Republic of the
Philippines
Department
of Labor and Employment
National
Wages and Productivity Commission
REGIONAL
TRIPARTITE WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY BOARD
Regional
Board No. VI
Iloilo
City
RULES
IMPLEMENTING WAGE
ORDER NO. RBVI-15
RULE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Pursuant to Section 6, Rule IV of the
National Wages and
Productivity Commission Guidelines No. 01, Series of 2007 (Amended
Rules of Procedure on Minimum Wage Fixing) and Section 24 of Wage
Order No. RBVI-15, the following Rules are hereby issued for the
guidance and compliance by all concerned:
Section 1.
TITLE.
This shall be known as “The Rules
Implementing Wage Order No. RBVI-15”.
Sec. 2.
DEFINITION
OF TERMS. As used in these Rules:
a) |
Order
means
Wage Order No. RBVI-15. |
b) |
Department
means
the Department of Labor and Employment. |
c) |
Commission means the National
Wages and Productivity Commission. |
d) |
Board
means
the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board VI. |
e) |
Regional Office
refers to the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment
in Western Visayas. |
f) |
Region VI
covers the Provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and
Negros Occidental including their respective component cities and the
highly urbanized Cities of Bacolod and Iloilo. |
g) |
Agriculture
refers to farming in all its branches and among others, includes the
cultivation and tillage of the soil, production, cultivation, growing
and harvesting of any agricultural or horticultural commodities,
dairying, raising of livestock or poultry, the culture of fish and
other aquatic products in farms or ponds, and any activity performed by
a farmer or on a farm as an incident to or in conjunction with such
farming operations, but does not include the manufacturing and/or
processing of sugar, coconut, abaca, tobacco, pineapple, aquatic or
other farm products. |
h) |
Establishment
refers to an economic unit, which engages in one or predominantly one
kind of economic activity at a single fixed location. For purposes of
determining eligibility for exemption, establishments under the same
owner/s but separately registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) or Cooperative
Development Authority (CDA) as the case may be, irrespective of their
location, shall be treated as individual and distinct establishments. |
i) |
Distressed Establishments
refer to establishments which meet the criteria enumerated in
Sec. 3A of the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC)
Guidelines
No. 02, Series of 2007, otherwise known as the “Amended Rules on
Exemption from Compliance with the Prescribed Wage Increases/Cost of
Living Allowances Granted By the Regional Tripartite Wages and
Productivity Boards”. |
j) |
Barangay Micro Business
Enterprise (BMBE)
refers to any business entity or enterprise granted a Certificate of
Authority under Republic Act No. 9178, otherwise known as the Barangay
Micro Business Enterprises Act of 2002. |
k) |
Capital
refers to the paid-up capital at the end of the last full accounting
period in the case of corporations or total invested capital at the
beginning of the period under review, in the case of partnerships and
single proprietorships. |
l) |
Capital Impairment
refers to the diminution of capital due to accumulated losses. |
m) |
Stockholders’ Equity
refers
to the residual interest in the assets of an entity that remains after
deducting its liabilities. It is total assets minus total liabilities.
It is the same as equity and net worth. |
n) |
Full Accounting Period
refers to a period of twelve (12) months of business operations. |
o) |
Interim Period
refers to a financial reporting period shorter than a full financial
year (most typically a quarter or half-year). |
p) |
Deficit refers
to the negative balance of the retained earnings account of a
corporation.
