Lawmaker proposes gradual 3-year wage hike for private workers

02/22/2024

A lawmaker on Wednesday proposed gradually increasing the minimum daily wage for private sector workers by P100 over three years. Manila Rep. Joel Chua believes this approach would be manageable for businesses still recovering from the pandemic.…

‘Moderate the greed,’ Zubiri tells big firms opposing wage hike

Jerome Aning, Marlon Ramos 02/17/2024

Addressing concerns raised by a business group regarding the P100 legislated wage hike, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri emphasized the need to “moderate the greed” among large corporations. The Senate already passed the wage hike bill on…

Senate approves P100 wage hike for private workers on 2nd reading

TIna Santos 02/15/2024

The Senate passed on Wednesday a significant bill that requires a P100 increase in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri described it as a Valentine’s Day gift to workers, with…

Labor leader to gov’t: Hike daily wage to curb inflation

Zeus Legaspi - @inquirerdotnet 02/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The government is encouraged to further ease inflation by increasing minimum wage of workers in the country. To do this the government should at least increast the minumum wage by at least P150. Sonny…

Interns at Cebu City Hall get minimum wage rate as allowance

Pia Piquero 01/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Students who wish to apply as interns at Cebu City Hall will receive the “prevailing and applicable” minimum wage rate in Central Visayas as daily allowance. This is on top of the valuable…

Businesses express concerns as minimum wage hike set to take effect

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Establishments of all sizes in Central Visayas are told to start preparing for the new daily minimum wage rate that will take effect this October. But business communities here in Cebu had reservations…

Workers in Central Visayas to get P33 daily pay raise starting next month

Futch Anthony Inso 09/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Workers in Central Visayas will receive an early Christmas gift starting next month. This is after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Central Visayas (RTWPB-7) approved a P33 increase in the…

Senate panel approves ‘in principle’ P150 private sector wage hike

Zacarian Sarao 05/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate committee on labor, employment and human Resources on Wednesday approved “in principle” a bill seeking to increase the minimum wage in the private sector by P150. Senate Bill No. 2002 or “Across-the-board Wage…

Negros labor groups to demand P750 national minimum wage on Labor Day protest

Carla Gomez 04/30/2023

BACOLOD CITY — Labor groups on Negros Island are uniting under the banner of the United Labor Alliance – Negros (ULAN) to demand for a P750 across-the-board national minimum wage during a protest in Bacolod City on…

Labor group in Cebu wants ‘immediate P100-wage increase’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Due to the ‘dire economic situation’, a labor group here wants an immediate wage increase. The Alyansa sa Mamumuong Kontraktwal sa Sugbo (ALSA Kontraktwal Cebu) filed a petition, seeking a P100 increment on…

Mexico to hike minimum wage by 20% in 2023, raising inflation worries

Reuters 12/03/2022

MEXICO CITY  – Mexico will raise the minimum wage by 20 percent next year after employers, labor representatives and the government reached an agreement, officials said on Thursday, although some critics warned the move could fuel inflation.…

Tulfo seeks ‘decent wages’ for gov’t workers earning below industry rate

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 08/29/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Government workers earning below industry standard such as street sweepers and traffic aides should be given decent wages, Senator Raffy Tulfo said Monday. Tulfo said that the government should comply with the labor standards…

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