SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union —- The city government has encouraged all government and private offices, including business establishments, to provide alternative work arrangements following reports that most of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients here belong to the working sector.
Mayor Hermenegildo Gualberto on Wednesday, Feb. 24, issued an executive order asking employers to shift to work-from-home, skeleton workforce, four-day compressed workweek, and work shifting/flexible working hours.
“These schemes aim to limit the exposure to the virus as there is a high probability that workers get infected while at work or while in transit to work,” the mayor said in the order.
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