Fostering Inclusivity and Diversity at Work. Jollibee Group and Manila LGU officials convened anew for the signing of a new memorandum of agreement that will create employment opportunities for senior citizens and persons with disabilities in Jollibee-owned stores across Manila City.
MANILA, Philippines. The Jollibee Group recently announced the resumption of its inclusive employment program to hire senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWD) in Manila after renewing its partnership with the city government of Manila.
The
partnership is consistent with Jollibee Group’s commitment to provide equal
employment opportunities to different sectors, while promoting and practicing
inclusivity and diversity in the workplace.
Jollibee
Group will hire 28 senior citizens and 17 PWDs as customer relations staff
across the Manila branches of Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, and Burger King
through the city’s Public Employment Service Office (PESO). Manila PESO will
screen and determine qualified candidates before endorsing them to the company.
Applicants must also secure a medical clearance from the Ospital ng Maynila
Medical Center, the accredited hospital for this program.
“We started
this program in 2019 with the Manila LGU. Working on this program in the past
few years have allowed us to see how our elderly and differently abled
individuals have appreciated the opportunity find gainful employment. The
Jollibee Group continues to support this initiative of the Manila LGU, and we
have been very fortunate to have a partner that shares the same desire and
passion as the company in looking after the interest of our elderly and PWDs,”
said Ruth Angeles, Jollibee Group Vice President and Head for Human
Resources-Philippines and Global Organization, Leadership & Culture.
“We look
forward to forging more partnerships with other LGUs so we can improve more
lives and find reliable staff who can join us in our mission to share the joy
of eating with everyone,” Angeles added.
The signing of the new memorandum of agreement
held last January 31 was attended by Manila City Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan,
Vice Mayor Yul Servo Nieto, and Secretary to the Mayor Atty. Marlon Lacson, as
well as officials from Jollibee Group represented by Public Affairs AVP Atty.
Raul Academia and Philippine Region Human Resources Director Anna Prado.
Interested
applicants can get more information on this employment program from the Manila
Department of Social Welfare and the Office of Senior Citizen’s Affairs.
Back in
2019, Jollibee Group was the first restaurant company in the Philippines to
partner with the Manila LGU in providing jobs to over a hundred qualified
senior citizens and PWDs in the combined 39 branches of Jollibee, Chowking,
Mang Inasal, and Greenwich in Manila. Besides Manila, Jollibee Group also
partnered with the LGUs of Antipolo and Pasay in 2019 to implement the same
inclusive employment program.
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