VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur (PIA) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Ilocos conducted an orientation on Friday regarding wage orders for workers in private establishments and domestic workers held at the Vigan Convention Center here.
Representatives from various private establishments in the provinces of Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte such as their payroll officers, human resource managers, and supervisors attended the orientation.
Lawyer Romina Boado-Cabrillos, board secretary of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in the Ilocos Region, presented the salient provisions of the wage orders.
Lawyer Romina Boado-Cabrillos, board secretary of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in the Ilocos Region, discusses the salient provisions of the new wage orders at the orientation held in Vigan City. PIA/ATV
Romina said, “Nagsagawa tayo ng orientation sa ating bagong wage orders, sa pagtaas ng sahod ng ating employees gaya ng mga kasambahay, cook, at driver. Lahat po ng channels ginamit natin to publicize, newspaper and radio, in addition lahat ng social media pages natin. Ibig sabihin buong Pilipinas po ang nakakaalam nito.”
She further explained, “Isang violation kapag hindi ito naimplement, pwede siyang maging basis para sila’y [employers] mabigyan ng penalty na P25,000 to P100,000. Pwede ring makulong ang employer kapag hindi niya naibigay ang karampatang sahod.”
Frenielynne Barroga of the BCS Group of Companies said during the orientation that they would like to understand the guidelines on the implementation of the wage orders as clearly as possible.
“Iyong mga visit ng DOLE on the compliances, they also consider the adjustments just like ngayon medyo nahuli iyong orientation so they would also be understanding so long as they will see that the adjustment will be incorporated doon sa sahod ng mga empleyado,” she said.
Frenielynne Barroga of the BCS Group of Companies clarifies some concerns during the orientation on new wage orders conducted by the DOLE. PIA/ATV
The new rate for all the workers or employees in the private sector in the region, which was effective beginning on November 6, was set to P435 daily for all non-agriculture establishments employing 10 or more employees.
Meanwhile, the daily rate for all non-agriculture establishments employing less than 10 employees and agriculture is P402.
According to DOLE, this was set after consultations, public hearings, and the review and evaluation of the existing socio-economic conditions in the Ilocos region. (JCR/AMB/ATV, PIA Ilocos Sur)
