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DOLE-Davao vows to strictly monitor compliance of employers with new wage order

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – Davao Region vowed Monday to strictly monitor the enforcement of the daily wage increase in the area, warning non-compliant employers they could be meted hefty penalties with possible imprisonment. DOLE-Davao director Atty. Randolf C. Pensoy told the Kapehan sa Dabaw that the Regional […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanewsRelated NewsMar 11th, 2024

Philippine daily wage insufficient to meet family living expenses

MANILA, Philippines — The nationwide daily wage disparity averaged P762 as of March 2024, with the daily minimum wage averaging only P440, the think tank Ibon Foundation said on Wednesday. Data from the Ibon Foundation showed that the wage gap was computed based on the average daily minimum wage and the average family living wage.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 10th, 2024

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

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, 2024 Department Order No. 242, titled “Revised Implementing Rules and Regulation of Article 96 of the Labor Code.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 4th, 2024

DOLE-Davao exec calls on Congress to carefully study uniform daily wage hike bill

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) – The legislative push for a nationwide P100 to P400 daily increase for minimum wage earners in the private sector “must be compatible with the socio-economic conditions and purchasing power of each region,” an official from the Department of Labor and Employment – Davao Region (DOLE-Davao) said. “If Congress […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanewsRelated NewsMar 11th, 2024

Dole-Davao last to adopt minimum wage adjustment

AN OFFICIAL from the Department of Labor and Employment-Davao Region (Dole-Davao) said the region was the last in the Philippines to implement the minimum wage adjustment......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 11th, 2024

Lapu-Lapu schools return to face-to-face classes – Chan

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan announced the return of face-to-face classes for public schools starting today, April 17, 2024. However, in a Facebook post, Chan said that the face-to-face classes shall only be scheduled from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 for morning classes and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for afternoon.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

Wage determination should be region-specific: Dole-Davao

AN OFFICIAL from the Department of Labor and Employment-Davao Region (Dole-Davao) said that the determination of wages should be region-specific, taking into consideration socio-economic conditions, purchasing power, and poverty thresholds......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 12th, 2024

Employers’ group asks President Marcos: Veto P100 wage hike law

President Marcos should veto a proposed measure legislating a P100 daily across-the-board increase for the private sector as there is no way that small businesses can comply with the legislated wage hike, Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) chairman Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. said yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 16th, 2024

P38 daily wage hike for Davao region workers

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 February) – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Davao Region (RTWPB-Davao) has approved a P38 daily increase for minimum wage earners in the region, to be implemented in two tranches starting next month. In an announcement released by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Davao on February 19, it said […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanewsRelated NewsFeb 22nd, 2024

China must comply with treaty on protected areas – expert

China will be under a “very clear obligation” to comply with measures that apply in marine protected areas in the South China Sea as signatory of the landmark United Nations High Seas Treaty, according to a Japanese international law expert......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 15th, 2024

Comply with sanitation requirements, CHO reminds establishment owners

Comply with sanitation requirements, CHO reminds establishment owners.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsJan 20th, 2024

Workers buck wage hike in installments

Stressing the need for a one-time significant wage increase to effectively stimulate the local economy, labor group Federation of Free Workers has rejected the proposal by some legislators and the business sector for an installment-based legislated wage increase......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 3rd, 2024

Employers back staggered wage hike

The umbrella organization of employers in the country believes it is best to leave decisions on wage increases, which have historically been implemented on a staggered basis, to the regional wage boards......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 24th, 2024

Lawmaker proposes gradual 3-year wage hike for private workers

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. He emphasized the importance of balancing the interests of workers and businesses while implementing the wage hike. A.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 22nd, 2024

Senate OKs on second reading P100 wage hike

The Senate approved on second reading yesterday a bill seeking a P100 daily minimum wage increase for private sector workers – a Valentine’s gift to minimum wage earners......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 15th, 2024

Bill pushing P100 daily wage hike gets Senate nod on 2nd reading

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Wednesday approved on second reading a bill pushing for a P100-daily minimum wage hike for private sector workers.  Senate Bill No. 2534 under Committee Report No. 190 was unanimously approved during Wednesday’s plenary session. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said that once the wage hike bill gets the final.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 15th, 2024

Dole nagpahimangno sa peke nga Tupad

Dole nagpahimangno sa peke nga Tupad.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 3rd, 2024

FACT CHECK: TUPAD job posts offering P800 daily salary are fake – DOLE

The DOLE Information and Publication Service Office says that these Facebook posts are spreading disinformation about the department’s TUPAD program.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 16th, 2024

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

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 after Senator Imee Marcos brought up, during the Senate’s Tuesday hearing, that DOH’s Medical Assistance for Indigent Patients.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 13th, 2024

Boost for Local Agriculture: DOLE Turns Over Food Processing Machinery to Himamaylan Farmers

Boost for Local Agriculture: DOLE Turns Over Food Processing Machinery to Himamaylan Farmers.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsFeb 13th, 2024