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GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Minimal wage earners within the personal sector in Area 12 will obtain a every day enhance of P35 to be given in two tranches, an official mentioned Friday.
Eva Lacambra, Regional Tripartite Wages and Productiveness Board -12 (RTWPB-12) secretary, mentioned by cellphone the primary tranche of P22 will take impact on October 16 and P13 on January 1, 2024.
After the total implementation, the every day minimal wage charges within the area might be P403 for non-agriculture and P382 for agriculture/service/retail staff, she mentioned.
The present minimal wage charge in Area 12 is P368 for the non-agriculture sector and P347 for the agriculture/retail/service sector.
The final time the minimal wage charges had been adjusted within the space was on September 1, 2022.
Through the public session, Lacambra mentioned {that a} employee’s group sought a P100 every day enhance to mitigate the affect of the rising costs of commodities within the space.
Nonetheless, she added that the RTWPB-12 board determined to grant solely a P35 every day enhance after contemplating various factors, apparently together with the capability of employers to soak up the wage hike.
Except for authorities businesses, the Board consists of representatives from the administration and labor sectors.
The inflation charge within the area stood at 5.1 % in August 2023, down 1.7 % from 6.8 % throughout the identical interval final 12 months, information from the Philippine Statistical Authority – Area 12 confirmed.
Lacambra mentioned the every day wage hike “might assist odd staff cope up with the inflation charge within the area.”
The RTWPB-12 additionally issued Wage Order No. RB XII-DW-04, granting a month-to-month enhance of P500 for home staff within the area. This might carry to P5,000 the month-to-month salaries of home staff within the cities and to P4,500 within the municipalities.
Area 12, also referred to as Soccsksargen area, straddles the provinces of South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Sarangani, in addition to the cities of Koronadal, Normal Santos, Tacurong, and Kidapawan.
Lacambra mentioned the wage orders might be revealed in a newspaper of basic circulation tomorrow, 30 September, and can take impact after 15 days.
As in any wage order, and as supplied for within the Nationwide Wages and Productiveness Fee Omnibus Guidelines on Minimal Wage Dedication, retail/service institutions recurrently using no more than 10 staff, and enterprises affected by pure calamities and/or human-induced disasters, could apply to the RTWPB for exemption from the wage enhance.
Barangay micro-business enterprises should not lined by the minimal wage regulation pursuant to Republic Act 9178 or the Barangay Micro Enterprise Enterprises Act of 2002.
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