Despite the global economic droop, Workers nation wide can anticipate an earlier 13th month pay. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has directed the employers to give the mandated 13th month pay to their employees ahead of the Christmas season.
Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said that giving the 13th month pay earlier would allow the workers to buy the things they need for the Christmas season earlier and enjoy lower prices. Labor Secretary Roque also pointed out that regardless of the global economic crisis; employers are required to give their employees a 13th month pay and other mandatory benefits.
The National Wages and Productivity Commission also assured that workers will be receiving a higher 13th month pay this year.
I think this is great news! At least everyone can still expect a happy and joyous Christmas. It feels so good to hear good news in the middle of all the problems our country and our world is going through. I agree that the 13th month pay should be given earlier because prices of goods that are used during the holidays increase as Christmas approaches, it would be good for all if more people will be able to afford all their Christmas needs at the lowest rates possible. Also, giving the 13th month pay earlier would allow families to shop for Christmas earlier, thus decreasing the number of last minute Christmas shoppers and eventually creating better order and safety in malls or other places. I believe that Christmas is the most joyous season here in the Philippines so everyone should enjoy a very merry Christmas! ;p
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Jaymalin, M. (November 3, 2008) Workers can expect an early 13th month pay, says DOLE. Yahoo! Philippines News. Philstar.com. Retrieved on November 3, 2008, from: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/star/20081103/tph-workers-early-13th-month-pay-dole-541dfb4.html
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Ang pasko ay isa sa mga pinakahihintay na araw ng buong mundo, lalo na ng mga Pilipino. Ito ay isa sa mga kakaunting araw kung kalian nabibigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga pamilyang magsasama-sama at magsalo-salo nang kumpleto. Kadalasan, napakagara ng suot ng mga tao tuwing araw ng pasko. Karaniwan ri’y napakagarbo ng mga dekorasyon at napakaraming handa sa hapagkainan sa araw na tio. Ngunit, nang dahil sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin noong mga nakaraang taon, tila hindi na nagiging kasing garbo at kasing gara ang pagdiriwang ng pasko nitong nakalipas na taon. Maliban sa hindi tumataas ang sweldo ng mga empleyado, nariyan pang hindi agad binibigay nang maaga ang 13th-month pay kaya naman hindi na masyadong nakapamimili ng marami ang mga Pilipino. Biro pa nga ng iba, mas nagging matindi ang pagtatago ng mga ninong at ninang at mas nagging kuripot ang mga ito dahil sa walang mabigay na aginaldo!
Samakatuwid, isang magandang balita ang dala ng artikulong ito. Kung pasko lamang ang pag-uusapan, tiyak na maganda ang maagang pagbibigay ng 13th-,month pay. Una, hindi na mahihirapang mangutang ang mga Pilipino para lamang may maihanda kahit papaano para sa pasko. Maliban dito, mas magiging madali na ring mamili ng mga pangregalo dahil mauunti-unti na ang pamimili. Hindi na kailangang i-cram sa isang araw lamang ang pamimili ng mga regalo (na dating nangyayari dahil delayed ang pagbibigay ng 13th-month pay) sapagkat mayroon nang panggastos ang mga mamimili bago pa man dumating ang ika-24 o mismong araw ng pasko. Isa pa, tulad ng sinabi ni blogbug, maiiwasan ang mga aksidente at ang mga kaguluhang karaniwang nangyayari sa matataong lugar. Dahil nga maaga ang dating ng perang panggastos, tiyak na hindi na gaanong siksikan ang mga malls pagdating ng ika-24 o mismong araw ng pasko. Mas magiging madali rin, kung gayon, para sa mga pulis na magbantay sa mga panahong ito dahil hindi gaanong siksikan. Maliban pa dito, magiging maganda ang balitang ito para sa mga negosyante. Dahil mayroon nang panggastos ang mga mamimili, siguradong mas mataas ang kikitain ng mga negosyante sa panahong ito. HIgit sa lahat, wala nang rason ang mga ninong at ninang na magtago! Dahil mayroon na silang sweldo bago pa man ang katapusan, mayroon na silang maibibigay na pang aginaldo! :D
Ngunit, mahalagang isipin na hindi lang naman pampasko ang isyung ito. Sa orihinal na artikulo, nabanggit na mas mataas ang 13th-month pay na makukuhang ito ng mga empleyado. Dahil ito sa mas mataas na sweldong ibibigay sa mga empleyado. Maliban dito, nabanggit din sa orihinal na artikulo na “Upon integration to the basic wage, the salary hike is already included in the computation of the workers' wage-related benefits. Under the Labor Code, the wage-related benefits include the 13th month pay, the equivalent of the 11 paid regular holidays, the five-day service incentive leave and the premiums under the Social Security Service, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG and Employees Compensation.” Samakatuwid, ang dagdag sahod ay hindi lamang upang may magastos ang mga mamamayan para sa pasko kundi para rin sa lahat ng gastusin. Kung gayon, makikitang gumagawa ng paraan ang gobyerno upang matulungan ang mga Pilipino sa kabila ng patuloy na pagtaas ng mga bilihin. At sa kabila ng pambabatikos na ginawa ko sa gobyerno sa mga isinulat ko sa aking ibang kumento, hindi ko maipagkakailang kahit papaano’y sinusubukan ng gobyernong gampanan ang responsibilidad nito para sa ating bansa at para sa mga Pilipino. Nakikita kong kahit papaano’y sinusubukan ng gobyernong pagaanin ang buhay ng mga Pilipino. Kahit na isang malakihang hakbang ang ginawa ng gobyerno, ang maliit na hakbang na ito ay siguradong makatutulong sa pamumuhay ng mga mamamayan. Hindi ko rin ipagkakailang kahit papaano’y natutuwa akong may mga tao pa sa gobyernong may magagandang puso at iniisip ang kapakanan ng mga Pilipino. Hindi ko man sigurado kung totoo o bukal sa puso ang mga hakbang na tulad nito, ang mahalaga para sa akin ay may mga maliliit na hakbang na ginagawa ang gobyerno.
well this is really a good news to the workers since they could buy gifts and what they want for Christmas. with their money they could think of the people whom they want to give presents to. they are able to bargain in different stores and could even pay for sale goods since there are a lot of stores having this Pre-xmas sale which will give opportunities for workers to buy cheaper goods. this would actually benefit the buyer and the seller as well... I hope that these workers would really enjoy this christmas season...
