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Current Statistics on Wages
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HOW
MANY WAGE ORDERS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY THE REGIONAL BOARDS TO DATE?
From 1990
to present, a total of 221 Wage
Orders were issued by the Regional
Boards, 129 or 58% were issued
motu proprio and 92 or 42% were
issued by virtue of petition/s
for wage increase filed with the
Boards.
Number of WOs Issued by the Regional
Boards
(1990-Present)
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Region
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NCR |
CAR |
I |
II |
III
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IVA |
IVB |
V |
VI |
VII |
VIII |
IX |
X |
XI |
XII |
XIII |
ARMM |
TOTAL |
By Virtue of Petitions
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11 |
6
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4
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8
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7
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3
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2
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3
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10
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10
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3
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4
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6
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6
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2
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4
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3
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92
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Motu Proprio
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3
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7
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9
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5
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7
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10
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2
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10
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6
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4
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12
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11
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8
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9
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13
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5
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8
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129
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HOW MANY WORKERS ARE BENEFITED BY THE
WAGE ORDERS ISSUED BY THE
BOARDS?
- 2.8 million* workers are directly benefited
- 3 million workers are directly benefited
through corrections for wage
distortions
* refers to wage and salary
workers receiving exactly
the minimum wage.
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WHAT IS THE HIGHEST DAILY NOMINAL WAGE
RATE IN THE COUNTRY TODAY?
THE
LOWEST? (As of June 16, 2008)
For
Non-Agriculture Workers:
- Highest
rate is P 382.00
- Lowest
rate is P 196.00 (RB V)
For
Agriculture Workers:
- Highest
rate is P 345.00 (NCR-plantation
and non-plantation)
- Lowest
rate is P 202.00 (RB VII-plantation)
and P 178.00 (RB IV-B - Non-Plantation)
For
workers in Retail/Service Establishments
employing not more than 10:
- Highest
rate is P 345.00 (NCR)
- Lowest
rate is P 120.00 (RB IV-B)
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WHAT IS THE REAL WAGE IN NCR? IN OTHER
REGIONS (As of May 2008)
The NCR nominal wage of P362.00 is only
P234.15 in real terms.
Real
wages in other regions range from P117.99 (ARMM) to P199.34 (RBIV-A) |
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HOW MANY EMPLOYERS COMPLY WITH THE MANDATED
MINIMUM WAGES?
- As of 2nd qtr 2007, compliance rate was 85.3% (Phils.)
or 3, 507 establishments
(out of 4, 111 inspections)
- In NCR, compliance was at 86.6 percent or 454 compliant
establishments. In areas ONCR,
compliance rate was highest
in Region III at 97.5 percent
or 1, 267 establishments and
lowest in Region IV-A at 48.8
percent or 61 establishments.
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HOW MANY FIRMS HAVE BEEN EXEMPTED FROM COMPLIANCE WITH
WAGE ORDERS?
- As of 31 January 2006, a total
of 516 applications for exemption were filed with the Regional
Boards.
- Of this number:
348 or 74.2% were approved
62 or 13.22% were disapproved
59 or 12.58% were dismissed
- Disposition rate - 90.7%
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