THE Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) 7 approved the integration of the P13 cost of living allowance (Cola) in the minimum wage.
Businessman Philip Tan, a member of the RTWPB, said in a text message to Sun.Star Cebu that the integration of the Cola is in the final stage and awaits the signature of Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz.
The minimum daily wage in Central Visayas for the non-agriculture sector ranges from P295 to P340 as specified in a March 21, 2014 wage order. Those who work in the agricultural sector should have a minimum wage of P275 to P322 a day.
Art Barrit, spokesman of the Association of Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP), said the minimum daily wage of P340 is not enough to feed a family of five as the worker still has to pay mandatory premiums for Pag-IBIG, Philhealth and Social Security System.
Barrit said that because of the mandatory deductions, the average take-home pay of a worker ranges from P269 to P279 per day.
He pointed out that a family of five consumes about three kilos of rice at P40 per kilo. A minimum wage earner can hardly pay for the household's utility bills and the tuition of his children, he said.
"ALU-TUCP is planning to file another wage increase petition before May 1, 2015," Barrit said.
Cebu City Councilor Gerardo Carillo said labor and management sectors should not only focus on salary but also on the quality of labor.
Carillo said that if a company has high productivity and more profits, it would be able pay higher wages. - By Elias O. Baquero / SunStar
Businessman Philip Tan, a member of the RTWPB, said in a text message to Sun.Star Cebu that the integration of the Cola is in the final stage and awaits the signature of Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz.
The minimum daily wage in Central Visayas for the non-agriculture sector ranges from P295 to P340 as specified in a March 21, 2014 wage order. Those who work in the agricultural sector should have a minimum wage of P275 to P322 a day.
Art Barrit, spokesman of the Association of Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP), said the minimum daily wage of P340 is not enough to feed a family of five as the worker still has to pay mandatory premiums for Pag-IBIG, Philhealth and Social Security System.
Barrit said that because of the mandatory deductions, the average take-home pay of a worker ranges from P269 to P279 per day.
He pointed out that a family of five consumes about three kilos of rice at P40 per kilo. A minimum wage earner can hardly pay for the household's utility bills and the tuition of his children, he said.
"ALU-TUCP is planning to file another wage increase petition before May 1, 2015," Barrit said.
Cebu City Councilor Gerardo Carillo said labor and management sectors should not only focus on salary but also on the quality of labor.
Carillo said that if a company has high productivity and more profits, it would be able pay higher wages. - By Elias O. Baquero / SunStar
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