THE Makabayan bloc of lawmakers filed House Bill (HB) 2599 on Wednesday, seeking to establish a national minimum wage for workers in both the private and public sectors.
THE Makabayan bloc of lawmakers filed House Bill 2599 on Wednesday, seeking to establish a national minimum wage for workers in both the private and public sectors.Under the bill, the regional tripartite wages and productivity boards would be abolished, and the National Wages and Productivity Commission would be renamed the National Wages Productivity Board .
The bill clarifies that “all workers paid by result, including those who are paid on piecework, takay, pakyaw or task basis, shall receive not less than the prescribed national minimum wage per eight hours of work, or a portion thereof for the hours worked or outputs produced.”The proposed national minimum wage also covers “recognized learnership and apprenticeship agreements,” and “project employees and seasonal employees shall be entitled to the prescribed national minimum wage.
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