PCCI backs DOLE decision on PAL row
MANILA – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the largest business organization in the country, backs the decision of the Department of Labor and Employment on the Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) restructuring of its operations.
PCCI president Francis Chua said the decision is sound as it increased the severance benefits of more than 2,000 PAL employees, while giving them the option to gain another job by applying in the third party service providers.
“The decision of Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz is laudable because it would not directly affect the economy in terms of adding burden to the country’s unemployment. We also encourage PAL employees to look at the bigger picture of the situation so as not to exacerbate the circumstances,” he said.
While complimentary on DOLE’s decision, PCCI also urges the labor department to make sure that employees that would be absorbed by the third party service providers would not be hired in a contractual basis as feared by the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA).
It also urges the government to come up with clear-cut policies that would allow companies to outsource non-core competence operations to avoid similar labor rows in the future.
The outsourcing would also allow companies to concentrate on their core competencies, thus making it more equipped to survive in a globally competitive arena.*PNA
