ABS-CBN ‘fully compliant’ with labor standards — DOLE official

ABS-CBN is fully compliant with general labor standards, occupational health and safety standards and security of tenure, according to a Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) official.

Speaking at the House hearing on ABS-CBN’s franchise, Labor Undersecretary Ana Dione said ABS-CBN was fully compliant with the directives of DOLE pertaining to labor and occupational health and safety standards after the agency conducted a routine inspection on the network’s premises in July to September 2018.

Dione explained that as a matter of procedure, there was a series of mandatory conferences conducted for the purpose of the parties showing proof of compliance or submitting employment records to disprove noted violations and findings during the inspection.

“ABS-CBN has fully complied with all the findings and violations that have been found out during the inspection,” she said.

According to the company’s head of transformation Mark Nepomuceno, ABS-CBN’s full compliance is the result of the company’s efforts to act in accordance with what it believes is right under the law.

“Sa mga pagkakataong may mga kasong humantong sa korte, tutuparin lagi ng ABS-CBN ang pinal na desisyon ng korte,” he said.

He also underscored that ABS-CBN has been consistently honored as a good employer, with award-giving bodies recognizing it as “Asia’s Best Employer”, “Top Ten Companies To Work For”, “Best Companies To Work For In Asia”, “Philippines Best Employer Brand”, and “Most Distinguished Employer Of The Year.”

Nepomuceno said the ABS-CBN group has a total of 11,071 workers with 5,918 hired by ABS-CBN Corporation.

He added that based on BIR reports 1604CF and 1604E, the group had paid over 20,000 workers and suppliers in 2019, the estimated number of jobs it generates yearly.

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