DOLE Announced the Increase On Metro Manila House Helpers’ Minimum Wage
METRO MANILA HOUSE HELPERS – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced that there will be an increase on the minimum wage for house helpers in Metro Manila.
Undeniably, a lot of Filipinos are working as household helpers to be able to provide food for their family and as well as for the other needs. Some are stay-in or lives at the house of their employers while others only reports on agreed hours.
House helpers do a lot of job depending on the agreement with the employers. The tasks may include cleaning the house, cooking for the family, babysitting the children, etc.
With regards to salary, most household helpers only receive enough for the needs of their families. Sadly, there are even those whose wage is far below the monthly expenses at their own household.
Recently, a good news for Metro Manila house helpers crossed the surface. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, speaking to DZMM’s Ted Failon, DOLE Chief Silvestre Bello III announced that there will be an increase on the minimum salary of the house helpers.
According to the Labor Chief, the wage board has approved a Php 1,500.00 increase. From Php 3,500.00, the minimum wage will be Php 5,000.00 for the helpers working in Metro Manila.
Bello expressed that he wanted a Php 2,500.00-increase but the decision is on the wage board. Based on the report, the increase will take effect 15 days after the move is published on a major newspaper.
With regards to employers who will not abide by the minimum wage increase, the DOLE Chief admitted that the Department cannot control them. For the Department to be able to penalize those who won’t go with the increase, a law must be approved.
