ECOP SPECIAL COVERAGE ON COVID-19
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Business Case, Business Cares: A Series on Good Business Practices
Strategic Framework towards Re-entry and Recovery: Splash Corporation
Business Case #5 Splash Corporation Splash Corporation is a subsidiary of Wipro Consumer Care. It has business interests in manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of personal care goods in the Philippines and in the international market. Splash Corporation...
Strategic Framework towards Re-entry and Recovery: Uploan PH
Business Case #4 Uploan PH Uploan is an innovative fintech company based in the Philippines that provides short-term loans and insurance coverage to its over 250 partner employers. The company was founded in early 2017 with a core mission to build a financially...
Strategic Framework towards Re-entry and Recovery: SM Investments Corporation
Business Case #3 SM Investments Corporation SM is a Philippine conglomerate that is invested in market-leading businesses in retail, banking, and property. In preparation for the return of its workforce, SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) has undertaken several...
Strategic Framework towards Re-entry and Recovery: UnionBank of the Philippines
Business Case #2 UnionBank of the Philippines UnionBank of the Philippines (UnionBank) is a publicly-listed universal bank. The company offers a wide range of financial and related products and services. Its core business is corporate finance and consumer...
Strategic Framework towards Re-entry and Recovery: Union Galvasteel Corporation (UGC)
Union Galvasteel Corporation (UGC) is manufacturer and distributor of pre-painted and other galvanized roofing, and of galvanized steel building products. With the imposition of the enhanced community quarantine last March, UGC has been looking forward to re-starting...
Best Practices of Inspiro Relia, Inc. (Inspiro)
BUSINESS CASES, BUSINESS CARES: A SERIES ON GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICES Series 1: Responses during the Enhanced Community Quarantine Business Case # 48 Best Practices of Inspiro Relia, Inc. (Inspiro) BUSINESS CASES, BUSINESS CARES:...
Best Practices of First Gen Corporation (First Gen)
BUSINESS CASES, BUSINESS CARES: A SERIES ON GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICES Series 1: Responses during the Enhanced Community Quarantine Business Case # 47 Best Practices of First Gen Corporation (First Gen) BUSINESS CASES,...
Best Practices of Ramon F. Garcia & Company, CPAs (RFG & CO)
BUSINESS CASES, BUSINESS CARES: A SERIES ON GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICES Series 1: Responses during the Enhanced Community Quarantine Business Case # 46 Best Practices of Ramon F. Garcia & Company, CPAs (RFG & CO) ...
Best Practices of Union Galvasteel Corporation (UGC)
BUSINESS CASES, BUSINESS CARES: A SERIES ON GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICES Series 1: Responses during the Enhanced Community Quarantine Business Case # 45 Best Practices of Union Galvasteel Corporation (UGC) BUSINESS...
Best Practices of OceanaGold Philippines, Inc. (OGPI)
BUSINESS CASES, BUSINESS CARES: A SERIES ON GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICES Series 1: Responses during the Enhanced Community Quarantine Business Case # 44 Best Practices of OceanaGold Philippines, Inc. (OGPI) BUSINESS...
Best Practices of YALETRAK Philippines Incorporated
BUSINESS CASES, BUSINESS CARES: A SERIES ON GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICES Series 1: Responses during the Enhanced Community Quarantine Business Case # 43 Best Practices of YALETRAK Philippines Incorporated ...
Best Practices of Thomson Reuters Corp Pte Ltd – Philippine Branch
BUSINESS CASES, BUSINESS CARES: A SERIES ON GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICES Series 1: Responses during the Enhanced Community Quarantine Business Case # 42 Best Practices of Thomson Reuters Corp Pte Ltd - Philippine Branch ...
EBMO Actions on COVID-19: Crisis Management and Member Engagement
EBMO Actions: Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Response to COVID-19
EBMO Action # 4 Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Australia’s healthcare system is one of the best in the world. The Australian government is responding strongly to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic. Whenever a major health...
