By Liezelle Soriano
MANILA — Makati City Rep. Luis Campos Jr. has introduced a bill aimed at excluding night shift differential pay from the gross taxable income of employees.
Campos stated that House Bill No. 10534 will enable employees to fully benefit from the additional compensation earned for work done between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
“Our bill seeks to further augment the take-home pay of workers and help them cope with the soaring cost of living,” he said on Sunday, July 7, 2024.
“This will also give more meaning to the mandates of the Constitution for the state to provide full protection to labor, promote the welfare of workers, and assure them a rising standard of living,” Campos added.
Under the Labor Code, employers are legally required to provide extra remuneration to workers for labor performed between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Known as the “night shift differential,” this additional pay is equivalent to 10 percent of the employee’s hourly pay and is given for every hour worked.
(el Amigo/mnm)
