Neophyte Sen. Imee R. Marcos yesterday appealed to big companies to make this Yuletide season a memorable one for their employees by giving them a Christmas bonus.
“Bagamat hindi itinatakda sa batas ang pagbibigay ng Christmas bonus, ang mga malalaking kumpanya o maunlad ang negosyo ay maaaring boluntaryo na magbigay ng Christmas bonus sa kanilang mga empleyado,’’ Marcos said.
Marcos suggested that profitable business establishments might take upon themselves to give grocery packs or P2,000 or more to their workers.
“Christmas naman ngayon at malaking bagay na ‘yun sa kanilang mga empleyado,” Marcos explained.
Anyway, the giving of a Christmas bonus is done once a year, she added. “Kung gagawin ito ng isang kapitalista, lalung mahihikayat ang kanilang mga empleyado na magtrabaho nang maayos at higit na magpakita ng katapatan sa kanilang pinapasukang trabaho,” Marcos added.
Marcos had earlier revealed that the non-payment of 13th month pay by businessmen to their workers or regular employees has become prevalent despite the existence of a law mandating its payment.
“Kawawa talaga ang mga empleyado dahil maraming tiwaling kumpanya ang hindi sumusunod sa mga batas sa paggawa,’’ she said.
“Talamak pa rin ang hindi pagbibigay ng kanilang SSS, walang overtime pay, night differential, walang regularisasyon, hindi maayos na kondisyon ng pinapasukan, at iba pang anyo ng pang-aabuso at labor violation,” she added. (Mario Casayuran)