Retained
earnings represent the cumulative balance of periodic earnings,
dividend distributions, prior period adjustments and other capital
adjustments. |
q) |
Total Assets
refer to things of value owned by the business such as cash, machines,
building and land which can be measured or expressed in money terms. |
r) |
Net Loss
refers to actual loss suffered by a company after deducting
expenditures including overhead and interest charges from revenues. |
s) |
Financial Statement
refers to a written report which quantitatively describes the financial
health of a company. This includes the following: balance sheet, income
statement, statement of changes in equity, cash flow statement and
notes to financial
statement. |
t) |
Stock Corporation
refers to a corporation, duly registered with Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), organized for profit and issues shares of stock to
its members. |
u) |
Non-stock, Non-profit
Organization
refers to an organization, duly registered with Securities and Exchange
Commission, organized principally for public purposes such as
charitable, educational, cultural or similar purposes, and does not
issue shares of stock to its members. |
v) |
Partnership
refers to an association, duly registered with Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), of two or more persons who bind themselves to
contribute money, property, or industry to a common fund with the
intention of dividing the profits among themselves or for the exercise
of a profession. |
w) |
Single Proprietorship
refers to a business unit, duly registered with Department of Trade and
Industries (DTI), owned and controlled by only one person. |
x) |
Cooperative
refers to a duly registered association of persons with the Cooperative
Development Authority (CDA) who voluntarily join together to form a
business establishment which they themselves own, control and
patronize, and which may fall under any of the following types: credit,
consumers, producers, marketing, service or multi-purpose. |
y) |
Wage Distortion
as defined under Article 124 of Presidential Decree No. 442, as
amended, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, as
amended, refers to a situation where an increase in the prescribed wage
rates results in the elimination or severe contraction of intentional
quantitative differences in wage or salary rates between and among
employee groups in an establishment as to effectively obliterate the
distinctions embodied in such wage structure based on skills, length of
service, or other logical bases of differentiation. |
RULE
II
NEW MINIMUM WAGE RATES
Section 1. SIMPLIFICATION OF WAGE STRUCTURES.
The wage structure rationalization/simplification in the region
pursuant to NWPC Guidelines No. 01, Series of 2005 (Policy Directions
and Program Thrusts: 2006-2010) shall be effected in three (3) stages,
as follows:
- Upon effectivity of this Wage Order;
- On May 1, 2008; and
- On September 16, 2008.
Sec. 2. NEW MINIMUM WAGE
RATES. a) Upon effectivity of this Wage
Order, the new minimum wage rates in the region are as follows:
INDUSTRY/SECTOR |
Under W.O. No. RBVI-14
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Under
W.O. No. RBVI-1
5 |
Effective 05 Oct 2007 |
Effective 01 May 2008 |
Effective
15 Sept 2008 |
SUGAR
INDUSTRY |
Mills |
P235.00 |
P235.00 |
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Agriculture Plantation
with capitalization of: |
More than P3 Million |
203.00 |
203.00 |
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Not More than P3 Million |
185.00 |
195.00 |
203.00 |
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Non-Plantation |
180.00 |
193.00 |
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NON-AGRICULTURE |
(i.e.
Industrial/Commercial) |
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With capitalization of: |
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More than P3 Million |
222.00 |
235.00 |
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More than P 1 Million but less than
P 3Million |
212.00 |
225.00 |
235.00 |
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Not More than P 1 Million |
199.00 |
215.00 |
225.00 |
235.00 |
HOSPITALS |
222.00 |
235.00 |
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COTTAGE/HANDICRAFT |
180.00 |
193.00 |
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RETAIL/SERVICE |
Employing
more than 10 workers |
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1. Highly
urbanized cities with the following
capitalization and
employment size: |
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a. More than P 3 Million
employing: |
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More
than 15 workers |
222.00 |
235.00 |
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11-
15 workers |
212.00 |
225.00 |
235.00 |
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b. More than P 1 Million but
not more than P3M |
203.00 |
215.00 |
225.00 |
235.00 |
c. Not More than P
1Million |
194.00 |
209.00 |
224.00 |
235.00 |
2. Component municipalities
and cities and with the
following capitalization: |
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a. More than P3 Million |
208.00 |
218.00 |
228.00 |
235.00 |
b. More than P1 Million
but not more than P 3
Million |
203.00 |
215.00 |
225.00 |
235.00 |
c. Not More than P 1
Million |
194.00 |
209.00 |
224.00 |
235.00 |
Employing
not more than 10 workers |
180.00 |
193.00 |
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AGRICULTURE |
A. Plantation |
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1. With capitalization of more than P3 Million
&annual gross sales of: |
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P5 Million or more |
203.00 |
203.00 |
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Less than P5 Million |
199.00 |
203.00 |
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2.
With capitalization of more than P1 Million
butnot more than P3 Million with
annual grosssales of: |
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P5 Million or more |
199.00 |
203.00 |
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Less than P5 Million |
185.00 |
195.00 |
203.00 |
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3.
