Minimum Wage and Salary

MANILA, Philippines – There will be no announcements of wage hikes from President Arroyo on Labor Day but workers may expect a P200-million non-wage and livelihood assistance package.

REPRESENTATIVES of labor groups that form part of Metro Manila’s Regional Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (RTIPC) yesterday said that the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines’ (TUCP) P75 across-the-board wage petition is no longer enough in the face of increasing oil and commodity prices.

LABOR groups in Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan (Mimaropa) are seeking a P65 across-the-board wage increase on the grounds that prices of basic commodities have increased by 8 percent since last year.

MANILA, Philippines – Nacionalista Party (NP) senatorial candidates vowed to push for an increase in the minimum wage in order to reflect the rise in the cost of living.

Assistant regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment Exequiel Sarcauga yesterday said that DOLE only has four inspectors in the province of Cebu to routinely inspect companies if they are complying with the rules and regulations of DOLE especially with regards to employees’ wages.

THE International Labor Organization (ILO) said job-creation would lag behind the recovery of export markets.

MANILA, Philippines – Employers are open to a wage hike but only for workers in sectors least affected by the economic slowdown.

Employers’ group says flexibility needed in times of economic difficulty THE COUNTRY’S LARGEST employer group is poised to issue a resolution today calling for amendments to the Labor Code, including a provision that bars the reduction of benefits for workers.

BUSINESSES remain opposed to a wage hike this year, citing a fragile economic recovery, preferring non-wage benefits for workers instead.

The Partido ng Manggagawa supports the P75 wage petition filed by the TUCP. Its basis is rock solid. Inflation has truly eroded the purchasing power of workers in the almost two years since the last wage order in June 2008. And price hikes in the coming months should indeed be factored into any computation of…

CEBU CITY – Before acting on two different petitions for a wage increase in the Central Visayas region, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) 7 is set to hear the side of department store owners and similar businesses on the impending salary increase issue.

MANILA, Philippines – There will be no announcement of salary increase on Labor Day on May 1, but workers may expect non-wage benefits, according to the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC).

MANILA, Philippines – There will be no announcement of salary increase on Labor Day on May 1, but workers may expect non-wage benefits, according to the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC).

PRESS RELEASE HON. RAYMOND DEMOCRITO C. MENDOZA        April 6, 2010 Trade Union Congress Party-List (TUCP) TUCP-PGEA Compound, Maharlika cor. Masaya Streets, Diliman, Quezon City Tel/Fax: (632) 351-3757/924-7551 Government double-speak on wage hikes – TUCP TUCP party-list representative Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza charged NEDA with “double-speak” on the economy and wages.

WORKERS in Metro Manila will have to wait for more time before the proposed P75 across-the-board wage hike can be decided on by the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC).

A WARNING against immediate pay hikes was raised yesterday by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), ahead of Metro Manila wage board consultations scheduled to start on Thursday.

CEBU, Philippines – The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines and its party-list arm challenged presidential candidates to take a stand and join the debate on the demand of workers for wage hikes.

While we’re at it, we might as well fix the problem where labor always demands salary increases, but the system simply does not address the truth and reality of business and economics.

Workers may as well pin their hope on the new administration  for a new wave of salary increases as it is unclear whether the Arroyo government can give in to their demand before Labor Day.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—Only 16% of the country’s total labor force will benefit from any legislated wage increases, Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr., chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), claimed on Thursday.

SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Philippines – All 17 Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Boards (RTWPB) nationwide will gather in Baguio City on March 25 and 26 to explore the possible increase in minimum wages in various regions.

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THE government is considering a wage increase after inflation stayed above 4 percent for the third straight month, an official said Friday.

MANILA, Philippines – Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential candidate Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. said yesterday the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) and the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPB) should be given a free hand to review petitions for an across-the-board daily wage increase.

Davao City (3 March) — Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) representative Raymond Mendoza filed a petition for a P75 cross-the-board wage increase in Region XI yesterday to the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB).

MANILA, Philippines – The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) yesterday said a P75 across-the-board wage increase in Metro Manila will hamper the job creation process and will only help a small fraction of the population.

TUCP cites constant rise in prices of oil, fares MANILA, Philippines – The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) yesterday asked the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for a P75 across-the-board daily wage increase for workers in Metro Manila.

MANILA, Philippines – The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) yesterday filed a petition at the National Capital Region (NCR) wage board for a P75 across-the-board wage increase for workers in Metro Manila.

MANILA, Philippines – Majority of local companies said they will be increasing the wages of their employees this year, results of a survey conducted by Grant Thornton showed.

WAGE HIKES have been ruled out in the short term by the government, which cited the lack of price pressures and a still-recovering economy.