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Flexible-work sked for state workers opposed

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GOVERNMENT workers in Metro Manila may soon have flexible work schedules as part of the government’s plan to help ease traffic in the area, Malacañang said Wednesday. 

“The government is looking for practical solutions to ease the traffic [congestion] in Metro Manila,” Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella said in a statement.

“One of the proposals is to have flexible working hours for government officials and employees.” 

Abella said the proposal was being studied by the Metro Manila Development Authority, and that it would give its recommendation soon.

But the labor group Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines slammed the plan.

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“The MMDA must consult labor groups first before [it] implement[s] flexible work arrangement[s] to avoid anarchy,” group spokesman Alan Tanjusay said. 

“We are in favor of flexible work arrangement[s] but there should be [a] dialogue and [a] policy consultation.” 

Last Tuesday, MMDA General Manager Tim Orbos said Duterte ordered him during Monday night’s Cabinet meeting to craft the guidelines for the implementation of a flexible time schedule for government employees.

Orbos said Duterte urged him to start filing charges against barangay officials tolerating illegally parked cars and other road obstructions.  

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