With capitalization of not more than P1
Million |
185.00 |
195.00 |
203.00 |
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B. Non-Plantation |
180.00 |
193.00 |
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As provided in Wage Order RBVI-15, the following are
classified under
non-agriculture/industrial/commercial-establishments employing more
than 10 workers; sugar mills; hospitals;
establishments in highly-urbanized cities component cities and
municipalities with capitalization of PhP1M and over.
Non-
agriculture/industrial/commercial- establishments employing 10 or less
workers and cottage and handicraft. Under
agriculture-plantation; a sugar & non-sugar plantation with
capitalization of Ph1M and over.
Upon full simplification to take effect on September
16, 2008, the
sector/industry classification with the corresponding minimum wage
rates shall be as follows:
Sector/Industry |
New Minimum Wage Rates |
I - Non-Agriculture / Industrial /
Commercial |
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Employing
more than 10 workers |
P235.00 |
Employing
10 or less workers |
193.00 |
II - Agriculture Plantation |
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Plantation
Non-Plantation |
203.00
193.00 |
Sec. 3. COVERAGE.
The wage increase prescribed in this Wage Order shall apply to all
minimum wage earners in the private sector in the Region, regardless of
their position, designation or status of employment and irrespective of
the method by which they are paid.
This
Wage Order shall not cover household or domestic helpers; persons in
the personal service of another, including family drivers, and workers
of duly registered Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs) with
Certificates of Authority pursuant to Republic Act 9178.
Sec. 4. BASIS OF MINIMUM WAGE RATES.
The minimum wage rates prescribed under this Order shall be for the
normal working hours which shall not exceed eight (8) hours of work a
day.
Sec. 5. APPLICATION TO PRIVATE
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
In the case of private educational institutions, the share of covered
workers and employees in the increase in tuition fees for School Year
2007-2008 shall be considered as compliance with the increase
prescribed herein. However, payment of any shortfall in the wage
increase set forth herein shall be covered starting School Year
2008-2009.
Private educational institutions, which have not
increased their
tuition fees for School Year 2007-2008, may defer compliance with the
provisions of this Wage Order until the beginning of School Year
2008-2009.
In any case, all private educational institutions
shall implement the
increase prescribed herein starting School Year 2008-2009.
Sec. 6. APPLICATION TO CONTRACTORS.
In case of contracts for construction projects, security, janitorial
and other similar services, the increase in the minimum wage prescribed
herein shall be borne by the principal or client of the contractor and
the contract shall be deemed amended accordingly as mandated by the
Labor Code.
In the event, however, that the principal or client
fails to pay the
prescribed wage rates, the construction/service contractor shall be
jointly and severally liable with his principal or client.
Sec. 7. WORKERS PAID BY RESULT.
All workers paid by result, including those who
are paid on
piecework, “takay”, “pakyaw” or task basis,
shall receive not
less than the applicable minimum wage rates prescribed
under the
Order for the normal working hours which shall not exceed eight
(8)
hours work a day, or a proportion thereof for
working less than the
normal working hours.
The adjusted minimum wage rates for workers paid by
result shall be
computed in accordance with the following steps:
a.
Amount of Increase in AMW*
-----------------------------------
= % Increase
Previous
AMW
b.
Existing rate per piece x % of increase = increase in
rate/piece
c.
Existing rate/piece + increase in rate/piece = adjusted rate/piece
*Where
AMW is the Applicable Minimum Wage rate.
The wage rate of workers who are paid by result shall
continue to be
established in accordance with Article 101 of the Labor Code of the
Philippines, as amended, and its implementing rules and regulations.
Sec. 8. WAGES OF SPECIAL GROUPS OF
WORKERS.
Wages of apprentices and learners shall in no case be less than
seventy-five (75%) percent of the applicable minimum wage rates
prescribed in this Order.
All recognized learnership and apprenticeship
agreements entered into
before the effectivity of the Order shall be considered automatically
modified in so far as their wage clauses are concerned to reflect the
adjustments prescribed under the same Order.
All qualified handicapped workers shall receive the
full amount of the
minimum wage rate prescribed herein pursuant to Republic Act No. 7277,
otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons.
