DOJ junks raps vs Samsung

Manila, Philippines - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has dismissed the charges for syndicated and large scale illegal recruitment, estafa and theft filed against executives of Samsung Electronics Philippines Corp. and SD Human Tech for allegedly pirating some 700 personnel of a Filipino manpower agency.

In a 51-page resolution, Assistant State Prosecutor Natilaine Salvilla said she found no probable cause to hold Samsung president and CEO Kyung Chull Park and finance officer Boem Hee Lee and SD Human Tech executive Hae Kyong Kim liable for the charges filed by complainant Vivian Anastacio-Guerrero of Temps and Staffers Inc. (TSI).

The DOJ also cleared Samsung executives Glenn Glinoga, Gabriel Matriano, Mary Anne Felipe, Benjamin Jimenez, Sherilyn Tan, Louie Liston, Angela Salvallon, Gerard Duremdes, Ricky de Guzman, Noel Dajao, Elaine Matito, Jerick Paloma, and Maybelle Doloran.

TSI was one of the manpower service providers engaged by Samsung to provide promo-merchandisers to market and sell Samsung products in the country. TSI terminated its contract with Samsung on June 30, 2010.

Salvilla said the complainant failed to establish that any of the officers or employees of Samsung “personally induced or attempted to induce any one of the employees of TSI to quit their employment.”

The prosecutor said even if the TSI employees were recruited to transfer to other manpower agencies before their contracts with TSI ends, it was clear that the offered employment was to take effect after their employment contract with TSI was terminated or expired.