Connect with us

News

Bello backs P6-K minimum pay for domestic workers

Published

on

FILE: Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III, in a press briefing for the Philippine media delegation at the Orchard Hotel in Singapore on April 27, 2018. ROBINSON NIÑAL JR./PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is pushing for an increase in the minimum salary of domestic workers (kasambahays) to PHP6,000.

“The PHP6,000 is a proposal for kasambahays, I think PHP6,000 is reasonable,” Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said at the virtual DOLE yearend press conference on Thursday.

He added that the proposal is for all household helpers across the country, adding that their current salary ranging from PHP2,000 to PHP3,000 is not enough.

“If employers cannot afford such amount, he/she should do what the helpers are doing.

Don’t hire house help for a meager amount of PHP2,000 to PHP3,000.

That is too low,” Bello said.

Asked if there is a need to amend a law for the proposal to be realized, Bello said there is no need for it “since every year the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) submits wage adjustment depending on the region”.

“When it comes to the salary of household workers I want them to have the same amount of pay whether they are in Isabela or Mindanao…PHP6,000 is reasonable. It can send their children to school but PHP3,000 is way too low,” he said.

Meanwhile, Bello added that they have not received yet complaints regarding violations of the implementation of minimum wage.

“Actually on the issue of minimum wage we have not received any complaint of alleged non-compliance with the minimum wage as mandated by the NWPC in conjunction with the existing labor code,” he said.

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Maria in Vancouver

Lifestyle2 days ago

How To Do Christmas & Hanukkah This Year

Christmas 2024 is literally just around the corner! Here in Vancouver, we just finished celebrating Taylor Swift’s last leg of...

Lifestyle4 weeks ago

Nobody Wants This…IRL (In Real Life)

Just like everyone else who’s binged on Netflix series, “Nobody Wants This” — a romcom about a newly single rabbi...

Lifestyle1 month ago

Family Estrangement: Why It’s Okay

Family estrangement is the absence of a previously long-standing relationship between family members via emotional or physical distancing to the...

Lifestyle3 months ago

Becoming Your Best Version

By Matter Laurel-Zalko As a woman, I’m constantly evolving. I’m constantly changing towards my better version each year. Actually, I’m...

Lifestyle3 months ago

The True Power of Manifestation

I truly believe in the power of our imagination and that what we believe in our lives is an actual...

Maria in Vancouver4 months ago

DECORATE YOUR HOME 101

By Matte Laurel-Zalko Our home interiors are an insight into our brains and our hearts. It is our own collaboration...

Maria in Vancouver4 months ago

Guide to Planning a Wedding in 2 Months

By Matte Laurel-Zalko Are you recently engaged and find yourself in a bit of a pickle because you and your...

Maria in Vancouver5 months ago

Staying Cool and Stylish this Summer

By Matte Laurel-Zalko I couldn’t agree more when the great late Ella Fitzgerald sang “Summertime and the livin’ is easy.”...

Maria in Vancouver5 months ago

Ageing Gratefully and Joyfully

My 56th trip around the sun is just around the corner! Whew. Wow. Admittedly, I used to be afraid of...

Maria in Vancouver6 months ago

My Love Affair With Pearls

On March 18, 2023, my article, The Power of Pearls was published. In that article, I wrote about the history...