DESPITE President Duterte's veto of a labor-related provision of 2021 national budget, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) assured its funding for workers, who were affected by the pandemic remains intact. "The provision, which was vetoed is not related to pandemic programs," Labor Assistant Secretary Dominique R. Tutay told BusinessMirror…
Labor groups seek P100 daily wage hike; DoLE to propose wage subsidy
LABOR groups are set to file a petition for a nationwide emergency minimum daily wage hike of P100 despite calls by business operators and government to delay any pay increase as more establishments are affected by the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement on Monday, Defend Jobs Philippines said an across-the-board wage hike is needed due to the pandemic-triggered recession. “Defend Jobs Philippines along with other labor groups are set to file a petition at the Labor Department’s National Wages and Productivity Board in the coming days to formally appeal for a P100 emergency wage relief across-the-board increase,” the group said. The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has previously said a wage hike could lead to shutdowns of more establishments. No minimum wage adjustment was implemented last year by any of the regional boards. DoLE, however, said on Monday that it would instead propose a wage subsidy
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COMPETITION for jobs will be tight in the next few years with workers displaced by the pandemic to be joined in the employment search by the first full batches of K to 12 graduates, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said.
In a briefing Thursday, Labor Assistant Secretary Dominique R. Tutay said the earliest K to 12 batches will be leaving school within the next few years, adding to the “pressure” of the job search.
She said 2021-2022 will be the “first full batch for K to 12,” following a number of transition years during which the graduating cohort was smaller than usual.