Fernandez fires 100 Talisay employees

Job order employees in Talisay City expressed dismay over their "short notice" termination by Mayor Socrates who allegedly terminated their contract without giving them time to look for another job.

In his July 25 letter, Fernandez told the over 100 job order employees of the City Hall that they will have until July 31 to report to their respective assignments, which will then be occupied by other "poor" city residents.

"Tungod sa pagpangandoy sa uban natong mga kabos nga makatilaw usab sa trabaho sa gobyerno sa dakbayan sa Talisay, nagsulat ko nimo. Naghangyo ko nga kutob ka lang una sa Hulyo31 sa imong trabaho," Fernandez said in his letter.

Fernandez is hopeful that the affected employees would understand his move, but he clarified that he may recall their dismissal if their department heads would recommend for their retention.

"Their contract will be renewed provided that their respective department heads recommends," Fernandez added.

The job order employees are not considered government workers since they work for only three months, according to the Human Resource Development Office.

With the varied educational qualifications of some job order employees, human resource department head Emily Cabrera said her office will conduct a skill inventory as well as performance evaluation on permanent employees.

The performance evaluation is designed to justify the employment of employees who were given work contracts even if their educational qualifications and experiences do not match with their designations.

Cabrera said city hall has been conducting a quarterly performance evaluation on its more than 700 regular and job order employees. - Garry B. Lao