"Since late last year, TUCP was already calling on the wage boards to address the steady decline in the real value of wages due to surging inflation, but TUCP s call fell on deaf ears," Mendoza said.
Estrada, who chairs the Senate labor panel that will tackle Zubiri’s proposal, said that while he agrees that a wage hike is needed, it is important to balance the needs of workers and employers “to ensure job preservation and job creation.”
Estrada, who chairs the Senate labor panel that will tackle Zubiri’s proposal, said that while he agrees that a wage hike is needed, it is important to balance the needs of workers and employers “to ensure job preservation and job creation.”
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri filed a bill that seeks to increase minimum wages of private sector workers nationwide by P150, citing the urgency to ease the effects of red-hot inflation that hit a 14-year high in January.