Proposed CBA Capacity Building Program

Target Participants

269 CBA Members/ Crew Leaders /Rank and File             

Tentative dates and venue  

5 Batches (2 days per batch)

Venues are tentative and may change

Batch (RBU)	Dates	Venue	Number of Pax
Batch 1                (NL)	September 19-20, 2016	La Maja Rica Hotel, Tarlac	67
Batch 2                (MN)	October 4-5 2016	Modern Peak Hotel, Antipolo	52
Batch 3                (MS)	October 7-8, 2016	Modern Peak Hotel, Antipolo	52
Batch 4               (MS)	October 13-14, 2016	Modern Peak Hotel, Antipolo	53
Batch 4                (SL)	October 17-18, 2016	TBA	45

Objectives

At the end of the program, the participants are expected to:

·         Understand the fundamental concepts of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

·         Understand the process of CBA Negotiation, what to expect after negotiation, and how to arrive at CBA Memorandum of Agreement

·         Be equipped with basic financial management skills to help them understand the value of managing one’s finances for future given the wage and other wage-related benefits they will get out of CBA

Program

DAY 1

Time	Duration	Topic	Speaker
8:00AM	1 hour	Preliminaries/Opening Program ·         Welcome Messages	Emcee Ka Alex, Ka Art, M’ Me-Anne
Session 1: Kilusan sa Jollibee and Union Rights
9:00AM	20 mins.	KJFC Organizational Structure ·         JB Philippines Org Structure	A’ Nelnor Gabriel, KJFC Secretary and M’ Jaslyn Viray, HR Associate
9:20AM	25 mins.	KJFC Historical Background	Ka Alex Rutagines, KJFC President
9:45AM	15 mins.	Break
10:00AM	2 hours	Labor Relations ·         General Concepts ·         Rights of Workers and Unions ·         Collective Bargaining Principles	Atty. Benjo Benavidez, Director, DOLE-Bureau of Labor Relations
12:00PM	1 hour	Lunch
Session 2: CBA Negotiation Process
1:00PM	1hr, 45 mins	Union Perspective	Ka Alex Rutagines, KJFC President
2:45PM	15 mins.	Break
3:00PM	1 hr, 45 mins	Management Perspective	M’ Me-Anne Lim, LR Manager
4:30PM	30 mins.	Processing/Wrap-up/ Q&A	Emcee
5:00PM		End of Day 1
DAY 2
Session 3: Resolving workplace conflicts
8:00AM	2 hours	1.    Grievance Handling ·         First-step: Informal dialogue ·         Second step: Formal grievance procedure 2.    Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)	Ka Arthur Juego, KILUSAN-TUCP President
10:00AM	15 mins.	Break
Session 4: Productivity 101 – LHP (Labor Relations, Human Relations and Productivity)
10:15AM	1 hr, 45mins.	·      Importance of good workplace relations to productivity improvement in the workplace ·         Concepts and requirements of global competition and productivity	Alex Avila, Director, National Wages and Productivity Commission
12:00PM	1 hour	Lunch
Session 5: Financial Literacy Program
1:00PM	2 hrs, 45 mins.	·      Savings and Investments ·      Addressing different financial situation/challenges ·      Spending wisely the “disposable income”	TBD
3:45PM	15 mins.	Processing / Wrap-up	Emcee
4:00PM	15 mins.	Closing Ceremony	Emcee

Press Release - Pimentel seeks end to labor contractualization

Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III seeks to stop the prevalent practices of labor contractualization that have made it difficult for workers to attain the security of tenure guaranteed by the Constitution. Pimentel recently filed Senate Bill No. 3030 to strengthen the prohibition against labor-only contracting, amending for the purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines as amended. He said the Constitution provides that "the State affirms labor as a primary social economic force," and that "it shall protect the rights of workers and promote their welfare." The same constitutional provisions further mandate the rights of workers to security of tenure, human conditions of work, and a living wage. But Pimentel said that there are employers who wantonly circumvent labor laws through a system that is designed to prevent workers from attaining regular employment and security of tenure. He said workers are terminated every five months and thereafter are rehired for the same duration or by denying the existence of employer-employee relationship by engaging the services of workers either from workers' cooperatives or manpower agencies. "These prevalent practices of labor contractualization have made it difficult for workers to attain the security of tenure guaranteed by the Constitution," said Pimentel. The proposed measure will put an end to the malpractice that has victimized tens of thousands of workers nationwide.

Press Release - Pimentel seeks end to labor contractualization