DOLE urges employers to ensure 13th-month pay before Christmas

Ferdinand Patinio - Philippine News Agency 12/24/2024

MANILA — On Monday, just one day before the legally mandated deadline, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) renewed its appeal to private sector establishment owners to provide their employees with their 13th-month pay. DOLE Secretary…

December 24 is a special non-working holiday

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Christmas Eve, which falls on December 24, this year is a special non-working holiday, a memorandum from the Malacañang announced. Special non-working days are also holidays but they differ from regular holidays. These…

LIST: December holidays, pay guidelines

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Before 2024 ends, the Philippines will be having at least six holidays in December. With this, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has once again reminded employers to comply with the corresponding…

Pay guidelines for Dec. 8 holiday issued

Ferdinand Patinio 12/07/2024

MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reminded private sector employers to observe proper pay rules for Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, a special non-working holiday in celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of…

DOLE: 10 regional boards issue wage hike orders

Ferdinand Patinio - Philippine News Agency 12/03/2024

MANILA – Ten Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) have issued their respective orders granting a hike in the daily minimum wage of private sector workers, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Tuesday. In a…

Bonifacio Day: Double pay for private sector workers, says DOLE

Ferdinand Patinio - Philippine News Agency 11/30/2024

MANILA – Private sector workers who will report to work on Saturday are entitled to receive 200 percent (double-pay) of their daily wage. In a labor advisory Friday, Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma reminded the employers to follow the pay…

DOLE: Ban on Pogo to affect over 30,000 Filipino workers

Faith Argosino - Reporter / @FArgosinoINQ 11/19/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive banning all Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) in the country will affect over 30,000 Filipino workers. This was according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Lawmakers, during…

New wage order takes effect today in Region VII

Futch Anthony Inso 10/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded employers that, starting today, October 2, 2024, the new wage order for employees in the private sector takes effect. Wage Order No. ROVII-2, published…

DOLE sets guidelines on employees’ wages on Eid’l Adha holiday

Luisa Cabato 06/15/2024

SUBIC BAY, Zambales — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) released a set of guidelines on Friday for the payment of employees’ wages on Monday, which coincides with the observance of Eid’l Adha. President Ferdinand “Bongbong”…

DOH, DOLE deny any hand in Cha-cha signature drive

Charie Abarca 02/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines —  Representatives of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) denied that their agencies are involved in the controversial signature campaign to amend the 1987 Constitution. The clarification came…

Upskilling key to gov’t strategy to boost jobs

Jerome Aning 02/10/2024

The government is working to improve employment by upskilling workers and enhancing job distribution, as announced by President Marcos’ Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC). Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma mentioned that recent data from the Philippine Statistical Authority’s…

DOLE mandates hotels, restaurants: Give service charges to workers in full

Futch Anthony Inso 02/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has mandated that hotels, restaurants, and similar businesses must give their employees the full amount of collected service charges. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma signed February 1,…

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