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An Act providing for an increase in the wage of public or government sector employees on a daily wage basis and in the statutory minimum wage and salary rates of employees and workers in the private sector and for other purposes (Republic Act No. 6640).

Country(ies)

Philippines

Subjects (Classification)

Public and civil servants; Wages

Adopted on (Date of text)

1987-12-10

Scope of text

National

Type of legislation (Type of text)

Law, Act

Abstract/Citation

In addition to increasing the minimum wage, contains provisions regarding the resolution of disputes in relation to wage structure distortion. Workers paid by result or on a piecework basis shall receive not less than the applicable statutory minimum wage for eight hours' work (or proportion thereof for fewer hours). Learners, apprentices and handicapped workers are entitled to 75 percent of the minimum wage. Provides for exceptions and penalties. Repeals inconsistent legal provisions.

Electronic source title

Legislation on-line

Author

The House of Representatives, Congress of the Philippines

URL

http://www.congress.gov.ph

File

PHL7389.pdf (PDF of Act)

Serial title

Official Gazette

Date

1988-02-15

Number

Vol. 84, No. 7

Page range

pp. 759-761

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Title_of_text

An Act providing for an increase in the wage of public or government sector employees on a daily wage basis and in the statutory minimum wage and salary rates of employees and workers in the private sector and for other purposes (Republic Act No. 6640).

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First Region

Second Region

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Advancing social justice, promoting decent work