UK employers urged to adopt fertility policies or risk losing talented staff
Businesses failing to support employees undergoing fertility treatment risk high staff turnover and rising sick leave, according to the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). One in seven couples now experience fertility challenges, NHS figures show, prompting calls for formal workplace policies that
Marcos, Duterte second-half trust ratings drop
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOBy Chloe Mari A. Hufana, ReporterPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and Vice-President (VP) Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio’s trust ratings in the latter half of 2024 dropped after they failed to address critical national issues, according to the latest survey
Midterm polls, Marcos and Duterte rift cost Filipinos key reforms, analysts say
PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, ReporterKEY POLICY reforms in education, health, and labor among other sectors have been “disregarded” as focus shifted to the 2025 midterm elections and the widening rift between two of the country’s most influential
Congress told to revisit wage-setting system, EPIRA reforms
STOCK PHOTO | Image by wal_172619 from PixabayBy John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterPHILIPPINE LAWMAKERS should review the country’s wage-setting system and consider amending the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001 when Congress resumes session on Jan. 13 to
OP gets P5B more for ASEAN Summit chairmanship in 2026
THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit is being held in Laos. — REVOLI S. CORTEZ/PPA POOLTHE Office of the President (OP) on Monday confirmed that it had gotten a P5-billion increase in the 2025 national budget as the