The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board Cordillera (RTWB - CAR) has released wage order No. CAR-DW-02 prescribing new minimum wage rates for domestic workers in the region.
After conducting series of public consultations and hearings from the different provinces in the region late last year and early this year, the RTWD-CAR has announced the necessary adjustment of the current minimum wage rates of domestic workers.
According to the wage order publication, the reason for the increase is due to the rising cost of living.
Under section one of the said order, the board has approved a salary increase of domestic workers in cities and municipalities to P3,000 a month and P2,500 in other municipalities, an increase of P500 from the previous salary rate implemented in August 2015.
It covers all kinds of domestic workers such as general house helper, yaya, cook, gardener, laundry persons and any person who regularly performs domestic work in one household on an occupational basis except family drivers, children under foster family and any other person who performs occasional work.
Aside from the new wage rate, domestic workers are afforded with social and other benefits such as SSS, Philhealth and Pag-ibig which contributions or premiums to these agencies shall be shouldered solely by the employer (based from "Batas Kasambahay" - " Mandatory premium payments or contributions shall be shouldered by the employer. However, if the kasambahay is receiving monthly wage rate of P5,000 and above, the kasambahay shall pay the proportionate share in the premium payment or contributions, as provided by law. http://www.ncr.dole.gov.ph/fndr/mis/files/Batas-Kasambahay-IRR.pdf)
The domestic worker is also entitled to a thirteen month pay.
Augusto Aquillo, RTWPB-CAR secretary, said employers who don't comply with the new order by withholding and interfering the wages shall be fined with not less than P10,000 and not more than P40,000.
Complaints of non-compliance should be filed before any of the the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) offices, Aquillo added.
By Ian - (wowcordillera.com)
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