Balopi warns businesses ignoring govt pronouncements

This comes in the wake of reports that some companies have dismissed or retrenched staff, while others have assumed a ‘no work, no pay’ stance for the 28-day COVID-19 lockdown period despite government unveiling wage subsidies, loan guarantees and tax concessions worth up to P3 billion to beat the effects of the pandemic. 

Ahead of the lockdown on Friday morning, leaked internal memos from several companies showed that workers were being put on unpaid leave, or having their contracts terminated under the 'no work, no pay' policy.