followup questions from the recruiter like: “If mababa ang sahod, bakit mo tinanggap ang trabaho?” […]
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START THINKING OF WHAT LIFE WILL BE A lot of people regret their past choices and why they made bad decisions they’re regretting now. They get caught up on negative emotions and end up depressed thinking they’ve wasted their life and “Woe is me…. I’m old and what have I accomplished?” For me, time is […]
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When people asked me if it’s better to quit their jobs and go into business, here’s my answer: WHY CORPORATE IS SOMETIMES BETTER THAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP People always assume that if you start a business and work hard, you WILL be successful and won’t lose your capital. That it’s better than working in a 9-to-5 job […]
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THIS IS WHY I AM NOT TOO PABOR IN INCREASING MINIMUM WAGE Minimum wage increases impact the poor as an income, and businesses that hire MWE to manufacture commodities. If you’re a BPO, you’d hire a college graduate with tech and IT skills and pay them above minimum. If you’re a manufacturing company of canned […]
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NEVER LET A SNAKE INSIDE YOUR COMPANY There is a saying that a bad apple spoils the lot. And I find this as true when hiring someone to join the company. When a bad apple joins the company, there’s dissent. The bad apple will pretend to be part of a team but actually had malicious […]
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LET LENI LEAD OR LET GOD LEAD? As everyone is still reeling from the election results, may we remind everyone to please be careful to still remain rational and not write words you will later recant later on. Dyames Uy Gascon is an example on how a popular Catholic priest should NOT act. On his […]
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HOW EFFECTIVE IS GOOGLE TRENDS IN PREDICTING ELECTION RESULTS? In the recent election of France, it is claimed that Google Trends was able to predict the winner since the predicted data was so close to actual election results. What most people don’t say is that the pre-election polls / survey also had a similar prediction. […]
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