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‘END ENDO’ BILL GETS SENATE NOD – VILLANUEVA

The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill that defines security of tenure for workers, a measure that seeks to stamp out abuses in the practice of illegal contractualization. Upholding the Constitutionally-guaranteed right to security of tenure, the bill reiterates the prohibition on labor-only contracting, and clarifies ambiguities in existing laws that […]

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SENATE BEGINS PROBE ON NUTRIASIA, PLDT LABOR ISSUES – VILLANUEVA

The Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development chaired by Senator Joel Villanueva has started its inquiry on labor issues arising from the regularization of employees, particularly those concerning NutriAsia, PLDT and other big companies. Among those present were officials of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), representatives of PLDT, NutriAsia, cooperative […]