Household service workers (HSW) in Metro Manila will soon have the highest minimum-wage rate nationwide.
This after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) finally approved on Thursday an increase of P1,500 over the monthly minimum-wage rate for its HSWs—currently at P3,500—following deliberations at a meeting.
“The board already decided on the P1,500 increase on Thursday. Hence, [the new monthly minimum wage of HSWs in NCR] will be P5,000,” RTWPB-NCR Chairman Sarah Buena S. Mirasol told BusinessMirror in a SMS.
During the board deliberations, Mirasol said they were not able to discuss the minimum-wage petition from labor groups, which she earlier said they would likely tackle after completing the new wage order for HSWs.
Currently, Region 1 has the highest monthly minimum-wage rate for HSWs at P3,500 to P4,500 among the country’s 16 regions, based on the November data of the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC). Regions 10, 11, 12 have the lowest rates, which only range at P2,000 to P3,000.
Mirasol said the new wage order for HSWs in NCR is already in its final leg of approval at the NWPC.
This was confirmed by Silvestre H. Bello III, Labor Secretary and NPWC chairman. He added that they already scheduled the review of the said wage order this week.
“It will be in the agenda of the NWB [National Wage Board] on December 4,” Bello told BusinessMirror in a separate SMS.
The NWPC will check if the new wage order for HSWs complies with the law.
After being approved by the NWPC, the wage order will then be published before taking effect 15 days later.
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Misleading title; P1.5k is additional to the MONTHLY, not on the daily pay.