In a joint statement, 13 business groups—made up largely of real estate and retail companies—said encouraging workers to return to their offices and other workplaces will help revive business activity and key economic centers in the country. Tap for more:
offices to stimulate spending, in contrast to business processing outsourcing firms that have asked for more time to shift their workers away from work-from-home arrangements.
The statement was signed by Ayala Land Inc., Chamber of Real Estate and Builders Association Inc., Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines, Go Negosyo, Management Association of the Philippines, Megaworld Corp., Philippine Constructors Association, Philippine Retailers Association, Philippine Chamber of Commerce Inc., Resto Ph, Robinsons Land Corp., and SM Prime Holdings Inc.
This directive, however, is being opposed by several labor groups, BPO companies, and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority. The Civil Service Commission has long-supported the reduction of the workweek into four days since the COVID-19 pandemic started, Commissioner Aileen Lizada said Monday. Once approved by President Rodrigo Duterte, the compressed 4-day work week can be implemented upon the prerogative of private companies, Labor Undersecretary Benjo Benavidez said Monday.
Despite easing pandemic restrictions, the company has decided to maintain the alternative work set-ups that are currently in place nationwide for its knowledge-based employees who do not need to be in the office and will reassess the situation by the third quarter of the year. The decision to allow employees to work from home was also fueled by employee preference. Based on internal research, which included focus group discussions, 84 percent of employees who are on WFH arrangements prefer to continue functioning remotely or at home even post-pandemic.
Senator Joel Villanueva said if the government is scrambling to “soften the pain” of surging oil prices for many sectors like drivers and farmers, then 1.3 million BPO workers should be entitled to the same mitigation. He said, however, that workers under such arrangements, especially daily wage earners, must get proper compensation.
“The high cost of fuel is especially difficult for many workers and employees who are now returning to office-based arrangements,” he said.
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