Contractuals

By Rene E. Ofreneo, Businessmirror – Apr 11, 2018 In 2017, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Department Order No. 174, which tightened the rules on the registration of “legitimate” manpower agencies, now generally referred to as “service contractors”. Capitalization was increased to P5 million (from P3 million) and registration fee, from P25,000…

DOLE to regularize 300,000 ‘endo’ employees in 2018 The Department of Labor and Employment is aiming to regularize up to 300,000 “endo” or contractual employees on less than six month deals.

By GERARD NAVAL, Apr 06, 2018 JOLLIBEE Foods Corp. (JFC) may have to regularize up to 50,000 more contractual employees, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said yesterday.

By Nelson S. Badilla, Businessmirror, Apr 5, 2018 Citing the order handed down recently by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to Jolibee Food Corp., a labor group advocating the end of job contractualization, or endo, expressed belief that President Duterte, through the DOLE, can do a much better job in regularizing more contractual…

by ABS-CBN News, Apr 02 2018 Walang kapangyarihan ang ehekutibong sangay ng gobyerno para tapusin ang kalakalan ng “endo” o “end of contract,” ayon mismo sa isang opisyal ng Palasyo.

By: Pathricia Ann V. Roxas – Reporter, Mar 19, 2018 The House of Representatives’ Makabayan bloc members on Monday filed a bill which seeks to prohibit all forms of labor contractualization in the public sector.

14 March 2018 https://www.etui.org/ReformsWatch/Sweden/Sweden-arrangement-on-new-employment-model-for-labour-market-entrants Based on an earlier deal between the social partners, the government and representatives of employees and employers have agreed on a new system of ‘entry agreements’. The aim is to help newly arrived immigrants and long-term unemployed people to become established in the labour market, and to facilitate future skills provision for…

by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Inquirer, Mar 2, 2018 Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez defended contractualization, saying it was “not unfair” to workers since the current arrangement provided for more investments, and thus more jobs.

by Tina G. Santos, Inquirer, Feb 28, 2018 Labor groups on Tuesday said they would not accept any compromise being pushed by President Rodrigo Duterte on the draft executive order (EO) prohibiting the contractualization of jobs.

By Samuel P. Medenilla, Businessmirror, Feb 27, 2018 Labor groups may not be able to get their preferred version of an executive order (EO) on job contractualization, which they expect President Duterte to sign in a forthcoming Palace meeting scheduled next month.

Duterte gives up on banning ‘endo’: You can’t stop contractualization because oligarchs don’t want to Another campaign promise of President Rodrigo Duterte bits the dust. After nearly two months in office, Duterte admitted that snuffing out ‘endo’ or contractualization was easier said than done.

by Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News, Feb 8, 2018 MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte is seeking more time to issue an executive order (EO) on contractualization, Malacañang said Thursday, after the chief executive met with labor groups calling for an end to the practice called “endo,” short for end of contract.

Reports from Vince F. Nonato and Julie M. Aurelio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jan 31, 2018 The House of Representatives on Monday passed on third reading a proposed law that would legalize contractual labor only if allowed by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and regularize a contractual employee who had rendered six months of…

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV – JAN 14, 2018 DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 Jan) — Labor secretary Silvestre Bello III has revoked agreements signed with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) to reacquire its functions to inspect establishments operating within the economic zones in the country on their compliance with labor standards.

by Patty Pasion, Rappler, Jan 3, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The country’s fight against contractualization appears far from over, based on figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

By Samuel Medenilla, Manila Bulletin, Dec 25, 2017 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has ordered fast-food giant Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) to regularize around 500 workers in its nine branches in MIMAROPA region.

There are an estimated 1.3 million contractual employees nationwide by Patty Pasion, Rappler, Dec 14, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has regularized at least 125,000 of 200,000 contractual workers it targeted to regularize in 2017.

by Jerome Aning, Rappler, Dec 2, 2017 Christmas came early to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) as 1,057 building attendants signed three-year contracts that took effect on Friday, thus ending the practice of “endo” in the country’s premier gateway.

The Philippines’ Department of Labour and Employment has ordered two Japanese firms operating in the Laguna province to give regular employment status to more than 1,000 workers after they were found to be engaged in illegal labour-only contracting activities, reports the Manila Times. Japanese manufacturing company Terumo and its three contractors were directed to regularise…

The Department of Labor and Employment says 75,430 workers have already been regularized as of November 3 by Patty Pasion, Rappler, Nov 26, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – More than one-third of the 200,000 contractual workers estimated by regional offices of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have already been regularized.

By Samuel Medenilla, Manila Bulletin, Nov 16, 2017 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Thursday it is winning the war against illegal forms of contractualization after it facilitated the regularization of more than 120,000 workers.

The Department of Labor and Employment is open to creating a joint draft of an executive order against contractualization that would be submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte by Patty Pasion, Rappler, Nov 9, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Despite the issuance of a government order that regulates contractualization, the fight to abolish it continues.

By Samuel P. Medenilla, Manila Bulletin, Nov 4, 2017 Even before President Rodrigo Roa Duterte initiated the government crackdown against illegal forms of contractualization last year, the number of non-regular workers nationwide has already started to decline, according to a new report from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), Oct 23, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has adopted a new policy to hasten the regularization of contractual workers and ensure compliance with labor standards.

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Aug 21, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Employers have raised anew concerns over issues of contractualization and workers’ security of tenure included in certain provisions of 25 bills pending in the House of Representatives.

by Marc Jayson Cayabyab, Inquirer, Aug 16, 2017 The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) is faced with an inconvenient truth amid its efforts to rid the country of contractualization — it has its own 686 contractual workers.

by Marc Jayson Cayabyab, Inquirer, Jul 27, 2017 Militant lawmakers on Thursday decried the House of Representatives’ approval of a bill rightsizing the government to improve the delivery of public services, saying this may result in massive layoffs of government workers. In a statement, Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate said the bill for rightsizing government…

ABS-CBN News, Jul 27 2017 MANILA- Services of job order and contractual workers in government should only be availed for temporary projects or activities.

by Marc Jayson Cayabyab, Inquirer, Jul 26, 2017 At least 38 bills top the legislative agenda of the 17th Congress during its second regular session. Majority Leader Rudy Fariñas showed to reporters a list of the bills, which both the House of Representatives and the Senate agreed to pass within the current session.

(A. De Vega / DOLE) MANILA, July 21 — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued a compliance order directing the regularization of around 9,000 workers of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Incorporation after it has proven to be engaged in labor-only contracting activities.