Sec. 9. SUGGESTED FORMULA IN DETERMINING
THE EQUIVALENT MONTHLY REGIONAL MINIMUM WAGE RATES.
Without prejudice to existing company practices, agreements or
policies, the following formula may be used as guides in determining
the equivalent monthly minimum wage rates:
a) |
For those who are required to work everyday including
Sundays or rest days, special days and regular holidays: |
Equivalent =
Applicable Daily Wage Rate (ADR) x 392.50 days
Monthly Rate
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(EMR)
12
Where 392.50 days are: |
299.00 days |
- |
Ordinary working days |
22.00 days |
- |
11 regular holidays x 200 |
67.60 days |
- |
52 rest days x 130% |
3.90 days |
- |
3 special days (if worked) x 130% |
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392.50 days |
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Total equivalent number of days
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b) |
For those who do not work but are considered paid on
rest days, special
days and regular holidays: |
(EMR)
=
(ADR x 365 days) / 12
Where 365 days are: |
299 days |
- |
Ordinary working days |
52 days |
- |
Rest days |
11 days |
- |
Regular holidays |
3 days |
- |
Special days |
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365 days |
- |
Total equivalent number of days |
c) |
For those who do not work and are not considered paid on
Sundays or rest days: |
(EMR)
=
(ADR x 313 days) / 12
Where 313 days are: |
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299 days |
- |
Ordinary working days |
11 days |
- |
Regular holidays |
3 days |
- |
3 Special days (if considered paid; if actually worked
this is equivalent to 3.9 days) |
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313 days |
- |
Total equivalent number of days |
d) |
For those who do not work and are not considered paid
Saturday and Sundays or rest days: |
EMR
=
(ADR x 261 days) /
12
Where 261 days are: |
247 days |
- |
Ordinary working days |
11 days |
- |
Regular holidays |
3 days |
- |
3 Special days (if considered paid; if actually worked,
this is equivalent to 3.9 days) |
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261 days |
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Total equivalent number of days |
Sec. 10. MOBILE AND BRANCH WORKERS.
The minimum wage rates of workers, who, by the nature of their work
have to travel, shall be those applicable in the domicile or head
office of the employer.
The minimum wage rates of workers working in branches
or agencies of
establishments shall be those applicable in the place where they
are
stationed.
Sec. 11. TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL.
The transfer of personnel to areas outside the Region shall not be a
valid ground for the reduction of the wage rates being enjoyed by the
workers prior to such transfer. The workers transferred to other
Regions with higher wage rates shall be entitled to the minimum wage
rates applicable therein.
Sec. 12. APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION.
Any party aggrieved by this Wage Order may file an appeal to the
Commission within ten (10) calendar days from the publication of the
Order. Pursuant to Sec. 5, Chapter III of the Rules Implementing
R.A. 6727, the Commission shall decide the appeal within sixty (60)
calendar days from the date of filing. The appeal shall be accompanied
by a memorandum of appeal, which shall state the grounds relied upon,
and the arguments in support of the appeal.
Sec. 13. EFFECT OF APPEAL.
The filing of the appeal does not operate to stay the Order unless the
party appealing such Order shall file with the Commission an
undertaking with a surety or sureties satisfactory to the Commission
for payment to employees affected by the Order of the corresponding
increase, in the event that such Order is affirmed.
RULE III
EXEMPTIONS
Section 1. WHO MAY BE EXEMPTED.
Upon application with and as determined by the Board, based on
compliance with the requirements under the applicable rules and
regulations, the following may be exempted from the applicability of
this Order:
a) |
Distressed
establishments in accordance with the criteria enumerated in the
National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) Guidelines No. 02,
series of 2007 (Amended Rules on Exemption); |
b) |
Establishments adversely affected by natural calamities;
and, |
c) |
New business enterprises. |
Sec. 2. APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION AND
GENERAL DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS.
Within seventy-five (75) days from the date of publication of these
Rules, pursuant to NWPC Guidelines No. 02, Series of 2007 (Amended
Rules on Exemption), an application for exemption with complete
supporting documents as specified in the Rules, and as may be further
required by the Board, shall be filed with the Board in three (3)
copies by the owner/manager or duly authorized representative of an
establishment, in person or by registered mail. The date of mailing
shall be deemed as the date of filing.
