Archive for October, 2008

Legal basis of a rest day

Every call center, may have at some instance, been greatly disadvantaged by a supposed day off. Ideally, a worker should not be in the office for not less than 24 hours for it to be considered a rest day. But because of the nature of our job, where we work in shifting and uncertain schedule, we might have deprived of our rest day.I found an article this afternoon at People’s Tonight tabloid. It explains the legal basis of our rest day.

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Arroyo: US call center invests in RP

In an unannounced briefing at the Palace, the President presented to reporters iQor President and Chief Executive Office Vikas Kapoor who demonstrated FeAther, a biometric system that the firm developed MORE »

Ayala signs 10 startups in UP technopark

Ten startup companies will be moving into the Ayala Technology Business Incubator (TBI) facility located in a soon-to-operate technopark across UP Diliman. MORE »

Convergys eyes 1,000 workers in Bacolod

The Ohio-based outsourcing firm launched its Bacolod City operations Wednesday with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo attending the formal rites. MORE »