Worker groups oppose proposal to defer 13th month pay, extension of floating status of employees
month pay of employees through exemption and the possible extension of floating status of temporary displaced employees.month pay benefit at this time of the year “have already been earned and accrued by employees therefore, it cannot be waived or taken away by giving exemption to employers or deferment of payment.”
“Also, workers have sacrificed so much since the pandemic began up to the present. Many employees’ working hours have been significantly reduced and subjected to job rotation. Some were made to adjust to the rigorous work from home scheme and their wages substantially cut and benefits reduced,” Seno said.
“We are calling on the employers and business-owners to take a hard look not only on their business but also at the plight of their employees who are also hard pressed. We urge them not to forgo payment of the 13th month pay of their employees,” Seno said. “Deferments and exemptions are not a good tune to sing amid this pandemic,” he said. “Why make the workers suffer by letting them be submerged in debts here and there?”
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