Failure
to submit the required supporting documents within the said prescribed
period will serve as sufficient basis for the dismissal of the
application for exemption.
All applications for exemption shall be:
a) |
under oath; |
b) |
supported
by a proof of notice to the Union/s or if there is no Union, a copy of
the circular giving general notice to all workers that an application
for exemption from compliance with the Order has been filed with the
Board.
The
proof of notice, which may be translated in the vernacular, shall state
that the workers' representative was furnished a copy of the
application with all the supporting documents. The notice shall be
posted in a conspicuous place in the establishment; and, |
c) |
accompanied by an affidavit under oath: |
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i) |
stating the principal economic activity of the applicant; |
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ii) |
declaring the true and correct number of all its
employees and workers; |
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iii) |
indicating
its wage structure, i.e., the total and complete list of all the
employed personnel with their corresponding wages and other
remunerations; and, |
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iv) |
subscribed
and sworn to either by the Chairman of the Board of Directors,
President, Chief Executive Officer, General Manager, Owner or
Proprietor of the business enterprise or establishment seeking an
exemption from compliance with the Wage Order. |
d) |
supported
by a certificate of registration from the appropriate government
agency/ies) (e.g. Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] in the case
of a corporation, partnership or association; Cooperative Development
Authority [CDA] in the case of a cooperative; or Department of Trade
and Industry [DTI] in the case of sole proprietorship); and, |
e) |
Valid and updated Local Business Permit
issued by the appropriate local government unit and/or government
agency/ies. |
Sec. 3. DURATION AND EXTENT OF EXEMPTION.
Full exemption of one (1) year shall be granted to all
categories of
establishments that meet the applicable criteria for exemption under
Sec. 3 of NWPC Guidelines No. 02, Series of 2007.
However, a partial exemption of 50%
with respect to the amount
or period of exemption may be granted in the case of distressed
establishments pursuant to Sec. 3 of NWPC Guidelines No. 02,
Series
of 2007.
Sec. 4. CRITERIA AND ADDITIONAL
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR EXEMPTION.
In order to determine whether an applicant establishment is qualified
for exemption, the following are the criteria and additional supporting
documents required:
I. |
Distressed Establishment: |
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Criteria: |
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1.
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For
stock corporations/cooperatives: a) when the deficit, as defined
in
Sec. 1 (N) of the Amended Rules of Exemption, as of the last full
accounting period immediately preceding the effectivity of the Order
amounts to 20% or more of the paid-up capital for the same period; or
b) when an establishment registers a capital
deficiency i.e. negative
stockholders' equity, as of the last full accounting period immediately
preceding the effectivity of the Order;
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2. |
a)
For Single Proprietorships/Partnerships operating for two (2) years or
more: i) when the accumulated
losses for the last two (2) full
accounting periods immediately preceding
the effectivity of the
Order amounts to 20% or more of the total
invested capital at the
beginning of the period under review; or
ii) when an
establishment registers a capital deficiency i.e. negative net
worth as of the last full accounting
period immediately preceding
the effectivity of the Order.
b) Single
proprietorship/partnerships operating for less than two(2) years may
be granted exemption when the net accumulated
period immediately
preceding the effectivity of the Order amounts
to 20% or more of
the total invested capital at the beginning of
the period under
review. |
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3. |
a) For Non-Stock, non-profit organizations operating for two (2) years
or more, when the net accumulated losses for
the last two (2) full
accounting periods immediately preceding the
effectivity of the
Order amounts to 20% or more of the fund
balance/members'
contribution at the beginning of the period
under review; or when
an organization registers capital deficiency, i.e.
negative fund
balance/members' contribution as of the last full accounting
period
or interim period, if any, immediately preceding the effectivity of the
Order.
b.
Non-stock, non-profit organizations operating for less than two (2)
years may be granted exemption when the
accumulated for the period
immediately preceding the effectivity of
the Order amounts to 20%
or more of the fund balance/members’
contribution at the beginning
of the period under review. |
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4. |
For
banks and quasi-banks under receivership/liquidation, a certification
from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) that it is under
receivership or liquidation as provided in Sec. 30, R.A. No.
