Palace backs DoLE chief ruling on PAL row
By Aytch S. de la Cruz 11/03/2010The Palace said yesterday it is four-square behind Labor Secretary Rosalindo Baldoz’s decision favoring flag-carrier Philippine Airline’s (PAL) outsourcing of its businesses that resulted in the layoff of 2,600 employees while at the same time advising the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (Palea) to exhaust legal remedies to defend their rights.
Deputy presidential spokesman Abigail Valte told Palace reporters that affected employees of PAL can turn to several legal remedies after the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) gave the go signal for the PAL management to lay off its employees.
Valte said among the remedies available to PAL employees is the filing of a motion for reconsideration to the Court of Appeals (CA) on the DoLE decision.
Valte said Malacañang is supporting the decision of Baldoz which she said was based on laws, adding that the affected PAL PAL employees will receive their compensation.
Valte made the statement after members of the PALEA marched to Mendiola to stage a protest on the decision and asked President Aquino to fire Baldoz who they called as anti-labor..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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