LABSTAT Updates

Vol. 16 No. 14 [4.19.2012]
LABOR TURNOVER STATISTICS
Fourth Quarter 2011
(In Large Enterprises in Metro Manila)

Labor Turnover
(Accessions vs. Separations)

  • Employment growth in top enterprises in the National Capital Region stood at 1.88% during the fourth quarter of 2011 – a slowdown from the same quarter of the previous year at 4.05%.
  • This corresponded to the modest 3.7% growth in gross domestic product (GDP) recorded in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared with the 6.1% growth during the same period in 2010.
  • Measured in terms of labor turnover rate, employment was up as accession rate (10.38%) surpassed separation rate (8.50%) by 1.88 percentage points. (Table 1)

 

 

 

Vol. 16 No. 13 [4.19.2012]
BALANCING WORK AND FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES
AND WORKING TIME ARRANGEMENTS IN 2010:
REAL ESTATE, RENTING AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES INDUSTRY
(Seventh of Series on Industrial Relations Practices)

Overview

The real estate, renting and business activities industry which include call center activities accounted for the fourth largest proportion (11.6% or 2,749) of the estimated 23,723 establishments employing 20 or more workers in June 2010.

Merely 2.1% (57) of these establishments were with unions while only 1.7% (48) had collective bargaining agreements.

 

 

Vol. 16 No. 12 [3.30.2012]
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE JANUARY 2012
LABOR FORCE SURVEY

Labor Force

The country’s labor force grew by 2.8% (+1.106 million) to reach 40.316 million in January 2012 – a marked increase from a year ago growth of 1.0% (+382,000). This figure corresponds to labor force participation rate (LFPR) of 64.3% - an increase of 0.6 percentage point from 63.7% a year earlier.

Participation rates were up for both men and women and also across age groups but the increases were most notable among women (50.0% from 49.1%) and among age cohorts 15-24 years old (45.8% from 45.0%) and 35-44 years old (79.2% from 78.4%).

 

 

Vol. 16 No. 11 [3.28.2012]
BALANCING WORK AND FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES
AND WORKING TIME ARRANGEMENTS IN 2010:
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE INDUSTRY
(Sixth of series on Industrial Relations Practices)

Overview

The wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods industry accounted for the second largest proportion (20.8% or 4,928) of the estimated 23,723 establishments employing 20 or more wokers in June 2010.

About 5.6% (29 May, 2012ective bargaining agreements.

Unionized workers were reported at 20,335 or about 5.7% of the total paid employees (359,889) in the industry.

 

 

Vol. 16 No. 10 [3.13.2012]
SAFETY AND HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE
... Cases of Occupational Diseases
(Last of a four-part series)

Manufacturing industry had the highest cases of occupational diseases

  • In the inquiry on Occupational Injuries and Diseases of the 2009/2010 BITS, occupational disease is defined as an abnormal condition or disorder other than one resulting from an occupational injury caused by exposure over a period of time to risk factors associated with work activity such as contact with certain chemicals, inhaling coal dust, carrying out repetitive movements, etc.
  • In  2009, a total of 71,894 cases of occupational diseases were reported in non-agricultural establishments employing 20 or more workers. (Table 1)

 

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