McDo helped molested staff, says fastfood exec
BACOLOD CITY — Margot Torres, vice president for marketing of McDonald’s Philippines, personally went to Bacolod yesterday just to clarify issues regarding the complaint of improper sexual conduct filed by their three staff against their former manager.
Torres denied reports that their company has no action regarding the complaint since the Committee on Proper Decorum and Investigation (CPDI), after listening to both sides, already made a decision suspending the manager, Jan Michael Dequiña for 30 days.
The CPDI is composed of representatives from management as well as supervisory and rank and file employees who have been convened and conducted the impartial and unbiased investigation on the matter.
Unfortunately after the issues were tackled in radio and newspapers, Dequiña decided to resign from his work and is no longer connected with the company as early as last week of August.
Dequiña has been with the company for two years and specifically assigned in McDonald’s–Luzuriaga Street, Bacolod City.
Torres, on the other hand, said that McDonald’s Philippines follows a global mandate in promoting employee welfare, a system that is applied and practiced in all McDonald’s stores worldwide. The company is steadfast in fulfilling their commitment to all employees.
“We are committed to maintaining a respectful, conducive and healthy working environment in all our restaurants and offices,” she said.
In issues raised by Gabriela-Negros and Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) like on unfair labor practices, Torres said the company adheres to all labor policies and guidelines protecting its employees.
As a matter of fact they are giving more than what the law says. She narrated some of these benefits like flexitime and night premiums.
Torres also confirmed that a case was filed by the three employees against Dequiña and she denied reports that two of the three complainants were settled with the help of the management.
“If the two are not anymore publicizing it, it does not mean that they are not interested in pursuing the case, it is a matter possibly that some of them wanted privacy on this case,” Torres said.
Among the two, only one remains vocal and wanted justice on what happened to her.
The three, whose identities are kept, are still employed up to this time in McDonald’s–Luzuriaga as the management promised to extend full assistance to them.