EBMO Actions: APINDO’s Response to COVID-19
EBMO Action # 3 Employers Association of Indonesia (APINDO) Assessed and characterized as a pandemic, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has adversely affected each country across the globe. Amid this outbreak, many sectors and industries suffer losses while...
EBMO Actions on COVID-19: Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry
EBMO Action # 2 Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) After the national government quarantined the entirety of Luzon, several local government units in Visayas have started imposing lockdowns as a precautionary measure to the COVID-19 crisis. Currently,...
EBMO Actions on COVID-19: Crisis Management and Member Engagement
The COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge for employers and business membership organizations (EBMOs). EBMOs include professional organizations, trade associations, chambers of commerce, and sectoral/industry associations. Aside from providing leadership and...
Prescriptions on Business Survival and Resilience
Prescriptions on Business Survival and Resilience: Dutch Employers’ Cooperation Programme (DECP) Response to COVID-19
The Dutch Employers’ Cooperation Programme (DECP) has created a special DECP-webpage that supports employers’ organizations in tackling the impact of COVID-19. The objective of the website is to provide information, tips, and tricks on the challenges that employers’...
Prescriptions on Business Survival and Resilience: ‘ASKS’ to the private sector in the response to COVID-19
In May 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) released another edition of their guidance for the private sector in addressing and responding to COVID-19. The keynote brochure prominently featured ‘ASKS’, the International Organization of Employers’ COVID-19...
Webinar Highlights – Episode 2: Building a Sustainable Business Model to Overcome a Pandemic
Highlights of the Webinar: Prescriptions for Business Survival and Sustainability in a Pandemic Episode 2: Building a Sustainable Business Model to Overcome a Pandemic 8 May 2020, 3:00PM – 5:00PM Background: The Employers Confederation of the Philippines...
Prescriptions on Business Survival and Resilience: “Safe return to work: guide for employers on COVID-19 prevention”
A guide released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in May 2020 lists recommendations for health and safety practices and approaches to COVID-19 prevention. With contents based on materials developed by numerous organizations from around the globe like...
Prescriptions on Business Survival and Resilience: “ILO’s Social protection responses to the COVID-19 crisis: Country responses in Asia and the Pacific”
In a brief released in March 2020, the International Labour Organization (ILO) outlined the importance of social protection in responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Initially a public health crisis, the pandemic has since developed into a global economic crisis that...
Prescriptions on Business Survival and Resilience: “Prevention and Mitigation of COVID-19 at Work Action Checklist”
The International Labor Organization (ILO) developed an action checklist entitled “Prevention and Mitigation of COVID-19 at Work”. It is a management tool that implements practical actions in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 pandemic at the workplace. The tool...
Prescriptions on Business Survival and Resilience: “The Six-Step COVID-19 Business Continuity Plan”
The International Labor Organization - Bureau for Employers' Activities (ILO-ACT/EMP) designed a tool entitled "The Six-Step COVID-19 Business Continuity Plan" to support enterprises during the COVID-19 crisis. The self-assessment tool enables employers to...
Prescriptions on Business Survival and Resilience: “IOE Guidance on surviving COVID-19 and coming out strong”
In April 2020, the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) shared the report “IOE Guidance on surviving COVID-19 and coming out strong”. The report emphasizes on the responses of governments to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly saving lives and maintaining...
Prescriptions on Business Survival and Resilience: “IOE Guidance on Teleworking in the times of COVID-19”
This April, the International Organization of Employers (IOE) released a guiding document entitled “IOE Guidance on Teleworking in the times of COVID-19” providing practical guidance to employers in understanding the main challenges of teleworking during emergency...
Prescriptions on Business Survival and Resilience: “ILO Guidelines for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises”
First published in 2009, the International Labor Organization (ILO) came out with a publication entitled “Business Continuity Planning: Guidelines for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises” underscoring the overarching goal of “increasing resilience and mitigating risk...
