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ADOPT TELECOMMUTING WORK ARRANGEMENT TO MINIMIZE RISK OF SPREADING COVID-19 – VILLANUEVA

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) should ramp up  efforts to encourage employers to adopt telecommuting work arrangements in their respective organizations to minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19 among employees, said Senator Joel Villanueva. “Telecommuting will help minimize the risk of spreading diseases such as COVID-19 by reducing the need for workers to […]

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POGO COMPANIES CREATE ONLY 2 JOBS FOR FILIPINOS FOR EVERY 10 AVAILABLE JOBS – VILLANUEVA

If legitimate Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) companies only generated two jobs for Filipinos for every 10 available jobs in the sector last year, the trend could even be worse in illegal offshore gaming firms, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. “If legitimate POGO companies in this sector employ few Filipinos, we can only surmise as […]

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PROTECT FREELANCE WORKERS – VILLANUEVA

Revenues from freelance work in the Philippines has grown 35 percent in 2019 according to the 2019 Global Gig Index, but Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) admits that workers in the sector lack protection afforded by the Labor Code. Senator Joel Villanueva has highlighted the predicament of freelance workers who are prone to exploitation […]

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GIVE CONTRACTUAL WORKERS’ SHARE IN SERVICE CHARGE DISTRIBUTION – VILLANUEVA

The Service Charge Law intends to distribute fully the fee collected from restaurants, hotels, and resorts, among other establishments, to workers who provide the service regardless of whether their employment status is regular or contractual, clarified Senator Joel Villanueva, the measure’s principal author and sponsor. While thanking the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in […]

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GIVE PRIORITY TO FILIPINO JOBSEEKERS – VILLANUEVA

Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development chairperson Senator Joel Villanueva slammed government agencies for their lack of monitoring and negligence in allowing the influx of illegal Chinese workers in the country. Villanueva underscored that there is a clear neglect on the part of government agencies to promote the preferential use of Filipino […]