Malacañang hopes for a win-win solution for both employees and employers following the suspension of the first tranche of the P85 daily wage hike for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said they are hoping that issues...
The implementation of the first tranche of the P85 daily wage increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila were deferred following the issuance of a court order based on a legal challenge by at least two companies, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) confirmed on Thursday, July 27....
ILOILO CITY – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-6 under the Department of Labor and Employment-6 is reviewing petitions to increase daily salary in Western Visayas by P250. The RTWPB-6 held a dialogue with stakeholders last July 21 to discuss the petition to increase daily wage...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will be offering assistance program to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Metro Manila that are not yet ready to bear the impact of the P85 wage increase DOLE Secretary Francis Tolentino said the move is aimed at cushioning the adverse...
Malacañang said the P85-daily wage increase for minimum wage earners in the National Capital Region (NCR) will push through, and was not suspended. "Hindi po, wala pong suspension. Wala pong paghihinto po dito, tuluy-tuloy po ito (No, there is no suspension. There will be no halt to this, it will...
The P85 daily wage increase for minimum wage earners will be given in two tranches, the first installment will be on July 25, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. The wage increase was initially announced to be implemented on July 19 but the delay in the implementation was brought by...
Private company workers who do not fall under minimum wage earners category may or may not directly benefit from the P85 daily wage increase. The term is “may or may not benefit” since the decision on whether or not salary adjustment would also be implemented for non-minimum wage earners...
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) on Saturday, July 11, said former men’s basketball coach Tab Baldwin has been engaged by the university as an independent contractor since 2016. This clarification came after commentaries emerged following a Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)...
Not all pro-workers groups in the House of Representatives saw the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announcement of a P85 daily minimum wage increase for private sector workers in Metro Manila as a negative. Trabaho Party-list, represented by Cong. Johanne Bautista in the 20th Congress,...
Seventy-three residents of Parañaque City received livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the city government to help them start or expand small businesses. Mayor Edwin Olivarez led the turnover ceremony on July 1 at the Parañaque Sports Complex in Barangay...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) warned that the newly mandated ₱85 daily minimum wage hike could exacerbate inflation and force businesses to accelerate automation, calling for government intervention to lower the cost of living instead of relying solely on wage...
Cavite 1st district Rep. Jolo Revilla is prodding regional wage boards to announce their own wage hikes, following the Department of Labor and Employment 's (DOLE) announcement of a P85 increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila. In a statement Wednesday, July 1, Revilla reckoned that...
