(MANILA BULLETIN) As workers and employers began to debate their respective cases on the legislated wage hike in the House of Representative, wage subsidies have emerged as a common ground between the two groups. House Committee on Labor and Employment...
The Philippines has filed its ratification documents for the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Convention No. 190 that aims to curb violence and harassment in workplaces. This makes the Philippines the first Asian country to ratify the convention and the 38th worldwide. According to...
(Photo courtesy of DOLE) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) partnered with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), a United States technology company, to provide digital skills training to Filipinos. DOLE...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Tuesday, Feb. 20, warned the public of a possible increase in the prices of basic and prime commodities due to the proposed legislated wage increase of P100 a day for private sector minimum wage earners. In an Unang Balita interview, DOLE Secretary...
Starting March 7, the daily take-home pay of minimum wage earners and monthly salary of domestic workers in Region XI will increase following the approval of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPB), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has announced. Wage Order No. RB...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said that the intended P100 minimum wage increase in the private sector might create inflationary effects. Citing data from the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), Laguesma said the proposed pay increase...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has expressed willingness to share inputs in the proposal before the Senate to increase the daily minimum wage by P100. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the department recognizes the power of the Congress to push for legislative salary increase,...
A bill proposing an increase of P100 in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers in the entire country, which is estimated to benefit over 4.2 million minimum wage earners is up for plenary deliberations in the Senate. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sponsors Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2534 which...
The number of jobless individuals dipped to 1.6 million in December last year, the lowest in almost two decades, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Wednesday, Feb. 7. Based on the PSA’s Labor Force Survey of 11,235 households, the unemployment rate stood at 3.1 percent, lower than the...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued a new guideline that will ensure equal sharing of services charges among hotel, restaurant, and other institution workers. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the Department Order (DO) No. 242 is actually a revision of the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-6 is implementing a P10.4-million livelihood project for drivers and operators displaced by the phase out of traditional jeepneys in Western Visayas. THE United Negros Transport Cooperative (UNTC) receives a check for P1 million to...
The Senate Committee on Labor and Employment is keen on investigating the alleged violations on labor and employment of a certain garbage hauler firm that services various cities in Metro Manila. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairman of the Senate labor panel, said it is imperative for the...
