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CEBU CITY, Philippines – Eight call center workers who lost their jobs a few days before Christmas have filed a complaint of illegal dismissal against the company before the National Labor Relations Commission in Central Visayas (NLRC-7).
NLRC-7 Administrative Officer Fe Cabigon said the employees who are in their 20s filed the complaint against SL Temps which holds office in General Maxilom Avenue in Cebu City.
She said the workers claimed they were only informed about their status last week.
The workers are seeking separation pay and 13th month pay.
“No reason was given why they were dismissed but it could be due to the global economic crisis,” Cabigon said.
She said the workers told her that more dismissed workers will file a complaint in the coming days.
Among those who filed the complaint are Randylou Vincent Regidor, Glenise Paulo, Roxanne Senarillos, Leslie Ann Yu, Victor Daria Jr., Cindy Bautista, Daniel Gavas and Sabrina Simonette Tabano.
The case was raffled off on Tuesday to executive labor arbiter Julie Rendoque.
Cabigon said the arbiter would summon both parties for a hearing next year.
The incident comes amid difficult times for several companies which cater to foreign markets, particularly in the Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) in Lapu-Lapu City.
Around 100 workers of the Lear Automotive Services in the MEPZ area filed a complaint of illegal dismissal, saying they were sacked without prior notice.
Other companies implemented shortened work days and work rotation to cut costs and sustain their operations. /Correspondent Jhunnex Napallacan
