Jollibee to provide elderly, differently-abled temporary job

JOLLIBEE will soon employ qualified elderly and differently-abled individuals temporarily.

This after the 20th City Council, in its regular session on Monday, presided over by Vice Mayor Bebot Rodriguez, enacted an ordinance authorizing City Mayor Rolando A. Uy to enter into and sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Jollibee Foods Corporation for the purpose.

To become eligible, the elderly or senior citizens must be at least sixty (60) years old at the time of application, pass physical, medical, and laboratory examinations, and be certified fit to work by the City Health Office.

For persons with disabilities, priority is given to individuals who are deaf and mute with the potential for future inclusion of other disabilities.

Under the MOA, the city, through the Public Employment Services Office (PESO), will accommodate all applications, conduct initial interviews and profiling, and prepare recommendation letters for examination. PESO will also provide training facilities for qualified applicants prior to deployment and cover expenses related to training programs for these applicants. 

For its part, the City Social Welfare and Development Department (CSWD) and the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs will be responsible for program information dissemination to prospective elderly and differently-abled applicants, conduct debriefing sessions for applicants who do not qualify, and provide trainers to assist and instruct qualified applicants before deployment. 

Meanwhile, Jollibee Corporation will hire a minimum number of qualified applicants in roles suited to them within their branches. It will also handle the receipt of documentary requirements, conduct interviews, orientations, training, and basic examinations, and integrate qualified applicants into their workforce.

The legislation was certified urgent by the City Mayor and unanimously approved by the members of the City Council.