DOLE: No MSME exemptions for 13th-month pay
No employer is exempted from paying their employees their 13th-month pay, even if they have only been working for the ...
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Employers must give 13th month pay before Christmas
Employers must pay their employees the mandatory 13th-month pay on or before December 24, Christmas Eve, the Department of Labor ...
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DOLE chief orders suspension of labor inspections this Dec.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will suspend all labor inspection activities in December to focus on pending labor standards ...
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DOLE warily looks at minimum wage hike with eye on inflation
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is cautiously looking at petitions to increase the minimum wage rates in light ...
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DOLE reviews minimum wage for possible hike
As prices of basic commodities continue to increase, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has ordered a review for ...
Read moreDOLE: Wage boards are monitoring inflation, looking at possible pay hike
Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) are monitoring the factors that drive inflation and will study if there is ...
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DOLE expands WFH program to push recovery
The Department of Labor and Employment has expanded the work from home scheme and called on employers and workers to ...
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PRC suspends ‘loan-tagging’ policy for job license renewal
The Professional Regulation Commission has suspended its policy which tags teachers and professionals with pending administrative cases–including those stemming from ...
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Labor chief tells government workers rightsizing not outright cuts
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Sunday urged state workers not to be rattled by the government’s rightsizing ...
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