Tag: wage

SUBSIDIES to government agencies surged in the seven months to July largely due to the wage subsidy program and increased support for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth), the Bureau of the Treasury said.

THE Philippine government should consider extending the wage subsidy program for small firms, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said, after a survey showed more than half of businesses are facing a cash crunch amid the pandemic.

AFTER filing a petition earlier this week before the Central Visayas wage board for a P386 minimum wage increase, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has demanded more pay hikes in three different regions.

LABOR SECRETARY Silvestre H. Bello III has urged regions deliberating on wage adjustments to fast-track this process by the “end of June” until July 15.

The country's average daily basic pay — defined as the pay for normal/regular working hours before deductions for social security contributions and withholding taxes...

By Mario M. Banzon THE NATIONAL Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) on Monday, Sept. 18, unanimously approved Wage Order No. NCR-21 granting workers in the...

By Mario M. Banzon A LABOR alliance is taking government to task as well as the employers represented in the wage board for delaying a...

WHILE there is no end in sight to off-shoring by Japanese companies, signs are emerging that surging wages in China are encouraging at least some...

HIGHER across-the-board wages run the risk of limiting the employment prospects of less experienced workers and women, according to a paper published by the...

These graphs show how much workers in various industries earn.