Contractuals

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera (The Philippine Star), July 10, 2016 I experienced my first 24-hour daylight while in Iceland on vacation. It was strange, but not too bad, really. In fact, it was energizing to have sunlight at midnight. You sleep just a tad bothered when you wake up into temporary consciousness at 2…

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), June 27, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The SM Group has expressed support for contractualization but keeps its hands clean from the labor practice which the incoming president has vowed to abolish.

By Federico D. Pascual Jr. (The Philippine Star), June 9, 2016,http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2016/06/09/1591117/ending-endo-test-duterte-vow-labor LABOR problems waiting to test the mettle of President-elect Rody Duterte involve joblessness and low wages, plus ancillary issues that include “endo” (end of contract) or the contractualization of workers.

CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYMENT – LEGAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES Delivered by TUCP President RUBEN D. TORRES before the PMAP General Membership Meeting on 25 May 2016 at Dusit Hotel, Makati. 1. Increasing demand to abolish labor contractualization a. Unity of the labor movement. Earlier, this year, I proposed to the four affiliates of the International Trade Unions…

All 5 presidential candidates have vowed to end contractualization if they win. A deeper study of the issue, however, suggests that workers and labor unions cannot rejoice just yet. by Carmel V. Abao and Tony L. Salvador, May 01, 2016, http://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/131257-can-next-president-end-contractualization?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=referral For the first time in Philippine electoral history, labor contractualization is a pivotal campaign…

by JEANDIE O. GALOLO, April 26, 2016, http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/business/2016/04/26/mixed-stand-contractual-labor-470174 CEBU business groups appear to be divided on their stand on labor contractualization after the issue was raised during the presidential debate last Sunday.

By JEFFREY PFEFFER April 12, 2016 Dan Lyons’ account of his time at the software company HubSpot describes a workplace in which employees are disposable, “treated as if they are widgets to be used up and discarded.” And HubSpot is scarcely unique: The description of Amazon’s work environment is just one of many similar cases.…

Mayor Eduardo Duterte, candidate for president, made a big splash on labor market issues when he said that if elected, he would put an end to the “contractualization of labor.” He said contractualization would kill the development of Philippine labor skills.

Mayor Eduardo Duterte, candidate for president, made a big splash on labor market issues when he said that if elected, he would put an end to the “contractualization of labor.” He said contractualization would kill the development of Philippine labor skills.

By Gerardo P. Sicat | http://www.philstar.com/business/2015/12/16/1532990/contractualization-labor-2016-election-issue Mayor Eduardo Duterte, candidate for president, made a big splash on labor market issues when he said that if elected, he would put an end to the “contractualization of labor.” He said contractualization would kill the development of Philippine labor skills.

‘Complainants could not object to terms of their contracts because initially, they needed a job to support themselves and/or their families,’ the decision reads MANILA, Philippines – Current and former media workers protesting against GMA-7 secured yet another legal victory, as the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) ruled that they are regular employees of the…

Full-time stable employment may be getting a pink slip, with less secure working relationships set to drive weaker economic growth, data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) show. Only an estimated quarter of the world’s workers have a stable employment relationship, according to the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook.

Geneva (AFP) – Only a fourth of the world’s workforce have stable contracts, leading to growing job insecurity, a UN report said Tuesday.

TAG president Christian Cabaluna, associate producer of investigative show Imbestigador, decries the network’s treatment of them as ‘second-class citizens’ MANILA, Philippines – Over 100 “talents” of network giant GMA-7 have banded together to protest their employer’s refusal to consider them as regular employees despite years of service they’ve rendered.

MANILA – Labor Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz and other labor officials, together with the eco-park’s administration, recently unveiled a marker at the entrance of the Luisita Industrial Park (LIP) which reads: “This is a Labor Law compliant Eco-Zone”.

The MOA between the DILG and SSS allows contractual personnel to register under the SSS’ Expanded Self-employed Program Coverage MANILA, Philippines – Contractual and job order (JO) personnel working in local governments units (LGUs) can now be covered under the Social Security System (SSS).

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MANILA, Philippines – Looking for a job where you get the rare chance of working with different major industry players? The temporary staffing industry might just be your best bet.

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MANILA, Philippines—As labor militants individuals condemned contractual employment, among other things, in rallies across the country, other people kept themselves busy doing something else on Labor Day: They applied for mostly contractual jobs.

Contractualization of labor is a strongly debated issue in the Philippines. It was recently thrust into the limelight when regular employees of Philippine Airlines (PAL) were terminated with an offer to be re-hired again through sub-contractors.

AN increasing number of multinational companies are now abiding by the government’s implementation of protecting rights of workers to decent working condition, security of tenure through a labor rule that stops contractual work terms of six months less.

Legazpi City, Mar 6 (PIA) — Contractual workers across Bicol region need not worry losing their jobs hastily, intimidated, and anxious of unpromising future upon completion of their contract of employment.

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The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) held a symposium last December 7 on Department Order No. 18-A on the new regulations governing contracting and subcontracting arrangements. The symposium had Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR) Director Rebecca Chato as resource person who noted that the issuance strikes a balance between the need of business for…

As Christmas draws near, the question that is in the mind of most fixed income or wage earners is whether they will receive a 13th month pay or Christmas bonus. According to reports, government employees will receive a P10,000 productivity enhancement incentive starting December 8.

Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz warned contracting and subcontracting firms to comply with the new Department Order (DO) No. 18-A Series of 2011, which guaranteed rights of employees of contractors to security of tenure.

MANILA, Philippines – Militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) wants the new labor regulation for the provision of additional benefits for contractual workers junked, saying the new rule merely regulates contractualization and does not abolish it.

MANILA, Philippines – Contractual workers can now look forward to enjoying security of tenure and other benefits that are provided to regular workers. Amid widespread contractualization of the labor force, the government is implementing a new policy that would provide better working conditions and protection for contractual workers.