Philippines in transition to a two-tier wage system -- Baldoz ...
by Philippine News Agency
MANILA -- The Philippines is now in alteration to implementing a two-tiered wage system with the effectivity of the wage importance of the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Lodge-Locality IV-A (Southern Tagalog), according to Domain of Labor and Trade Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz.
Baldoz was referring to Wage Send away for 15 of the RTWPB IV-A, the first regional wage gone phut that provides for a wage prolong under the two-tiered wage system.
"The Philippines is patently in metamorphosis to a two-tiered wage system which offers outstrip keeping to lowest wage earners," she said.
Baldoz said a productivity-based wage system is significant to Republic Act No. 6727, or the Wage Rationalization Act, adding that even Barangay Micro Area Enterprises (BMBEs) will advantage from the two-tiered system.
The two-tiered wage system consists of a rigged “astound wage” or entrance-with wage for new entrants and low-skilled workers, and a compliant wage above the floor based on hand productivity and trade or audacity carrying out which may be negotiated between the boss and the workers.
The excuse sediment-breaking wage mend seeks to upgrade and refurnish the existing minimal wage home in the power. It aims to devalue the unintended outcomes of mandated least wages, advance the coverage of the W sectors, and espouse productivity gain and pay-off-sharing.
Its implementation has been endorsed and is supported by the Inhabitant Tripartite Industrial Calm Cabinet.
Wage Out of sequence 15 sets the regional bring down wage at P255, with a conditional pro tem productivity dole (CTPA) of P12.50 for workers already receiving more than P255.
Under the new wage orderly, the adjustments in present-day reduced wage be open shall be as follows:
(a) In non-agriculture sector, the lowest nadir wage above-board of P253 in 2011 will better to P255 in 2012;
(b) In agriculture sector, from P213 to P250 to a number of P231 to P255; and,
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