7653,
otherwise known as the New Central Bank Act.
Bank under
controllership/conservatorship may apply for exemption as a distressed
establishment. |
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B. |
Additional Supporting Documents: |
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1. |
For corporations, cooperatives, single
proprietorships, partnerships, non-stock, non-profit organizations: |
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a. |
An
audited financial statements (together with the Auditor's opinion and
notes thereto) for the last two (2 ) full accounting periods
immediately preceding the effectivity of the Order filed with and
stamped “received” by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
and/or the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)/Bank; |
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b.
c.
d. |
Audited
interim quarterly financial statements (together with the Auditor’s
opinion and the notes thereto) for the first quarter of 2007, where
applicable, or un-audited financial statements for the first quarter of
2007, made under oath by the applicant's internal accountant or auditor
and noted by its president or any authorized officer;
Annual Income tax returns for the last
two taxable periods, filed with and stamped “received” by the BIR; and,
First and second quarter income tax returns for 2007 filed with and
stamped "received" by the BIR, where applicable. |
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2. |
For Banks and Quasi-Banks |
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Certification from the Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas that it is under receivership/liquidation.
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The
Board may further require the submission of other supporting documents
pertinent to the determination of Applicant’s eligibility for exemption.
II. |
Establishments Adversely Affected by Natural
Calamities |
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A. |
Criteria: |
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1. |
The establishment must be located in an area declared by
a competent authority as under a state of calamity. |
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2. |
The
natural calamities, such as earthquakes, lahar flow, typhoons, volcanic
eruptions, fire, floods and similar occurrences, must have occurred
within 6 months prior to the effectivity of the Wage Order. |
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3. |
Losses
suffered by the establishment as a result of the calamity that exceed
the insurance coverage should amount to 20% or more of the
stockholders’ equity as of the last full accounting period in the case
of corporations and cooperatives, total invested capital in the case of
partnerships and single proprietorships and fund balance/members’
contribution in the case of non-stock non-profit organizations.
Only
losses or damage to properties directly resulting from the calamity and
not incurred as a result of normal business operations shall be
considered. |
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4. |
Where
necessary, the Board or its duly authorized representative shall
conduct an ocular inspection of the establishment or engage the
services or experts to validate the extent of damages suffered. |
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B. |
Additional Supporting Documents: |
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1. |
Affidavit from the General Manager or
Chief Executive Officer of the establishment regarding the following: |
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a) |
Date and type of calamity |
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b) |
Amount of losses/damages suffered as a direct result of
the calamity |
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c) |
List of properties damaged/lost together with estimated
valuation |
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d) |
For properties that are not insured, a
statement that the same are not covered by insurance. |
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2. |
Copies of insurance policy contracts covering the
properties damaged, if any. |
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3. |
Adjuster’s report for insured properties. |
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4. |
Audited financial statements for the
last full accounting period preceding the effectivity of the Order
stamped “received” by the appropriate government agency. |
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The Board may require the submission of
other pertinent documents to support the application for exemption. |
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III. |
New Business Enterprise |
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A. |
Supporting Documents: |
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1. |
Affidavit from employer regarding the following: |
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a. Principal economic activity
b. Date of registration with appropriate government agency
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Sec. 5. EFFECT OF FILING OF AN
APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION.
Whenever an application for exemption has been filed with the Board,
the Regional Office of the Department shall be duly notified. Pending
resolution of the said application, action on any complaint for alleged
non-compliance with the Order shall be deferred by the Regional Office
of the Department.
Sec. 6. APPLICATION FOR
PROJECTS/BRANCHES/DIVISIONS.
Where the exemption being sought for is for a particular
project/branch/division not separately registered and licensed, the
consolidated audited financial statements of the establishment shall be
used as basis for determining its distressed condition.
Sec. 7. DISTRESSED PRINCIPAL.
Exemption granted to a distressed principal shall not extend to its
contractor in case of contract(s) for construction, security,
janitorial, and/or similar services, with respect to the employees of
the latter assigned to the former.
Sec. 8. EFFECT OF DISAPPROVED
APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION.
