A multifaceted perspective on contractualization in the Municipality of Libmanan, Camarines Sur

Contractualization is one of the unsolved problems of the Philippines. Most employers are hiring employees on a fixed-term or short-term contractual basis, rather than as permanent employees. Since the Philippine labor law implements that a worker is entitled to regular employment status which is usually after continuous service, some employers hire workers for only five months to avoid granting them regular employment status. It is locally often referred as “Endo” or 5-5-5 employment. This study examined the impact of contractualization to employees in term of job security, employee rights and socio-economic equity. A descriptive- correlational research approach was utilized to carry out the study. Through surveys and face-to-face interviews with the 100 respondents, this study found that contractual employees profiles specifically age and field of employment has a significant impact to the job security of contractual employees. This study also reveals that work environment and social exclusion is impactful to the job security of employees. Additionally, benefits such as SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG are impactful to the employee rights of contractual employees. Lastly, gender and social equity is also impact to socio-economic equity among contractual employees. Thus, the TIYAK Program was developed, which aims to address the different factors impacting contractual employees regarding their job security, employee rights and socio-economic equity, providing tailored support in order to help them achieve secured and equitable employment.