Webinar Series: Employers and Workers in the Time of COVID-1
Webinar Highlights – Episode 3: Building an “A” Team for your Enterprise: Getting the Right People to Do the Job
Highlights of the Webinar: Prescriptions for Business Survival and Sustainability in a Pandemic Episode 3: Building an “A” Team for your Enterprise: Getting the Right People to Do the Job 15 May 2020 | 3:00PM – 5:00PM Background: The Employers Confederation of the...
Webinar Highlights – Episode 2: Building a Sustainable Business Model to Overcome a Pandemic
Highlights of the Webinar: Prescriptions for Business Survival and Sustainability in a Pandemic Episode 2: Building a Sustainable Business Model to Overcome a Pandemic 8 May 2020, 3:00PM – 5:00PM Background: The Employers Confederation of the Philippines...
ECOP holds webinar on shielding workplaces from COVID-19
The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) organized a webinar entitled “Shielding Workplaces from COVID-19” under the series “Ensuring Occupational Safety and Health under a Risk-based Scenario” on 27 May 2020. Dr. Francisco Salcedo Cruz, MD, MPH from the...
Final eFora episode present quick wins and long-term plans for the Philippines
Moving on to the new normal entails the strong partnership and collaboration of the public and private sectors. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported that the Philippine economy shrank by 0.2% for the first time in twenty years. The probability that the...
Webinar Highlights: DTI & DOLE Interim Guidelines on Workplace Prevention and Control of COVID-19
Highlights of the Webinar: Employers and Workers in the Time of COVID-19 Fifth Edition DTI and DOLE Interim Guidelines on Workplace Prevention and Control of COVID-19 5 May 2020 Introduction With the impending resumption of business operations under either the...
ECOP holds third episode of webinar on entrepreneurial development
Selecting the right employees has always been and will always be the concern for companies who want nothing but the best for their reputation. Little did everyone know that it is not solely about selecting the right employee but creating a company culture that makes...
Webinar Highlights – Starting and Redesigning Your Business During a Pandemic: Using Design Thinking Principles and Applications
Highlights of the Webinar: Prescriptions for Business Survival and Sustainability in a Pandemic Episode 1: Starting and Redesigning Your Business During a Pandemic: Using Design Thinking Principles and Applications 1 May 2020, 3:00PM – 5:00PM Background The...
Highlights of the Webinar: Updates on DOLE CAMP and Other Important Labor Advisories
ECOP Webinar Series “Updates on DOLE CAMP and Other Important Labor Advisories” 7 April 2020, 2:00PM – 4:00PM The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) conducted its second webinar with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) entitled “Updates...
ECOP conducts entrepreneurship courses for women
The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), in partnership with the Philippine Women’s Economic Network (PHILWEN) and the Wadhwani Foundation, will conduct a six-week entrepreneurial course targeting aspiring women entrepreneurs and start-ups (businesses...
ECOP, OSHC, and ILO to organize webinar in celebration of World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2020
The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), together with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Department of Labor and Employment – Occupational Safety and Health Center (DOLE-OSHC), will jointly organize a Zoom webinar entitled “Stop the...
Highlights of the Webinar: SSS Services and Assistance in the Time of a Public Health Emergency
ECOP Webinar Series “SSS Services and Assistance in the Time of a Public Health Emergency” 3 April 2020, 2:00PM – 4:00PM In addition to the Employers Confederation of the Philippines’ (ECOP) initiative to help employers and employees alike in the midst of the...
Highlights of the Webinar: Pag-IBIG’s Services and Assistance in the Time of a Public Health Emergency
ECOP Webinar Series “Pag-IBIG’s Services and Assistance in the Time of a Public Health Emergency” 25 March 2020, 2:00PM – 4:00PM The coronavirus pandemic has caught the entire world by surprise as lockdowns were forced to be implemented by national governments...
