Tag: minimum wage

HR Opinions: Minimum Wage is NOT the Problem. Freeloaders are.

May 13, 2020.Reading time 16 minutes.

Advertisements How Minimum Wage Works I wrote this last Labor Day, and as usual, employees are clamoring to increase the Minimum Wage. As of today, minimum wage in the Philippines stands between Php 380 to Php 537 depending on locality. For NCR, that equates to Php 13,962.00 per month on a 6-day work week, or […]

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Labor in the Philippines: You Get What You Pay For

October 13, 2014.Reading time 13 minutes.

Advertisements I realized that you always get what you pay for. This month, my business is looking for a junior administrative officer. The minimum wage is Php 466/day or Php 12,200/month (that’s USD 285 for 26 working days).  I’m willing to pay up to Php 13,500, which is already slightly higher than minimum wage. And boy, […]

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