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Friday, February 21, 2003
42T labor complaints pending before NLRC
By Christie E. Uayan
AT LEAST 42,000 labor complaints filed by employees all over the country are pending before the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC).
This according to Department of Labor and Employment Undersecretary Josephus Jimenez during a press conference at the Regency Inn, Davao
City last Wednesday.
Jimenez said it is a challenge for the government to improve the mechanism of labor dispute settlement as some of the cases filed drag on for several years.
"Bisan simple lang na money claims, maabtan pag pila ka tuig, unya gasto pagyud kaayo... mao na ang uban, dili na lang mukiha (Some cases concerning money claims will last for years, the filing of the case also sometimes costs so much, this is why others would opt not to file a case anymore)," he said.
During the same forum, Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR) Chief Hans Leo Cacdac said illegal dismissal remains to be the most common complaint filed by employees against their employers.
"Most of the cases filed pertain to illegal dismissal/ termination lalo na kasi krisis tayo ngayon," Cacdac added.
He said that with most of the industries experiencing economic difficulties, it is imminent that companies reduce the number of their employees to cut operational costs.
He added that the labor cases were only filed by the unionized workers' sector but also by the non-unionized workers.
Jimenez said the second most common complaint field by workers concerns money claims such as non-payment of appropriate salary (below minimum wage), overtime pay, 13th month pay, service incentive fees and the like.
The third most common complaint, he said, is unfair labor practice. He added they are expecting more labor strikes and demonstrations this year if the country's economy will not recover. |
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