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Senator Bong Revilla has filed a bill seeking to provide government contractual workers with 13th month pay. The “13th month pay” is a monetary benefit equivalent to the monthly basic compensation received by an employee, computed pro-rata given to all regular employees pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 851, S. 1975 and the Labor Code of […]
Senator Mark Villar recently filed Senate Bill No. 1528 or the 13th Month Pay Law for Contractual and Job Order Personnel to provide benefits to all government workers. “Contractual workers (COS) and job order (JO) personnel play a vital role in government service. They fulfill their duties diligently and passionately comparable to permanent government employees. […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has asked the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to convene the National Tripartite Industrial Peace Council immediately to begin consultations on the agency’s proposal to defer the payout of the mandated 13th month pay. “The department should consult both employers’ and workers’ groups before coming up with a policy on the […]
Workers from both public and private sectors will be getting bigger 13th month pay and Christmas bonuses because of the law that raised the tax exemption cap of bonuses and benefits. Beginning this year, pursuant to Republic Act 10963, the 13th month pay and other benefits, including productivity incentives and Christmas bonuses, are exempted from […]
Considering how small the pay hike was for workers in Metro Manila, Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo has called on employers to release their 13th month pay and bonuses as early as possible. By doing so, Castelo said workers can already buy their needs for Christmas like food and gifts while prices are not yet […]