In the event that the application for exemption, as regards any of the
categories, is not approved, all covered workers and employees shall be
paid the mandated increase due them as provided for under this Order
retroactive to the date of its effectivity, plus a simple interest of
one (1%) percent per month.
Sec. 9. MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION.
An aggrieved party may file with the Board, a motion for
reconsideration of the decision on the application for exemption,
within ten (10) days from receipt of the decision, stating the
particular grounds upon which the motion is based, copy furnished the
other party and the Regional Office of the Department.
No
second motion for reconsideration shall be entertained in any case. The
decision of the Board shall be final and executory unless timely and
appropriately appealed to the Commission.
Sec. 10. APPEAL.
Any party aggrieved by the decision of the Board may file an appeal to
the Commission, through the Board, in three (3) legible copies, not
later than ten (10) days from receipt of the decision. The appeal must
be filed in the manner prescribed by the Commission and must be based
on any of the following grounds:
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RULE IV
CREDITABLE INCREASE
Section 1. ORGANIZED ESTABLISHMENTS.
Wage increases granted by an employer in an organized establishment
within three (3) months prior to the effectivity of the Order may be
credited as compliance with the prescribed increase set forth therein;
Provided that an agreement to this effect has been forged between the
parties or a provision in the collective bargaining agreement allowing
creditability exists.
In
the absence of such an agreement or provision in the CBA, any increase
granted by the employer shall not be credited as compliance with the
increase prescribed in this Order.
Sec. 2. UNORGANIZED ESTABLISHMENTS.
In unorganized establishments, wage increases granted by the employer
within five (5) months prior to the effectivity of the Order may be
credited as compliance.
Sec. 3. CREDITABLE INCREASES GIVEN IN
THE FORM OF ALLOWANCES.
Where the increase given by the employer is in the form of allowances,
the employer shall integrate the same into the basic wage of the
workers. However, if the amount of the increase is greater than
the
increase granted under the Wage Order, the employer has the option to
integrate partially or in full the allowances earlier given. In the
event of partial integration, any excess maybe retained as allowances.
Sec. 4. CREDITABLE INCREASES GIVEN LESS THAN
THE PRESCRIBED ADJUSTMENTS.
In case the increases given are less than the prescribed adjustments,
the employer shall pay the difference. Such increases shall not include
anniversary increases, merit wage increases, and those resulting from
the regularization or promotion of employees.
RULE V
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. EFFECT ON EXISTING WAGE
STRUCTURE.
In accordance with Article 124 of the Labor Code, should any dispute
arise as a result of wage distortion, the employer and the union shall
negotiate to correct the distortions through the grievance procedure
under their collective bargaining agreement; and, if it remains
unresolved, through voluntary arbitration. Unless otherwise agreed by
the parties in writing, such dispute shall be decided by the voluntary
arbitrator or panel of voluntary arbitrators within ten (10) calendar
days from the time said dispute shall have been referred to voluntary
arbitration.
In
cases where there are no collective bargaining agreements or recognized
labor unions, the employers and workers shall endeavor to correct such
distortions. Pursuant to existing rules, any dispute arising there from
shall be settled through the National Conciliation and Mediation Board;
and, if it remains unresolved after ten (10) calendar days of
conciliation, the same shall be referred to the appropriate branch of
the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC). The NLRC shall conduct
continuous hearings and decide the dispute within twenty (20) calendar
days from the time said dispute is submitted for compulsory arbitration.
The
pendency of any dispute arising from a wage distortion shall not in any
way delay the applicability of the increase prescribed in the Order.
Sec. 2. COMPLAINTS FOR NON-COMPLIANCE. Complaints
for non-compliance with the Order shall be filed with the Regional
Office of the Department and shall be the subject of enforcement
proceedings under Articles 128 and 129 of the Labor Code, as amended.
Sec. 3. PRODUCTIVITY AND OTHER
PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.
In order to sustain rising levels of wages and enhance competitiveness,
labor and management as partners are encouraged to adopt productivity
improvement schemes that will improve the quality of life of workers
and in turn enable them to produce more and earn more, such as time and
motion studies, good housekeeping, quality circles, labor and
management cooperation as well as implement gain-sharing and other
performance incentive programs.
