Advisory on the Security of Tenure Bill

by ECOP | Jul 26, 2019 | Advisory

President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed the highly controversial Security of Tenure or “Anti-Endo Act” on 26 July 2019. In a letter addressed to the House Speaker, the President cited the need to allow business to engage in contracting practices that will...

Advisory on the Employers Position on the Security of Tenure bill

by ECOP | Jul 3, 2019 | Advisory, Press Release

On July 3, the various business organizations under the umbrella of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines expressed its opposition to the Security of Tenure Bill by writing a joint position paper to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. The bill, which is now at the...

Wage hike petitions by labor groups denied by RTWPB

by ECOP | Jun 19, 2019 | Advisory

The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board- NCR(RTWPB-NCR ) through its Board Resolution No. 02 did not give due course to the petitions for wage increase filed by labor groups. A total of four petitions for wage increases ranging from Php213 to Php710 were...

ECOP Advisory on new labor measures awaiting the signature of the President

by ECOP | Jun 18, 2019 | Advisory

Two (2) Bills that address critical labor issues were recently approved by the Senate and the House of Representatives. The bicameral committees formed to reconcile the differing provisions of the bills decided to adopt the Senate versions for both the Security of...

ECOP’s motions to dismiss on petitions for wage increase

by ECOP | May 30, 2019 | Advisory

The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) filed several motions to dismiss on the petitions filed by different labor groups for wage increases at the NCR region with the National Capital Region’s Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)...

Advisory on the Security of Tenure Bill

by ECOP | May 28, 2019 | Advisory

The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) expresses reservation over the passage of Senate Bill No. 1826 also known as the Security of Tenure Bill or the Anti-Endo Bill. The  Senate voted 15-0 to approve the bill on third and final reading last Wednesday,...