The Department of Budget and Management is closing its doors to increasing the minimum wage of government workers to P33,000 as it reasons that a salary hike is scheduled for next year anyway under the Salary Standardization Law 5.
MANILA - Government agencies have the funds for their employees' night differential pay but if they lack financing this will be sourced from the national budget, an official of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. DBM Organization, Position Classification, and Compensation Bureau Director Gerald Janda, during the Public Briefing aired over PTV4 on Thursday, said government agencies need to get the funds for this expense from their Personal Services budget. "Kung may kakulangan ay maghahanap po ng pondo sa GAA (General Appropriations Act) (If there is deficiency then we will look for funding from the GAA)," he said. Janda said DBM will coordinate with the office of Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairman Karlo Alexei Nograles to harmonize Republic Act No. 11701, which grants night shift differential pay to state workers, with that of DBM Budget Circular No. 8, issued in December 1995, which has the same policy. He said government workers rendering work beyon
Lawmakers are pushing for the passage of bills providing for a 14th month pay for all workers. On Tuesday, House Committee on Civil Service has started its deliberations on four pending measures mandating the 14th month pay for all employees regardless of status of employment. Kabayan Rep. Ron Salo said his…