By Junex Doronio
MANILA — Good news for the workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) as the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has approved the P35 hike in the daily wage, increasing it from P610 to P645 for the non-agriculture sector.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has confirmed it in a statement, saying the wage hike was based on the three petitions filed by various labor groups seeking an increase in the daily minimum wage due to escalating basic goods and commodities.
It added that the salary increase was also based on the various wage determination criteria provided under the Wage Rationalization Act.
However, DOLE said those in retail and service establishments regularly employing not more than 10 workers, and enterprises affected by natural calamities and/or human-induced disasters, may apply to the RTWPB for exemption from the wage increase.
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