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Article 99 of the Labor Code of the Philippines stipulates that an employer may go over but never below minimum wage. Paying below the minimum wage is illegal. [10] The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards is the body that sets the amount for the minimum wage. In the Philippines, the minimum wage of a worker depends on where he works.
The Wage Rationalization Act, or Republic Act 6727, was enacted in 1989 and it is the ruling law regarding minimum wage rates. It established the National Wages and Productivity Commission which has supervision over Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards, which ultimately decide on minimum wage rates.
Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development has 13 members. The President Pro Tempore, the Majority Floor Leader, and the Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members. Here are the members of the committee in the 18th Congress as of September 24, 2020: [2]
As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following: [1] Advancement and protection of the rights and welfare of worker; Employment and manpower development inclusive of the promotion of industrial peace and employer-employee cooperation; Labor education; Labor standards and statistics
The Philippines was abiding by the contract labor law act until the national assembly through Commonwealth Act No. 103 created the Court of Industrial Relations (CIR) on October 29, 1936. In the onset of CIR's existence [3] it was first placed under the supervision of the Department of Justice.
Thus, while the Civil Code seeks to govern all aspects of private law in the Philippines, a Republic Act such as Republic Act No. 9048 would concern itself with a more limited field, as in that case, the correction of entries in the civil registry. Still, the amendment of Philippine legal codes is accomplished through the passage of Republic Acts.
November 1938 Manuel L. Quezon: 3 Hermenegildo Villanueva: December 1938 April 1939 4 Sotero Baluyut: April 1939 1940 5 León Guinto: 1940 December 1941 Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor: 6 Basilio J. Valdes: December 24, 1941 August 1, 1944 Manuel L. Quezon: Secretary of Justice, Labor and Welfare: 7 Mariano ...
Commonwealth Act No. 104 – Authorizing the Secretary of Labor to Promulgate and Enforce Regulations and the Establishment of Safety Standards for Laborers and Employees working in Quarries and Mines; Commonwealth Act No. 118 – The Philippine Livestock Promotion Fund Act of 1936; Commonwealth Act No. 120 – The National Power Corporation ...