Uyon ba mo nga 4 na lang ang working days per week?

[Queen Mojitos]

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DOLE open to proposal for 4-day workweek


Citing the rise in the number of "virtual offices" or remote work environment because of the Internet, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said it is open to a proposed measure compressing the work week to four 10-hour days.

In an interview over radio dwIZ on Monday, DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said, "Meron tayong pagkilala iba ang sitwasyon ng world of work ngayon at pwede tayo magtrabaho di kailangan physically sa opisina."

She said the Philippines already had a four-day workweek in the past during the global financial crisis.

"Kung yan gagawing compulsory sa pamamagitan ng batas, meron na tayong experience diyan. Ang dahilan nakakatipid sa pamasahe tapos sa kuryente sa pagawaan at may flexibility sa pagpili ng araw," she said.

However, she said if a four-day workweek will be implemented, the scheme should be approved by both the employers and the employees.

"Basta may kasunduan at nagkakaintindihan ang workers at employers they can set up ganitong kaluwagan o flexibility," she said.

Baldoz said DOLE already issued an advisory on flexible work arrangements in 2010.

The advisory provides for three flexible work arrangements which employers and employees may consider, including compressed workweek, gliding on flexi-time schedule, and flexi-holidays schedule.

“For pregnant women and nursing mothers, they may be allowed to work during nighttime, but a competent physician other that a company doctor shall certify to their fitness to render nightwork. In the case of pregnant workers, the physician shall also specify the period that they can safely work," Baldoz had said in the advisory.

(If it will become compulsory via a law, we already have experience undergoing a four-day work week)," she said.

"Yan sa mga tinatawag na staff functions, yan lalo kung naka-Internet ay pwedeng gawin. Ang frontline offices na hindi kaya talagang fully automated pa, talagang dapat may mga tao doon," Baldoz said.

"But ganoon talagang pwede gawin na, virtual offices dahil di naman kailangan physically naroon ka sa trabaho, lalo kung may kinalaman sa technical papers, research, pwede gawin sa bahay o Starbucks, kung saan-saan," she said.

Proposal for four-day workweek

Earlier, Quezon City Rep. Winston Castelo proposed a four-day work week to cut expenditures for both employers and workers.

Under his proposal, workers will still allot 40 hours of work for each week, logging in 10 instead of eight hours from Monday to Thursday.

In June 2008, the National Economic Development Authority started studying the proposal of the Department of Budget and Management to implement the four-day work scheme for government offices to cut on costs.

Baldoz also said businesses had been receptive to such a four-day work week, noting some of them had even sought the compressed work week.

[crossramz]

Not feasible enough.. If the runtime of working dates are not enough to serve the people then certain chaos would occur especially in the processing end of documents.

[monroy]

Give the option to employers. Dili man ta France ma bankrupt ta aning kalakiha...

[eezychair]

Give the option to employers. Dili man ta France ma bankrupt ta aning kalakiha...

Agree. I think the congressmen should think of other laws rather than sponsor one that is clearly not applicable yet. Ang mga factory man gani karon kay 48 hour workweek pa. Unsaon nalang...

[pepponeskie]

naa may laing option unta ana...working at home can be productive sad. as long as makita ang output, in thay way cost-cutting sad na sa offices kay makasave ka sa kuryente.

working about 10hrs sd can be effective. sa una among working hrs ky 8AM to 5:50PM with 2 saturdays a month...gi tuyo kay taas mn mi ug bakasyon sa pasko.

[farmboy]

Agree. Some so-called bright minds up there where they make the laws and regulations think that it might be good for the industry. So lets give them the chance to prove it.

[nico13]

Agree ko ani para duna more time to spend for the family besides money is nothing kung mag sige tag overtime og work unya wala'y hapiness inside the family

[carbrill]

di ko agree ani, mo samot ta kahinay ani mag lisud gani tag human sa mga trabaho on ug 5 ka adlaw ang ato trabaho kana pang 4 ka adlaw... wa tay ma kuha ani...

[bbnescia]

d ko agree ani pud...mas stress nuon kung himuon ug 10hours ang work sa mga empleyado..nya kung pananglitan mo overtime pa...mahimo ng 12-13hours saon nalang samot ka stress nga mo work ang mga taw daghan na jd ma opaw ani.

[ilovedogs]

ok ra ni if IT related imong trabaho and you have remote access. work from home is love.