GMA, labor union sign CBA
GMA Network reported that its management and the GMA7 Employees Union have signed their 2022-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) which is highlighted by one of the highest bonuses to be given by a broadcast company to its rank and file employees.
GMA formally disclosed to the Philippine Stock Exchange said the agreement contains a signing bonus of P100,000 for employees with a tenure of less than five years; P115,000 for those with five to ten years; and P130,000 for those with more than 10 years of tenure.
There will also be a wage increase of P3,000 for 2022 and P3,000 for 2023. There will be increases as well in employee benefits including calamity pay, fire and/or calamity assistance, hospitalization, and optical benefits.
Leading the CBA signing were GMA Chairman and CEO Felipe L. Gozon, President and COO Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr., Executive Vice President and CFO Felipe S. Yalong and GMA Union President Ronaldo G. Condestable.
“In so far as management is concerned, we do not look to our employees as employees but as our partners in our day to day endeavor to make our company succeed,” Gozon said.
He added that, “That is where I am very thankul for, ang kooperasyon at ang pagsasama natin na nagbubunga naman na inyong nakikita. (our cooperation and unity that has led to the results that you are now seeing.)”
“Yan ang pasasalamat sa bukod tanging unity o kaisahan natin sa ating kompanya, ‘yung kakayahan nating maging maunawain sa isa’t isa, ‘yung nag-iisa nating layunin na ipagpatuloy ang ating Samahan (This is our way of thanking you for your exemplary unity with the company, our ability to understand each other, our having one goal to continue our partnership),” said Duavit.
“Itong signing bonus na ibinigay ng pamunuan ng GMA ay isa sa pinakamalaki and I can attest to the fact that this CBA agreement na pipirmahan natin ang pinakamaganda sa industriya ng broadcasting (This signing bonus that the GMA management is giving is one of the biggest and I can attest to the fact that this CBA agreement that we signed is the best in the broadcasting industry),” Yalong also assured.
“Sa ating chairman, Atty. Felipe Gozon, kay sir Duavit, at kay , at sa the rest ng nakaharap namin sa panel ng management, nagpapasalamat lahat ng manggagawa, in behalf of my members, and union ay nagpapasalamat sa kanila at sa magandang benepisyong ibinigay nila sa atin (To our chaiman, Atty. Felipe Gozon, to Mr. Duavit, and Mr. Yalong, and to the rest of the panel representing management, all workers thank you. In behalf of my members and the union, we thank you for the good benefits they gave us),” Condestable said.