HK helps PH warn employers vs. firing Covid-hit workers
Labor Attache Melchor Dizon of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)-Hong Kong (Screengrab from Laging Handa briefing) MANILA - The Hong Kong (HK) government is one with the Philippine government in reminding employers in the host territory that terminating an employee who got infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is a violation of their labor laws. Labor Attache Melchor Dizon of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)-HK, said so far, there are only three cases of termination involving Filipino workers but in these cases, the employers were convinced to reconsider th...
Source: philippinetimes.com
