Archive for August, 2009

Accounting and finance workers suffering severe stress

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Accounting and finance professionals in Australia and New Zealand are suffering from greater levels of stress than other professionals. The independent study by Hudson called Talent Tightrope: Managing the Workplace through the Downturn found that almost 74% of accounting and finance professionals say their stress has risen as a result of ...

Remittances continue to grow despite crisis

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Remittances continued to post a modest increase in the first six months, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Monday. In a statement, BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. said money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) grew by 2.9 percent year-on-year to a fresh record of $8.479 billion in the ...

Stop job losses

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

THE Nacionalista Party has urged the Arroyo administration to come up with a stimulus package for local industries to help mitigate the impact of the global financial crisis. In a statement, NP spokesperson and former Cavite Rep. Gilbert Remulla warned that the recession in other countries will result in a growing ...