{"id":235167,"date":"2019-10-19T23:55:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-20T03:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=235167"},"modified":"2019-10-19T23:55:08","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T03:55:08","slug":"dole-rejects-bill-on-2-year-probation-for-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/10\/19\/dole-rejects-bill-on-2-year-probation-for-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"DOLE rejects bill on 2-year probation for workers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cDelaying a worker\u2019s assurance of permanent employment is no longer in keeping with the administration\u2019s policy on security of tenure,\u201d he added.(PCOO File Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has opposed the bill filed by Probinsyano Ako Party-list Rep. Jose Singson Jr. seeking to extend the employment probation period from six months to two years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it is necessary for a worker to undergo a probationary period of two years for an employer to determine his qualification. Six months is enough,\u201d Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said in a statement on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Extending the probation period violates workers\u2019 right to security of tenure, Bello said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDelaying a worker\u2019s assurance of permanent employment is no longer in keeping with the administration\u2019s policy on security of tenure,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Bello also said that the proposal might encourage illegal contractualization practices.<\/p>\n

Among them is the practice of \u201cendo\u201d, as employers can terminate the workers within two years, which would limit a worker\u2019s right to statutory benefits as a regular employee.<\/p>\n

Under the law, workers are given a six-month probation period and shall be considered a regular employee after the lapse of the period.<\/p>\n

Singson, in his proposal, said a six-month probation period is not enough to determine a worker\u2019s qualification for regular employment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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