Department of Labor and Employment monitoring to ensure compliance with the new minimum wage law in Negros Occidental is ongoing, DOLE provincial head Mary Agnes Capigon said Friday, June 10.
The DOLE Negros Occidental has 15 labor inspectors who conduct daily inspections from Mondays to Fridays to ensure compliance with the minimum wage order, she said.
The new Western Visayas wage order that took effect June 5 increased the daily wages of employees in private establishments employing 10 workers and below from P310 to P420 or by P110, and for those employing more than 10 workers from P395 to P450 or by P55.
It also increased the wages of WV agricultural workers from P315 to P410, or by P95.
Capigon said the wage rates should be reflected in the June 15 payrolls.
Employees can report non-compliance by their employers to the DOLE office nearest to them or through its Single Entry Approach Program at https://sena.dole.gov.ph, she said.
Businesses seeking exemption from the new wage order have 75 days from May 20 to file appeals before the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, she also said.*