A Mindanao solon has filed a measure that, if enacted, would end the regime of labor contracting in the country.
House Bill (HB) no.5806 filed by Davao City 1st district Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles provides that all employees will be deemed regular workers of their respective companies after meeting the standards stipulated in the written contract of probationary employment.
Nograles, House Committee on Labor and Employment chairman, said probationary employment should not exceed six months from the first day of service regardless of the nature of work to be performed.
The bill seeks to amend Articles 279, 280 and 281 of Presidential Decree No. 442, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines.
End-of-contract workers or “endos” refers to short-term and unprotected temporary work arrangements and are bound by a five-month timeframe so that companies will not make them regular employees after six months under the Labor Code.
Nograles also raised the issue on security of tenure of workers who are under probationary, project, fixed term; casual, seasonal, temporary, extra, and 5-5-5 work arrangements.
“All employees irrespective of employment status and position shall not be dismissed without cause and due process,” the lawmaker underscored.
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