Western Visayas workers get pay hike
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 09:16:32 +0000
MAP of the Philippines with Western Visayas highlighted.
BACOLOD CITY – Minimum wage earners in Western Visayas are expected to receive a P15 to P30 daily pay hike effective on Nov. 27.
This was revealed by Wennie Sancho, labor representative to the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Western Visayas, after the secretariat published the new wage order last Monday following its approval last Oct. 22. Sancho said the effectivity of the wage order is 15 days after the publication.
Members of the RTWPB Region 6 are set to meet in Iloilo City on Nov. 21. The management has 10 days after the publication to contest or appeal the order.
Under Wage Order No. 25, a P30 daily pay hike is provided for workers in non-agriculture, industrial, and commercial establishments employing more than 10 employees. From the current P350 plus cost-of-living allowance of P15, totaling P365 per day, the new rate would be P395.