Jollibee Group allocates P1B emergency fund for employees

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JOLLIBEE Foods Corporation (JFC) Chairman and Founder Tony Tan Caktiong announced on Thursday, March 19, 2020, that the company, amid the challenging business environment due to Covid-19, has allocated an emergency response fund amounting to P1 billion to provide its employees with the needed financial support to cope through the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) period.

This employee package covers all work teams of Jollibee Group’s offices, stores, commissaries, and logistics centers, including the senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) assigned to stores under the joint employment program with local government units. The same assistance will also be extended to JFC's partner employers in the stores and other sites to provide financial support to their respective employees during this time.

“This public health crisis challenges us as a company and as a nation in ways we’ve never seen before,” said Tan Caktiong. “In these times, we know how people are worrying about their safety and how to take care of their families. We want to help lessen their worries and we are setting up this fund to help them through this difficult time. We are moved by how different individuals and sectors are taking action to help one another and we are one with them in supporting the government as we fight Covid together. We will overcome these challenges together.”

With this emergency fund, employees will continue to receive their full month’s salary within the duration of the ECQ of March 15 to April 15. They will receive their 13th month pay by April 30. Affected employees can also convert their leave credits in advance and may file for personal leaves when necessary until the situation normalizes.

In a letter to employees, JFC CEO Ernesto Tanmantiong said: “We know that this is a very unsettling time for everyone, but let me assure you that we are doing all we can in JFC to help you and your families and our customers during this period.”

“To all our frontliners in the stores, to our teams in supply chain, and to all our support center members, thank you. You continue to bring pride and joy to JFC as you help give access to our quality food to the public,” Tanmantiong continued.

Earlier, Tan Caktiong announced that JFC is donating P100 million worth of food from its brands to healthcare workers and on-ground checkpoint personnel who are at the frontlines in the fight against Covid-19.

“When people do their own part and even go beyond what is needed, we truly see the resilient Filipino spirit that lifts us especially in times of crises,” Tan Caktiong said. “We in Jollibee Foods Corporation Group stand with the Filipino people as we fight COVID-19 together.” (PR)

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