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Pa wec6 iol ever b ox nmez016 Republic of the Philippines { A) baal = v Department of Labor and Employment i National Wages and Productivity Commission aa REGIONAL TRIPARTITE WAGES AND PROOUCTIVITY BOARD Mil WAGE ORDER NO. ROVII-24 PROVIDING FOR INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE RATES IN CENTRAL VISAYAS WHEREAS, Republic Act 6727 otherwise known as the Wage Rationalization Act of 1989 mandated the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards to determine and fix the minimum wages of private sector workers in the regions; WHEREAS, the Cebu Labor Coalition, Lonbisco Employees Union (LEO), Metaphil Workers. Union (MWWU}, NUWHRAIN-Montetello Chapter, NLM-Katiounan and Union Bank Employees Association (UBEA), filed a Petition for One Hundred Fifty Five Pesos and Eight Centavos (R'155.80) across-the-board daily wage adjustment on February 28, 2016 which was sil within the twetve month prohibitive period; WHEREAS, the Trade Union Congress of the Philipines (ALU-TUCP) fled on March 20, 2018, a Petition seeking for an across-the-board wage increase in the amount of One Hundred Twenty (R 120.00} per day: WHEREAS, since the exising wage order (¥Vage Order No. 20) reached its one-year anniversary on Maroh 10, 2018, the Board issued Resolution No; 2-2018 on March 24, 2048 consolidating the two petitions for purpases of conducting oini pubic hearings and wage deliberations to expedite the resoluton thereof; WHEREAS, the Notice of Public Hearings was published in The Freeman Newspaper on March 24, 2018 and a series of wage public hearings were conducted in Negros Oriental and Siqujor (Apri 12, 2018}, Bohol (Apri 13, 2018), Cebu (May 9, 2018) and Northern Cebu (hay 10, 2048); WHEREAS, as 2 result ofthe periodic and continuous review of the socio economic condition in the region and taking into consideration the issues raised during the pubic hearings and the josion papers submitted by concemed stakeholders, the Board agreed to increase the existing minimum wage rates in Central Visayas; WHEREAS, in line with the thrustto rationalize the wage structure and in consideration of the changes in the employment structure ofthe region, the Board agreed to sub-classty the non-agricuture wages and simplify the agriculture wages classification; NOW, THEREFORE, by virue of the power and authority vested under Republic Act No, 6727, the Regional Triparite Wages and Procvetivity Board, Region Vil, hereby issues this Wage Order: Section 1. Upon effectivity of this Wage Order, the daily minimum wage rates of all private sector workers and employeesin Region VIl, shall be as follows: a por Sipe CF ce aK & C ROW AGRICULTURE i [AGRICULTURE [Se lon (ee eo lee | |e [oe So | aoe wos (Em | in| tae | |e | Sone Romig | Seda aepng | YOmsswed (Ema | i re || PY | ete |B ard Abovs) $OWerter}} Sugar | SUE) Incwose | tapulipu, Mandnue Nga, Cee erence, [P36 | PHD «| Pats [pi0 | pave | pose Pots | PaDsz | Pgs | Ainglanila, San Fernando, er Expanded Metro Cebu [ CLASSE. a uoakinimo al (Cities of Toledo, Bago, and the rest ‘of Municipatities in Cebu Provinen | 383 Fe -eatapn Bantayan and Camates, Islands I Serseliinn, Condo, Loan, | | i pio | Pass Poie | PO03 | PIe-25 | PSZ0 [ ~_ SUSSe I i pss | Pio | Pa Pi | P33 Cities ard Mualeipalities in Bohol | P3238 and Negros Oriental Provinces cuss D ] | moicpostasquoromne | pas | pts = jase | p2e8 | Paes | pto-25 | Pats ‘% Musiciattlesin Bantayan and Camotes i L I Section 2. COVERAGE. The adjustments prescsibad under this Order shall apply fo all minum wage private ceclor workers end employees in Region Vil Nat eovered ffom Ihe provisions of nis Order are household or domestic workers; persons in the personal service (of another, and workers of establishments registered under the Barangay Micto Business Enterprioes with valid Cerificates of Authority Section 3. RECLASSIFICATION OF WAGE STRUCTURE. In ine wih the thrust fo raonaize and simply the wage structure, classification of wages shall be revised to rebel changes inthe employment structure in the region. Non apfioullure wages shal be sub-classiied to a) employing 10 workers and above; b) employing less than 10 workers. Sugar and non-suger sub-ciasstication shal be simplified into agriculture wages. Workers under the previous suger end nomsugar sub-classifeation shall he adjusted to the new agrieuliure wage tales presatibed herein, Seetion 4. BASIS OF MINIMUM WAGE. The minimum wage rales pre rrormal working hours, which shall nat exoged eight (8) hours work a day. under this Order shall be for the: ‘Section 5. APPLICATION TO PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. In tho case ef private educatonat institutions, the share of covered workers and employees in the inoreaso in tuition fees for School Year 2018-2019 shalt be considered as camplance with tie increase prescribed herein, Honeve:, payment of any shortfal in the wage increase cot forth heroin shal be covorod staring School Year 2018-2020, Privete educational inettutons Which havo not increased their tution fees for the Schoo! Year 2038-2049 may cdefet comeliance with the increase preseribed herein unt the beginning of Schoal Year 2019-2020. In any case, private educational ingitutions shat impl increase herein starting School Year 2018-2020. patie Le fm By Section 6. APPLICATION TO CONTRACTORS. 'n the case of contracts far construction projects. and for secu, janitorial and similar cerviess, the proscribed incroasos in the wage rates of the workers shall be borne by the principals or cients of the construction/service contractors, and the contract shall be deemed amended aocordingy. In the event, however, that the princpal o client fails to pay the prescribed increase ot new minimum wage retes, the construcioniservice contractor shall be jointly and severaly liable wit his prineipal or cient. Section 7, WORKERS PAID BY RESULTS. All workers paid by results, induding those who are paid on piecenork, ‘takay’ or task basis, shall be enttled 10 teccie nt less than tha preseribed minimum wage increase pat ight (8) hours work a day, ora propartton tnereaf for warting less than eight (8) hours, Section 8. WAGES OF SPECIAL GROUPS OF WORKERS. Wages of apgrentoes and learners. shall in no ccase be paid less than seventy-five peroent (75%) of the applicable minimum wage rates preseribed in this Order |AE rocognizes apprenticeship agreements entered into belore the effectivity of this Order shall be considered automaticaly modtied insofar as thei wage clauses are conberned to refect the new prescrined wage rales. ‘Al qualified handicepped workers shal repeive the full amount of increase in tis Orcor pursuant to RUA. 7277. ‘Section 8. APPLICATION TO TRANSFER, BRANCH AND MOBILE WORKERS. The applicable minimum wage cof workers in establishment which have branches in different parts of the region or where headquarters is outside the repion, shall be therate applicable to the area where the worker is based. In case of mobile workers, the minimum wage shall be the rate applicable to the head office, In case of transter from abigh class ctyiunicpaly toa lower cass ciymuniipalty, tre higher rte shal continue to be applied ‘Section 10. EXEMPTION. Upon aplication with and as determined by the Board based on documentary and ‘other requirements in ecoordance with aopicable rules and rogutatians issued by the Commission, the folowing may be -exempted from the apical of this Order: 2) Distressed Establishments: b) Establchmenis Adversoly Afected by Calamities such as Natural ander Human induced Disasters ‘Section 11, PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS. In order ta susizin rising lovel of wages and enhance compeltiveness, businesses are crongly encouraged ta adopt preductivty improvement schemes, such as tine acd motion studies, good housekeeping, qualty

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