News Release Department of Labor and Employment July 27, 2021 Delivery riders protected by labor law, contract – DOLE Riders in food delivery and courier activities are covered by either the Labor Code of the Philippines or the contract or agreement with the digital platform company, depending on the existence of an employer-employee relationship. The […]
Bello set to take on ILO challenge
News Release Department of Labor and Employment July 18, 2021 Bello set to take on ILO challenge Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Sunday said he is set to take on the challenge of heading a group representing both the powerful and the small governments of the world in the International Labor Organization. “I think […]
DOLE region 2 proud of Bello
News Release Department of Labor and Employment July 17, 2021 DOLE region 2 proud of Bello The regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in region 2 is proud of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III who was recently named the ‘Natatanging Cagayano Award’ for the Dangal ng Lahing Cagayano 2021. The ‘Natatanging […]
Bello vows justice for ‘coined’ factory worker
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III yesterday vowed to probe a company in Valenzuela City for paying in coins the salary of one of its workers.
Gov’t, business vow 1 million jobs
Key government agencies headed by the Department of Labor and Employment and leading business groups have joined forces to create one million jobs this year following President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s
EO on employment plan ‘road to recovery’ – Bello
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III described as a “big step toward job recovery” President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of Executive Order (EO) No. 140, instituting the Inter-Agency Task Force on the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS).
Wage Order No. NCR-DW-02: Monthly Minimum Wage for Domestic Workers
Source: http://nwpc.dole.gov.ph/
Plus 30% wage awaits workers on Chinese New Year
News Release Department of Labor and Employment 23 January 2020 Plus 30% wage awaits workers on Chinese New Year Workers who will report to work on January 25 which is observed as Chinese New Year will get full pay plus 30 percent of their basic pay. This was reiterated by Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello […]
Double pay for work on New Year’s Day
News Release Department of Labor and Employment December 29, 2019 Double pay for work on New Year’s Day Private sector workers who will report for work on January 1 (New Year’s Day), which is a regular holiday, should get paid twice their regular daily wages, the labor department reminded employers. This is contained in Labor […]
Holiday pay rules out
News Release Department of Labor and Employment 16 December 2019 Holiday pay rules out The labor department reminded private sector employers to properly pay their workers who will report for work during the December holidays. To guide employers, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III issued Labor Advisory No. 12, series of 2019, which prescribes the proper […]
CNO a requirement for alien permit
Foreign nationals who intend to work in the Philippines are now required to secure a Certificate of No Objection from the labor department before they can be issued the appropriate visa and permits from concerned government agencies. The rule is spelled out in Department Order No. 205, series of 2019 or the ‘Implementing Guidelines on […]
6,678 foreigners working in POGOs are undocumented – DOLE
At least 6,000 foreign nationals employed in the Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) are undocumented, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) disclosed on Tuesday during the Senate deliberation on the P14.42-billion proposed budget of the DOLE for 2020. Department of Labor and Employment (MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Joel Villanueva, who presided over the hearing as […]
November holidays: Rules out
There are three holidays in the month of November, the subject of the latest advisory of the labor department prescribing proper payment of wages for private sector workers nationwide. In Labor Advisory No. 11 issued by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, employers are reminded to observe and implement the proper payment of wages to their […]
Tax-free maternity benefits
Women workers and employees are entitled to receive tax-free maternity benefits under the expanded maternity leave law, according to the labor department. In Department Advisory No. 01-A, Series of 2019, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the salary differential paid by the private sector employer to women employees availing of the expanded maternity leave is […]
CNO a requirement for alien permit
Foreign nationals who intend to work in the Philippines are now required to secure a Certificate of No Objection from the labor department before they can be issued the appropriate visa and permits from concerned government agencies. The rule is spelled out in Department Order No. 205, series of 2019 or the ‘Implementing Guidelines on […]
DOLE releases list of top 20 companies engaged in labor-only contracting
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) released on Monday a list of the top 20 companies suspected
Regularize 8,000 workers; pay P66-M claims, PLDT told
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has made final its order for the Philippine
Bello suspends deployment to Kuwait
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III today ordered the suspension of deployment of workers to Kuwait
DOLE revokes PEZA deal, sets stricter labor inspection
Date Posted: January 31st, 2018 04:43 PM Prompted by incidents of fire in economic zones, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III has revoked the agreement of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) ceding to the latter the authority to inspect establishments in export zones. With the move, the […]
September 1 declared a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Adha
September 1 declared a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Adha Declaring friday, 01 September 2017, as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance
P21 wage increase for NCR effective October 5
P21 wage increase for NCR effective October 5
CURRENT DAILY MINIMUM WAGE RATES National Capital Region (NCR) a/ Per Wage Order No. NCR-21 b/ (Effective: 05 October 2017)
DOLE to issue new IDs to OFWs
The government is eyeing to convert the new overseas Filipino workers’ (OFW) identification cards into passports for their stress-free travel. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said he plans to coordinate with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the feasibility of the proposed new ID system for Filipino workers. […]
