BANKING INDUSTRY TRIPARTITE COUNCIL

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More banks and other financial institutions are complying with labor laws as the country prepares for its economic integration with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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                    [Title] => Forum on Asean banking integration
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The Philippine Employer-Labor Social Partnership Inc. (PELSPI) will sponsor a forum in cooperation with the Banking Industry Tripartite Council (BITC) on the upcoming integration of the banking sector in Asean, the first of a series of industry fora.

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The National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) is calling for an industry-wide forum under the auspices of the Banking Industry Tripartite Council (BITC) in the light of the Asean integration.

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                    [Title] => Bank workers brace for impact of reg’l integration
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Workers in the country’s banking system want a tripartite industry body to convene and address the “serious impact” of the law allowing the full entry of foreign banks in the country and the upcoming ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

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                    [Title] => Banks agree to retain employees affected by outsourcing
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Banks agreed to transfer employees affected by the outsourcing in the industry to other departments while the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) pledged to provide livelihood programs for affected workers.
                    [DatePublished] => 2011-12-03 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili
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                    [Title] => Tripartite council calls for dialogue between bank owners, workers
                    [Summary] => The Banking Industry Tripartite Council (BITC) has passed a resolution calling for dialogues to resolve issues and mitigate the impact of bank mergers and acquisitions on displaced workers.


Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the BITC, composed of labor, management and government representatives, also issued guiding principles to ensure industrial peace and harmony in case of bank mergers and acquisitions.


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                    [Title] => Bank mergers cause massive retrenchments
                    [Summary] => The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) expressed alarm yesterday over massive retrenchments resulting from bank mergers for the first nine months of the year.


Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said that from January to September, the banking sector has recorded a total layoff of 4,729 workers, the highest so far in the industry.


Among the banks that have merged with other financial institutions were Solid Bank, Equitable PCI Bank, and Rizal Banking Corp. Solid Bank alone accounted for 1,924 retrenched workers.


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Labor, banking industry gear up for Asean integration

By Mayen Jaymalin | August 16, 2015 - 10:00am

More banks and other financial institutions are complying with labor laws as the country prepares for its economic integration...

Headlines

Forum on Asean banking integration

January 20, 2015 - 12:00am

The Philippine Employer-Labor Social Partnership Inc. (PELSPI) will sponsor a forum in cooperation with the Banking Industry Tripartite Council (BITC) on the upcoming integration of the banking sector in Asean, the...

Banking

Bank employees seek forum

September 2, 2014 - 12:00am

The National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) is calling for an industry-wide forum under the auspices of the Banking Industry Tripartite Council (BITC) in the light of the Asean integration.

Banking

Bank workers brace for impact of reg’l integration

August 12, 2014 - 12:00am

Workers in the country’s banking system want a tripartite industry body to convene and address the “serious impact” of the law allowing the full entry of foreign banks in the country and the upcoming...

Banking

Banks agree to retain employees affected by outsourcing

By Lawrence Agcaoili | December 3, 2011 - 12:00am

Banks agreed to transfer employees affected by the outsourcing in the industry to other departments while the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) pledged to provide livelihood programs for affected worker...

Business

Tripartite council calls for dialogue between bank owners, workers

December 4, 2000 - 12:00am

The Banking Industry Tripartite Council (BITC) has passed a resolution calling for dialogues to resolve issues and mitigate the impact of bank mergers and acquisitions on displaced workers. Labor Secretary Bienvenido...

Business

Bank mergers cause massive retrenchments

By Mayen Jaymalin | December 2, 2000 - 12:00am

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) expressed alarm yesterday over massive retrenchments resulting from bank mergers for the first nine months of the year. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said that...

Business