Bill to lower gov't workers' retirement age reaches Senate plenary

SENATE BILL No. (SBN) 2444 seeking to lower the optional retirement age of government workers from 60 years old to 56 years old was sponsored on Wednesday to the Senate plenary by the Committee on Civil Service, Government Reorganization and Professional Regulation, together with Committees on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises and Finance.

SC junks lower retirement age for female flight attendants

THE SUPREME Court en banc has struck down a provision in the 23-year-old collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the management and workers of national flag carrier Philippine Air Line (PAL) mandating a lower mandatory retirement age for female flight attendants.