PLDT to require workers to re-apply – Bello

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is planning to ask its workers to re-apply before becoming regular employees, said Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III.

“Ang ginawa ng PLDT ay inelevate nila yung decision namin sa Court of Appeals. Kaya lang, hindi sila nakakuha ng TRO kaya dapat iimplement pa rin […] yung order namin,” Bello said in an interview with dzIQ Radyo Inquirer on Wednesday.

“Ngayon, ang kanilang interpretasyon ay dahil daw dineclare namin na labor-only contractor yung mga service provider nila, eh dapat yung inire-regular nila ngayon na inutos namin ay mag-apply ulit. “

“Ang sinabi namin, lahat ng mga nagtatrabaho diyan, 7,000 of them, are supposed to be regular employees. Hindi na nila kailangang mag-apply,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Labor secretary said that they were studying the possibility of garnishing money from PLDT to pay the workers.

DOLE ordered the telecom company to regularize its workers on Monday. Daphnie Beltran INQUIRER.net Intern /cbb