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sme focus manpower Schubert Caesar C. Austero is the 2011 President of the Peoples Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP). He is also human resource management practitioner, an academician, a writer; and a social development activist. He is also an Organizational Behavior professor of the Human Resource Management Program at the School of Management and Information Technology of De La Salle-College of St. Benilde, and continues to run special programs for HRM managers . Twice weekly, he writes an op-ed column for the Manila Standard Today (Are We There Yet?). You can reach him via email: pmap@pmap.org.ph. The solution is to create more jobs The Committee on Labor and Employment of the House of Representatives submitted for plenary discussion last June 2011, House Bill 4853, otherwise known as the Security of Tenure bill. If the measure gets passed and becomes a law, the number of subcontracted employees for every business will be limited to only 20 percent of its total workforce, and if it exceeds 30 percent, the company will be charged with violation. The 20 percent cap on subcontracted employees includes security, messenger, and janitorial services. Businesses such as banks and pawnshops with 50 percent of total manpower complement comprised of security guards, and small franchise businesses will be hard hit. In effect, expansion of business and creating more employment will become prohibitive and almost illegal in this country. A nd, think about the implication of the proposed 30 percent cap on probationary employees to the thousands of franchised businesses that employ two to three employees per outlet. If a stand-alone snack bar requires three employees to operate, the 30 percent cap would mean they could only hire one additional person every six months. Protecting the welfare of employees is a responsibility that everyone in this country must share. Security of tenure must be assured. But there are ways to do this without necessarily endangering the viability of business. The provisions of HB 4853, simply put, will stifle employment and slow down expansion at a time when far too many of our countrymen need jobs. The central issue is employment because if there are more than enough jobs and people can afford to pick one job over another, we will not be even talking about these things. The solution, therefore, is to produce more employment opportunities and to nurture an industrial relations ecosystem that creates jobs and more jobs. In such a scenario, HB 4853 would be completely irrelevant. Given that an exhaustive review of all Asian industrial relations systems is too big a scope, we focus on representative systems. Kuruvilla and Venkitaratnam © Adamgregor | Dreamstime.com (1996) argue that industrial relations systems in Asia are typified by six distinct stylized models: The Japanese flexible workplace model, the tripartite Singapore model, the state-employer dominated model (Malaysia and Indonesia), the pluralist decentralized and fragmented industrial relations model (the Philippines), the politicized multiunion model (India and the rest of South Asia), and the transitory model (a catch-all category that includes South Korea, Taiwan, China, and Vietnam). Note that the transitory model takes into account transitions from authoritarian rule to democracy (South Korea and Taiwan) as well as from closed to more open economies (China and Vietnam) during the last decades. 14
sme focus Technology Online classified ads by r iz p u lu m bar i t Some five years ago, freelance web developers RJ David and future wife Arianne had a dream: to make it big in the worldwide web. Ironically, RJ and Arianne, who build web sites for others, cannot seem to build a web site for themselves— they had no idea what website to put up. They neither knew which market to target nor what product to sell. Arianne then came up with a simple but bright idea: why not build a classified ads website where you can advertise anything for free, 24/7? On September 11, 2006, RJ and Arianne quietly launched what would soon be the biggest name in Philippine internet: Sulit.com.ph. Number One Website Based on Alexa.com, a leading web traffic ranking site, Sulit averages 4 million views everyday, making it the top Philippine website. It ranks ninth overall if you count foreign sites like Facebook and Google. Sulit, meaning “worth it” in Filipino, even beat media giants like abs-cbnnews.com and inquirer.net. What started out as an experiment is now a byword in the Philippine internet scene. Why they’re on top The couple attribute Sulit’s popularity to a number of things: Passion. “We a re ver y passionate with what we do.” It shows: users always have a very satisfying experience every time they log on. Constant innovation. “We introduce innovations for the ever-evolving needs of our users. It’s in Sulit’s DNA to continuously improve the website.” A results-oriented product. “Sulit delivers results to all our users: both buyers and sellers.” The website is one big marketplace where anyone can buy and sell anything for free — from big-ticket items like cars, houses and condos, to the very interesting like designer bags, pets and gadgets. Sulit is a great equalizer. “Mom-and-pop businesses can now compete with the big boys. Millions of potential customers can view your ad. Sulit lowers the cost of doing business-- no more huge marketing budgets or business space. All you need is a computer and an internet connection. Sulit Innovations Virtual currency. Usually used in online gaming, you can purchase premium services like more prominent paid ads with this. Transition to Mobile Apps. As mobile internet access increase, users may also browse Sulit using cell phones. Advice to E-commerce upstarts For those who want to venture into e-business, Mr. David has some sound advice: Adapt quickly to the market. The internet is a fast-paced industry. What you know now will be obsolete in 3 to 6 months. Those who can’t adapt quickly to the ever-changing landscape will surely stagnate and die. Use existing platforms like Sulit. Focus on selling and dealing with customers. Let Sulit worry about the technicalities of site maintenance. fast facts Years on the web @@@@@ 5 Staff (Team members) 45 Number of hits per day 4 million Average age of users 18-34 years old Registered Members 48% male, 52% female Group of users 2 (buyers and sellers) Most popular categories cars, gadgets, clothes and accessories, real estate Sold items posted in Sulit 40% 15
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