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MANILA, Philippines — Effective on Dec. 7, minimum wage earners in Mimaropa (Region 4-B) will get a P40 wage increase, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Wednesday.
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) motu proprio wage hike order — Wage Order No. RB-MIMAROPA-11 — October, which was published on Nov. 21.
Establishments with 10 workers and above will get a new minimum daily wage of P395 and those with less than 10 workers will have P369.
A total of 46,881 minimum wage earners in Mimaropa — composed of the Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan — are expected to benefit from the increase.
Domestic workers in Mimaropa will also have an increase of P1,000 to their minimum monthly wage, bringing it to P5,500.
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According to the DOLE, there are 28,629 domestic workers in the region, with an estimated 5,800 of them on live-in arrangements.
“The new rates for workers in the private sector translate to an 11%-12% increase from the prevailing daily minimum wage rates in the region and result in a comparable 23% increase in wage-related benefits covering 13th-month pay, service incentive leave (SIL), and social security benefits such as SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG,” DOLE said.
Retail or service establishments regularly employing not more than 10 workers, and enterprises affected by natural calamities or human-induced disasters may apply to the RTWPB for exemption from the wage increase.
Barangay micro business enterprises are also not covered by the minimum wage law.
Aid beneficiaries should not be charged with any fees.