DOLE orders regularization of 9,000 PLDT employees
MANILA, July 21 — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued a compliance order directing the regularization of around 9,000 workers of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Incorporation after it has proven to be engaged in labor-only contracting activities. PLDT and its 45 contractors were ordered to immediately regularize 8,720 employees who […]
DTI, DOLE sign guidelines on labor standards for garment exporters
DTI-DOLE ACCORD ON GARMENT FIRM ACCREDITATION – Trade and Industry Secretary and BOI Chairman Ramon Lopez (second from right) and DOLE Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III (second from left) signed on July 25, 2017 a joint Department Order (DO) on guidelines in accreditation of garments firms during the Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) Joint Assembly in […]
DOLE issues ‘endo’ implementing rules
DOLE issues ‘endo’ implementing rules Rules implementing articles 106 to 109 of the labor code, as amended
Duterte leaves DOLE ‘endo’ policy unsigned
THE MOVE to address illegal contractualization is now “back to square one” after President Rodrigo R. Duterte rejected a proposed department order addressing some issues with the employment practice, persons affiliated with the labor movement and employers’ groups said. The move to address illegal contractualization is now “back to square one” after President Rodrigo R. […]
DOLE issues IRR for Anti-Age Discrimination in Employment Act
DOLE issues IRR for Anti-Age Discrimination in Employment Act
DOLE issues pay rules for Oct 31, Nov 1
DOLE issues pay rules for Oct 31, Nov 1 Pursuant to Proclamation No. 1105 issued by President Benigno S. Aquino III
Presidential Proclamation No. 56-2016
Presidential Proclamation No. 56-2016 Declaring September 12 as a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Adha
Presidential Proclamation No. 50-2016
Presidential Proclamation No. 50-2016 Declaring regular holidays and special non-working days for 2017
Labor Advisory No. 10-2016
Labor Advisory No. 10-2016 Prohibition Against Labor-Only Contracting
July 6 declared holiday for Eid al-Fitr
(UPDATED) ‘The entire Filipino nation should have the full opportunity to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in the observance and celebration’ of Eid al-Fitr, Proclamation 6 reads MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) – Wednesday, July 6, is a regular holiday to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, Malacañang announced Monday, July 4. Proclamation No. […]
Wage Order No. NCR-20
Wage Order No. NCR-20 Providing for a ten peso wage increase in NCR
Pay rules for February 25 special non-working holiday
Pay rules for February 25 special non-working holiday
Baldoz releases pay rules for 25 February 2016 Special Non-Working Holiday
Republic Act No. 10741 strengthening NLRC signed
Republic Act No. 10741 strengthening NLRC signed
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE OPERATIONS OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION
Pay Rules for APEC Week Holidays
The Department of Labor and Employment reminds private business employers to observe proper pay rules from November 18 to 19, 2015,
APEC Week Holidays
DECLARING 18 AND 19 NOVEMBER 2015 AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR)
2016 Holidays
2016 Holidays Proclamation No. 1105, s. 2015 – DECLARING THE REGULAR HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS FOR THE YEAR 2016
Wage Order No. NCR-19
Wage Order No. NCR-19 Providing for a wage increase in the national capital region
DOLE serves compliance order to Kentex sub-contractor content
Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday announced that the DOLE Regional Office No. 3, headed by Regional Director Ana Dione, yesterday served a compliance order
List of nationwide holidays for 2015 Content
The following is a list of holidays for 2015, declared by virtue of Proclamation No. 831, s. 2014, unless otherwise specified: January 1, 2015, Thursday – New Year’s Day (Regular holiday) January 2, 2015, Friday – Additional special non-working day (Special non-working day) February 19, 2015, Thursday – Chinese New Year (Special non-working day) February […]
DOLE Gives Nod for the Creation of Private Security Industry Tripartite Council Content
DOLE Gives Nod for the Creation of Private Security Industry Tripartite Council The Memorandum of Agreement creating the Private Security Industry Tripartite Council (PSITC) was signed by Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis- Baldoz of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and stakeholders in the private security industry. The MOA signing ceremony took place on April 29, […]
Proclamation No. 875, s. 2014 content
Posted on September 12, 2014 MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 875 DECLARING MONDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2014, AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, IN OBSERVANCE OF EIDUL ADHA (FEAST OF SACRIFICE) WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9849 provides that Eidul Adha shall be celebrated as a regular holiday; WHEREAS, Eidul […]
Proclamation No. 831, s. 2014 content
Published: July 17, 2014. MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 831 DECLARING THE REGULAR HOLIDAYS, SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS, AND SPECIAL HOLIDAY (FOR ALL SCHOOLS) FOR THE YEAR 2015 WHEREAS, Republic Act (RA) No. 9492, dated 24 July 2007, amended Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order (EO) No. […]
EO No. 167 raises funeral, pension benefits for employees
A month after getting no salary hike in the Labor Day celebration, workers in the public and private sectors can expect higher benefits in case of injury or casualty from work-related situations. President Benigno S. Aquino III has issued Executive Order No. 167 raising the funeral benefits for employees in the private and public sectors […]
Wage Order No. IVA-16
Wage Order No. IVA-16 Setting the new minimum wage and providing advisory guidelines on productivity…
SSS memo Circular No. 2013 – 010
SSS memo Circular No. 2013 – 010 Schedule of contributions effective January 2014
Wage Order No. NCR-18
Wage Order No. NCR-18 Providing for a wage increase in the national capital region. Click here for a summary
Proclamation No. 658
Proclamation No. 658 Republic Act No 9849 provides that Eidul Adha shall be celebrated as a regular holiday
Proclamation No. 656, s. 2013
Proclamation No. 656 Declaring Monday, 28 October 2013, as a special (non-working) holiday throughout the country
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