Minimum Wage Summery

Summary from Manual Of Labor Standards

Minimum wage:
(Daily rate x365)/12 = EMR	Siargao EMR P6174-7087
(EMR=Equivalent Monthly Rate of monthly paid) (about 133-153 USD)
● Overtime work per hour	(daily rate x 1,25)/8
● Working hours a day	8
● Meal Period, not less than one hour.	(Not compensable)
● Days off per week	1
● Regular holidays per year	11
● Special days per year	3
● 13^th month pay	paid before Dec 24

As you can se: - The minimum wage is P203-233 a day or P6174-7087 a month. - A working day should be eight hours, with a meal period of no less than one hour. - A working week is six days (48 hours) - If you work more than 48 hours in one week, you should be paid for overtime work. - There are also eleven regular holidays and two special days in a year. There are standards which tell you what you should get paid if you have to work any of these days. - One extra month pay (1/12 of the total “basic salary” earned within a calendar year) shall be paid no later than December 24.
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