Sec. 4. CONDUCT OF INSPECTION BY THE
DEPARTMENT.
In accordance with existing rules, the Department shall conduct
inspections of establishments, as often as necessary, to determine
whether the workers are paid the prescribed wage rates and other
benefits granted by law or any Wage Order. In the conduct of inspection
in unionized/organized establishments, Department inspectors shall
always be accompanied by the president or other responsible officer of
the recognized collective bargaining unit or of any interested union.
In the case of non-unionized/non-organized establishments, a worker
representing his fellow employees in the establishment will accompany
the inspector.
The
workers’ representative shall have the right to submit his own findings
to the Department and to testify on the same if he does not concur with
the findings of the labor inspector.
Sec. 5. NON-DIMINUTION OF BENEFITS.
Nothing in this Order shall be construed to eliminate or in any way
diminish, or as authorizing the reduction of any existing wage rates,
allowances, benefits and supplements of any form under existing laws,
decrees, issuances, executive orders, and/or under any contract or
agreement between the workers and employers, or employer practices or
policies, being enjoyed at the time of the promulgation of this Order.
Sec. 6. PROHIBITION AGAINST INJUNCTION.
No preliminary or permanent injunction or temporary restraining order
may be issued by any court, tribunal or other entity against any
proceeding before the Board as provided for under Article 126 of the
Labor Code, as amended.
Sec. 7. FREEDOM TO BARGAIN.
The Order shall not be construed to prevent workers in particular firms
or enterprises of industries from bargaining for higher wages and
flexible working arrangements with their respective employers.
Sec.
8. PENAL PROVISION. Pursuant
to the provisions of Sec. 12 of Republic Act
No. 6727, as
amended by Republic
Act No. 8188, any
person,
corporation, trust, firm, partnership,
association or entity
which refuses or fails to pay the prescribed
increase in the
Order shall be punished by a fine not less than
Twenty-Five Thousand
(PhP25,000.00) Pesos nor more than One Hundred Thousand (PhP100,000.00)
Pesos or imprisonment of not less than two (2)
years nor more than four (4) years, or both such fine and imprisonment
at the discretion of the court; Provided, that
any person
convicted under the Order shall not be entitled
to the benefits
provided under the Probation Law.
The employer concerned shall be ordered to pay an
amount
equivalent to double the unpaid benefits owing to the employees;
Provided, that payment of indemnity shall not absolve the employer from
the criminal liability imposable under the aforementioned Act.
If
the violation is committed by a corporation, trust or firm,
partnership, association or any other entity, the penalty of
imprisonment shall be imposed upon the entity's responsible officers,
including but not limited to the president, vice-president, chief
executive officer, general manager, managing director or partner.
Sec. 9. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
Any person, company, corporation, partnership or any entity engaged in
business shall submit a verified itemized listing of their labor
component to the Board not later than January 31, 2008 and every year
thereafter in accordance with the form prescribed by the Commission.
Sec. 10. REPEALING CLAUSE.
All orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof
inconsistent with the provisions of this Rules are hereby repealed,
amended or modified accordingly.
Sec. 11. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE.
If any provision or part of these Implementing Rules is declared
unconstitutional, or in contrast with existing laws, the other
provisions or parts thereof shall remain valid.
Sec.
12. EFFECTIVITY. These Rules shall take effect on 05 October
2007.
Done in the City of Iloilo,
Philippines, September 19, 2007.
(Sgd.)JOHN PETER Z. MILLAN
Employers' Representative |
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(Sgd.)WENNIE G. SANCHO
Workers' Representative
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(Sgd.)LUIS R. ESTRELLA
Employers' Representative |
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(Sgd.)HERNANE P. BRAZA
Workers' Representative |
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DOMINIC P. ABAD
REGIONAL DIRECTOR
DTI
VICE CHAIRPERSON |
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(Sgd.) ARTURO G. VALEROREGIONAL
DIRECTOR
NEDA
VICE CHAIRPERSON |
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AIDA
M. ESTABILLO
REGIONAL
DIRECTOR, DOLE
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Approved this 5th day of November 2007.
(Sgd)
ARTURO D. BRION
Secretary
Department of Labor and Employment
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