Industrial Relations

CEBU, Philippines – More than 300 workers of Paul Yu were suspended for 30 days starting yesterday for participating in the work stoppage last week in support of their seven leaders who were earlier suspended by the management.

Dear PAO, I recently resigned from my previous employer after almost 10 years of service because of the delay in my salary increase due to promotion. I was promised that I would be promoted as assistant fleet manager in November 2008. I went through the necessary procedure to earn my promotion that came in March…

CEBU, Philippines – The simmering discontent escalated into open protest as members of Keppel union have launched another strike starting early morning yesterday following the strike of Paul Yu workers.

CEBU, Philippines – Amid the global financial meltdown, officials of the country’s biggest cargo-handling company voluntarily slashed their allowances and some of their benefits.

But the flu scare has not only affected the academic community. In fact the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) had already formed a special task force to ensure implementation of disease prevention measures in workplaces nationwide.

CEBU, Philippines – The disgruntled workers of a Taiwanese lampshade factory at the Mactan Export Processing Zone II are calling the Philippine Export Zone Authority to enforce labor standards and protect labor rights in the export zone.

On June 30 more than 600 lowly workers of Quedancor will be laid off — victims of the government agency’s financial mismanagement. Reason for the retrenchment: “huge operational losses.” Supposedly Quedancor has run out of funds to sustain one-third of its work force. The employees naturally are asking why they’ll be the ones punished for…

Whilst the economic crisis serves as a daily reminder of the importance of social dialogue, many employers and governments in the Asia-Pacific region remain bent on repressing trade union activity. The latest ITUC Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights denounces hundreds of cases of harassment, arrests, attacks and assassinations targeting trade unionists in…

COA rules vs Tayabas generosity TAYABAS CITY—Three months after local government employees here received a P132,000 bonus each, the prospect of returning the amount to government coffers is now causing the workers sleepless nights.

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Three unions of employees in the soft drinks maker Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc. (CCBPI) have filed notices of strike at the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) to stop alleged layoffs and union-busting, their leaders said.

Dear PAO, I started working for ABC Company as a probationary employee in September 2007. On my sixth month, an opportunity to work as an IT technician in the same company came, so I filed my intention to apply for the position. The management advised me to resign first then apply for the said position.…

With mounting issues and challenges facing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the government should, as part of its foreign relations policy, actively promote and advance the workers’ rights abroad.

Dear PAO, I have been working for a multinational company in Pasay City for six years. The company recently reorganized, and as a result our job title, positions, duties and responsibilities have changed. Our boss would like us to think that the changes are tantamount to a promotion because our previous positions were dead-end positions,…

Career officers and personnel from the Civil Avation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) have asked the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to look into the rampant hiring of consultants in the agency at the expense of more senior insiders.

CLARK FREEPORT – The National Labor Relations Commission has ordered a company owned by Hong Kong businessman Jack Lam here to reinstate the six Filipinos it dismissed in July 2007 and pay them their back wages.

The Supreme Court has ordered the Government Service Insurance System to pay the family of a judge who died in 2001 of cardiopulmonary arrest, a cardiovascular disease that the tribunal considered as compensable ailment.

THE officers of a hotel workers’ union have filed a disbarment case against retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruben Reyes, claiming the controversial former justice participated in the resolution of a labor dispute more than a month after he had retired.

Private schools pursue demand for tuition hike Malacañang appealed to teachers not to push through with their planned strike on Monday, saying this would be another burden to the people.

CEBU, Philippines – The labor dispute at the Keppel shipyard erupted again after its employees’ union filed a notice of strike the other day before the National Conciliation and Mediation Board.

MANILA, Philippines – The head of an insurance company that was recently closed by the Muntinlupa City’s Business Permit and License Office (BPLO) said they already settled their differences with workers allegedly complaining about their office.

The Philippine Stock Excvhange (PSE) lauded the results of an annual poll conducted by Hong Kong-based financial publishing giant FinanceAsia which cited a number of publicly-listed firms that are the best managed in the Philippines.

Eleven employees are appealing their alleged illegal dismissal from Klownz Comedy Bar owned by television hosts Allan K (real name Allan Quilantang) and Ai Ai de las Alas (Martina Eileen de las Allas).

The Court of Appeals told workers of the Philippine International Air Terminals Co. to take up any wage claims with labor authorities instead of joining the government’s expropriation case against their company.

A call center’s employment brand would often rest on its dynamic environment responsive to the needs of the young workforce.

Dear PAO, I wish to seek your advice or guidance in living or working in the Philippines. Is there any recruitment agency that hires people from abroad to work in the Philippines? Are there any consultants who process everything from work permits or sponsorships whichever are required for non-Filipinos to work full-time without any restrictions?

MANILA, Philippines – More jobs await Filipino workers in Singapore, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) reported yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – One of the biggest call center firms in the country is in hot water. Seventy call center employees yesterday filed a legal suit against Dell International Services Philippines, a leading business process outsourcing company, for alleged illegal dismissal.

CEBU, Philippines – Members of the Visayan Electric Company Employers Union held a candlelight protest yesterday in front of the VECO office in Banilad.

MANILA, Philippines – Amid the global financial crisis, Filipino workers appear to be shying away from any work stoppage that could deprive them of their daily income.

MANILA, Philippines – After the successful “Pondo ng Pinoy,” Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales is setting up “Pondo ng Manggagawa” to help displaced and distressed workers nationwide.