Leody De Guzman says 4-day workweek OK if it won't led to pay cuts

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Halalan 2022 Presidential hopeful Leody de Guzman during his proclamation rally at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City on Feb 8, 2022. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/03/10/20220208-election-campaign-deguzman-md-0507.jpg"/><figcaption>Halalan 2022 Presidential hopeful Leody de Guzman during his proclamation rally at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City on Feb 8, 2022. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Partido Lakas ng Masa presidential bet Leody de Guzman said on Wednesday that he has reservations with the 4-day workweek proposal by the government.</p><p>De Guzman said some companies have a &quot;no work, no pay&quot; policy, which may lead employers to deduct 1 day&#x27;s wage each week from workers&#x27; paychecks. </p><p>The labor leader said the 4-day workweek proposal is acceptable only if it will not lead to any deduction in the salaries of workers.</p><p>&quot;Okay lang &#x27;yun, maganda yun kung walang bawas sa sweldo. Pero kung babawasan &#x27;yung sweldo ng mga manggagawa ay malaking problema &#x27;yan na 4 na araw na lang ang suswelduhin ng ating manggagawa sa panahong ito na matindi ang krisis. </p><p>(It&#x27;s okay, it&#x27;s good if there is no salary reduction. But if workers&#x27; salaries will be reduced it&#x27;s a big problem that workers will only be paid for 4 days [a week] during a period of severe crisis.) </p><p>De Guzman said that if the proposed 4-day workweek will lead to reduced pay, then it will only make things worse for workers. </p><p>Philippine economic managers have proposed a 4-day workweek and an extension of remote work setups, in a bid to cushion the impact of soaring pump prices on the commuting public. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/16/22/officials-seek-4-day-workweek-extended-wfh-as-fuel-prices-soar">Officials seek 4-day workweek, extended WFH as fuel prices soar</a></li></ul><p>De Guzman meanwhile reiterated his call for a 6-hour workday for employees, which he said will lead employers to hire more workers, and thus raise the employment rate. </p><p>&quot;Ang aking panukala para sa shortened workweek, na maaring 6-hour working day, nang walang kabawasan sa sweldo, ay naglalayong magdagdag na isang shift para sa karagdagang empleyo habang binabawasan ang physical depreciation ng katawan ng manggagawang nalalaspag sa pag-oobertaym at pagtarabaho,&quot; he said.</p><p>(My proposal for a shortened workweek, which could be a 6-hour working day, with no pay cut, aims to add another shift for additional employment while reducing the physical depreciation of workers&#x27; tired from overtime and working.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/21/22/ka-leody-bats-for-6-hour-workday-in-ph">Ka Leody bats for 6-hour workday in PH</a></li></ul><p>De Guzman has promised to end contractualization, raise the minimum wage of workers across the board to P750 per day, and remove the wage discrepancy between provincial and NCR workers.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1901806" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

De Guzman said the proposal is acceptable if it will not lead to any deduction in the salaries of workers as some companies have a 'no work, no pay' policy.

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Leody De Guzman says 4-day workweek OK if it won't led to pay cuts

Leody De Guzman says 4-day workweek OK if it won't led to pay cuts

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Published Mar 16, 2022 09:53 PM PHT

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