MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment on Tuesday announced a P85 daily wage increase for workers in Metro Manila, marking the largest wage hike ever approved by the National Capital Region’s wage board. A…
BACOLOD CITY – The General Alliance of Workers Associations (GAWA), a Negros-based labor organization, has expressed disappointment on Sunday, May 24, after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Western Visayas rejected a petition calling for a salary…
The Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has called for a balanced approach to the proposed wage increase in Central Visayas, stressing the need to consider both the welfare of workers and the capacity of businesses…
MANILA, Philippines — There will be no minimum wage hike on May 1, said Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) Undersecretary Benedicto Ernesto Bitonio Jr. on Wednesday. He stressed that future adjustments will remain under the authority…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A petition seeking a P100 wage hike in Central Visayas has been formally filed and is now up for evaluation by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)-7, the Department of Labor…
Unless circumstances justify an increase in wages for private sector employees in Central Visayas, one may not be forthcoming soon.…
MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos consider wage hike as their top national concern, based on the results of a survey conducted by Octa Research. Octa Research’s Tugon ng Masa on Urgent National and Personal Concerns of Adult Filipinos…
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Central Luzon has approved daily minimum wage increases of P50 to P80 in two tranches beginning October 30. According to Wage Order no. RBIII-26, released on…
CEBU CITY – The minimum wage earners in the private sector in Central Visayas can expect an increase in their daily wage ranging from P37 to P47 per day starting on Oct. 4. The salary of domestic…
MANILA – Employers who fail to comply with the P50 daily minimum wage hike in Metro Manila starting July 18 face a P25,000 fine and imprisonment of up to two years, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito…
MANILA, Philippines — The regional wage board has approved a P50 wage increase in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Monday. The increase will raise the daily minimum wage in…
MANILA, Philippines — The country’s largest group of retailers warned that the P200 wage hike bill passed by the House of Representatives could lead to layoffs and cause even more problems. “This will still have to pass…
