House Bill Seeking 14th Month Pay to All Employee Proposed by Kabayan Party-List Rep.
A Kabayan party-list Representative has proposed a house bill seeking 14th-month pay for both government and private employees.
Kabayan party-list Representative Ron Salo proposed a measure mandating the grant of 14th-month pay to employees in the public and private sectors. The proposal is called House Bill No. 520.
The new house bill aims to give 14th-month pay to workers regardless of their status of employment. The bill also orders employers to release the 13th-month pay on or before May 31 of each year as class enrollment approaches.
Meanwhile, the 14th-month pay will be released on or before November 30 of each year in anticipation of the traditional Christmas celebration.
However, the 14th month’s pay will be prorated based on the number of months served by workers who were employed for less than a year. The bill states that the 14th month pay should not be any less than the monthly basic salary and be excluded from the computation of the worker’s gross income
“Presidential Decree No. 851 institutionalized the 13th-month pay in recognition of the continuing struggle of the labor force in providing for the needs of their families, as well as in incentivizing them to work harder for the betterment of the economy and the society, in general, and for the good of their respective employers. However, many Filipino families still struggle to sufficiently provide for their families because of meager salaries, among others,” Salo said
Salo also explained that the additional pay can motivate laborers to increase productivity and work harder.
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