Advisories
ECOP mourns the passing of ZAMBASULTA Past President “Monsi”
“He was designated Monsignor since the late 1990s until he left the priesthood. Hence, he was called ‘Monsi’ by everybody.” The Employers Confederation of the Philippines announces with great sorrow the passing of ECOP ZAMBASULTA Past President, Crisanto...
Joint Statement: Business groups urge recovery plan to rescue economy, MSMEs in SONA
41st National Conference of Employers CONFERENCE PROPER 3-7 August 2020 [learn_more...
As COVID-19 positive cases increase: ECOP urges extensive profiling for targeted interventions
Visit ECOP COVID-19 Center 41st National Conference of Employers CONFERENCE PROPER 3-7 August 2020 ...
Statement of ECOP opposing the directive of the DOH on repeated COVID-19 rapid testing of workers
Visit ECOP COVID-19 Center 41st National Conference of Employers CONFERENCE PROPER 3-7 August 2020 [button...
Prescriptions on Business Survival and Resilience: Dutch Employers’ Cooperation Programme (DECP) Response to COVID-19
The Dutch Employers’ Cooperation Programme (DECP) has created a special DECP-webpage that supports employers’ organizations in tackling the impact of COVID-19. The objective of the website is to provide information, tips, and tricks on the challenges that employers’...
Prescriptions on Business Survival and Resilience: ‘ASKS’ to the private sector in the response to COVID-19
In May 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) released another edition of their guidance for the private sector in addressing and responding to COVID-19. The keynote brochure prominently featured ‘ASKS’, the International Organization of Employers’ COVID-19...
Webinar Highlights – Episode 2: Building a Sustainable Business Model to Overcome a Pandemic
Highlights of the Webinar: Prescriptions for Business Survival and Sustainability in a Pandemic Episode 2: Building a Sustainable Business Model to Overcome a Pandemic 8 May 2020, 3:00PM – 5:00PM Background: The Employers Confederation of the Philippines...
Prescriptions on Business Survival and Resilience: “Safe return to work: guide for employers on COVID-19 prevention”
A guide released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in May 2020 lists recommendations for health and safety practices and approaches to COVID-19 prevention. With contents based on materials developed by numerous organizations from around the globe like...
Prescriptions on Business Survival and Resilience: “ILO’s Social protection responses to the COVID-19 crisis: Country responses in Asia and the Pacific”
In a brief released in March 2020, the International Labour Organization (ILO) outlined the importance of social protection in responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Initially a public health crisis, the pandemic has since developed into a global economic crisis that...
DOLE-NWPC conducts survey on MSME readiness for webinars and virtual sessions
The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment, is organizing a series of productivity-related webinars and other virtual orientation and training for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)....
ILO conducts survey on the impact of COVID-19 to migrant workers and their families
The International Labor Organization (ILO), through the Safe and Fair Programme is currently conducting a survey on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrants, especially women migrant workers. This is being done in all the ASEAN countries where Safe and Fair...
ECOP attends COVID-19 Action Network Bi-Weekly Forum
Informing the public on the next steps of the government regarding the situation of the State is crucial in ensuring transparency and accountability. Even before COVID-19, commuters experience ordeals every day in catching rides going from one place to another. The...
Frequently Asked Questions
Wondering how to join? Here are a few FAQs to guide you.
Who can join ECOP?
Any company and employer and business membership organization (EBMO) duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
What are the different categories of membership?
Regular
- Business Membership Organizations (BMOs) with more than ten (10) corporate or individual members
Sustaining
- Duly-registered private corporations
Chapter
- Regional or Provincial employers’ organizations duly recognized by ECOP
Affiliate
- Chambers of Commerce affiliated with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)
What are the requirements for membership?
- Duly accomplished membership application form and information sheet
- Company’s SEC registration and by-laws
- Payment of annual membership fee and one-time payment of entrance fee
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