Metro workers get wage hike

**c_cube** · May 18th, 2012 12:02 PM

ang mahal na ng labor dito sa atin. wala lalong mag iinvest na dayunhan sa atin niyan.

**Retz** · May 18th, 2012 12:06 PM

btw, how much are the minimum wage in countries that have cheap labor?

**_Qwerty_** · May 18th, 2012 12:40 PM

mahal na nga dito sa atin.. pumapatak halos $10 per day na minimum.. compared to $2.20 in Vietnam, $2 in Cambodia, $2.90-$3.00 in Indonesia, $5.20-$5.90 in Thailand and $3.75-$5.00 in China.

http://rp1.abs-cbnnews.com/business/...e-highest-asia

**_Qwerty_** · May 21st, 2012 12:25 PM

yung dating COLA na 22.00 sasama na sa basic pay.. tapos 20.00 COLA effective this month tapos 10.00 COLA effective Nov. 1, 2012.

http://www.nwpc.dole.gov.ph/news.html#NCR_increase

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz announced yesterday a new minimum wage increase of P30.00 Cost-Of-Living Allowance (COLA) in the NCR. In addition, the P22 COLA granted last year shall be integrated into the basic pay.

She said that the P30 COLA will be given in two (2) tranches - P20.00 upon effectivity of Wage Order No. NCR-17 and P10.00 effective 01 November 2012.

The new wage hike brings up the minimum wage in the NCR to P446 a day for the non-agriculture sector and P409 a day for the other sectors, namely: agriculture, private hospitals with bed capacity of 100 or less, retail/service establishments employing 10 workers or less and manufacturing establishments regularly employing less than 10 workers.

Effective 01 November 2012, the remaining P10 COLA shall be added to the minimum wage raising it further to P456 and P419, respectively.

Background

On 16 March 2012, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) filed before the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, NCR, a petition for P90.00 across-the-board wage increase in the midst of rising prices of oil products.
On 20 March 2012, the Wage Board issued a resolution declaring the absence of supervening condition in the region to warrant a new wage increase, with a proviso that it will continue to monitor the prevailing socio-economic conditions and if found justified, the Board shall review the current wage level.

Under the Amended Rules of Procedure on Minimum Wage Fixing issued by the National Wages and Productivity Commission, no wage order may be disturbed within 12 months from its effectivity and no petition for wage increase shall be entertained within the same period, unless there are supervening conditions, such as extraordinary increases in prices of petroleum products and basic goods/services.

As explained by the NWPC during a press conference, there must be a rapid and continuous increase of petroleum products for at least three (3) consecutive months to be considered extraordinary. Apparently, these elements were not present at the time.

In the course of the Board’s evaluation of existing socio-economic conditions in the region, and after conduct of public consultations and public hearing, the Board saw the need to provide immediate relief to workers in the NCR due to increases in the prices of oil products and basic goods and services.

Coverage

The P30 COLA applies to all minimum earners in the private sector in the NCR, regardless of their position, designation or status of employment and irrespective of the method of payment of wages.

Excluded from the increase are household or domestic helpers, persons in the personal service of another, including family drivers and workers of duly registered Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs). However, registered BMBEs should pay their workers not lower than the poverty threshold of P259.36 for a family of five (5) as of 2011, subject to the condition that should there be a change in the poverty threshold as determined by the National Statistics Office, the same shall be applicable. This is a new provision intended to protect workers in BMBEs from being paid unduly low wages.

Private Educational Intitutions

The share of covered workers and employees in the increase in tuition fees for School Year 2012-2013 shall be considered as compliance with the prescribed COLA. Private schools which have not increased their tuition fees for the School Year 2012-2013 may defer compliance with the COLA until the start of School Year 2013-2014.

Exemption

The following establishments may apply for exemption from payment of the COLA: distressed establishments, retail/service establishments employing not more than 10 workers, establishments whose total assets are not more than P3 million and establishments adversely affected by natural calamities.

Wage Distortion

In case wage distortion arise in the salary structure within an establishment after implementation of the new COLA increase, affected workers who are receiving above the minimum wage may be entitled to a COLA adjustment. The management and the workers union shall negotiate to correct the distortion. A new provision requires that the correction should be done within 30 days from the effectivity of the wage order.

Productivity Bonus under the Two-Tiered Wage System

The new minimum wage increase ushers in the two-tiered wage system in the NCR, with the prescribed P30 COLA being the 1st tier. Workers may be entitled to productivity bonus and incentives based on agreement between workers and management. Within 60 days from issuance by the NWPC of guidelines on the implementation of the two tiered wage system, the Board shall issue an advisory on the 2nd tier of the performance based pay which shall serve as guidelines for establishments on the range of productivity bonus.

**_Qwerty_** · May 22nd, 2012 09:23 AM

Wage Order NCR-17. This will take effect on June 3, 2012.

http://www.nwpc.dole.gov.ph/pages/do...%20wo%2017.pdf

**flakez** · May 22nd, 2012 03:57 PM

pag nagtaas naman ng salary tataas din ang bilihin eh. so wala din. ang naapektuhan lang dito is yung mga hindi minimum wager kasi hindi tataas sweldo nila. pero yung mga bibilin nila is tataas. yung kapatid ng GF ko pag naapprove to magiging minimum na lang sweldo niya. hehe

**robot.sonic** · May 22nd, 2012 04:20 PM

iaadjust naman yang sweldo ng kapatid ng gf mo.

**flakez** · May 22nd, 2012 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by robot.sonic

iaadjust naman yang sweldo ng kapatid ng gf mo.

ah tama. kasi COLA yung nagtaas? tama ba? pero pag yung basic malamang hindi na siya iaadjust. hehehe

**flakez** · May 22nd, 2012 06:59 PM

binasa ko maigi yung article, mukhang hindi siya kasama kasi hindi naman siya minimum earner. so magiging minimum na nga siya. hehehe. iaalign lang sa minimum kapag mas magiging mas mababa pa sa minimum current niya. hehe