I think it's a good idea to give employees 13th month pay earlier. This would benefit employees because they can save money since some products increase they prices as it gets closer to Christmas because sellers know that there would be a lot of last minute shopping. It is right that 13th month pay is a requirement for all companies because some people's incomes are just enough for their basic needs. So everyone is happy on Christmas because they can buy something they want and they deserve it after one year of working.
This is good news. And I agree that the 13th month pay should be given earlier since the price increase during December is ridiculously high. This is really convenient and safer.
Even if the world is in turmoil, it’s still nice to hear good news even if I’m not really affected by it. I guess Christmas would still be happy for the people in the Philippines. But I suggest that the people wouldn’t spend too much this Christmas because surely, after Christmas the Filipinos would financially experience the harshness of life. So this Christmas we should learn to save so that we can still have a Happy New Year.
i believe that giving workers 13th month is just enough to reward them for their good job and hard work. giving these employee benefits and compensation is a good way to motivate workers to do better in their chosen career. giving incentives is a good way to encourage people to contribute more to the society. giving the 13th month pay earlier than usual is goos so that people could have an ample time to prepare for the yuletide season. since prices are somewhat increasing during christmas season, i believe that giving the bonus early is just the right thing to do, especally is the worker deserves it!
What a great news! It seems that the Philippines is not that affected with the global crisis after all. We Filipinos are just a bunch of happy people. Nothing can really stop us from having a Merry Christmas, not even a humongous global economic crisis! Hurray!
But hold on, isn't it that we must be more vigilant? Sure, the 13th month pay is a relief that can save us much trouble from buying presents, but it can also be a deceiving circumstance. It might give us the false impression that nothing is wrong with the world, that we are exempted from the global crisis. Yet sooner or later, we might just realize that because of it, we are the ones suffering the most. We should keep in mind that the Philippines is just a developing country and it isn't capable enough yet to face great financial problems on its own. So we should be more careful with our expenditures especially this Christmas season. Not that I'm trying to be an antagonist here. All I'm saying is that we should not be too over confident.
Nevertheless, have a Merry Christmas to y'all! :)
This brings good news to our workers especially to families who are generating low- income. Giving them their 13th- month pay would just mean giving an incentive to them but, this is already a big thing since nowadays, money is really hard to earn. They also have the right to enjoy this kind of benefit given that they have been working all year round and I am glad that the government did not really object to it, as it is also a mandatory action. However, for me, 13th –month pay is not all about being able to spend it from the time you receive it, it is always a better idea to think of using it in a practical way, such as, to pay an existing debt, to invest, to share, or simply to save it.
Giving employees and workers their 13th month pay earlier would be a great reward for their hard work all year long. They could shop for gifts earlier to avoid Christmas rush wherein prices are all sky high. Receiving their 13th month pay in advance is really a big thing especially for those employees that only receives minimum wage or less.
It's nice to hear that the Dept of Labor had the initiatives to increase the 13th month pay and be given earlier. Although the government has it's own reason and hidden agenda for doing this, the more important thing is that Filipino families would be happier this Christmas season.
This is good news for the employed people. This is a good idea by the govenrment and some companies because this is very practical. It enables the person to consume his/her basic necessity to prepare for christmas and for consuming the good or product cheaper. I hope that this will be done in the next years to come.
even though im not employed yet, i can appreciate the early 13th month pay for those who are. some people need it more than others. those with debts, can finally pay their dues before the year ends and can start a new year with a clean slate. and for those who are more well of, it would be easier to plan for vacations knowing that you have cash to burn. also, if you want to save your money, receiving it earlier can help you gain higher interest when you deposit it in banks.
on a lighter note, it would be easier to shop for christmas item earlier to avoid the predictable christmas rush that everyone will be a part of. so if you receive money early, it would be much more convenient for people to shop before getting stressed a few days before christmas
I think this is good for people who likes to buy their needs in cheap price for the Christmas. However I'm just worried what if the merchants are going to increase their prices because they also will see this article. Because workers will receive their salaries earlier than 13th month pay, the merchants will increase their goods' prices earlier than 13th month pay as well. But it would be still better to give their salaries earlier because the price before 13th month pay and after 13th month pay will be different.
It is nice that the Filipino workers will be able to get their 13th month pay ahead of time. I think this is really a big help to the Filipino Families to prepare for Christmas especially now a days that we are have the world crisis. I just hope that all the companies will be able to abide by this rule because i think that companies also are have trouble with their financial aspects.
even with global economic crisis, it does not affect to the Philippine. i think this new policy very adavantage for the Philippines workers because people can prepare christmas for their celebrating. Every poeple must happy and enjoy with chirstmas. aside from this aspect. i would suggest that look around our neighborhood. there are still many people who could not celebrate christmas due to poverty. We have to extend friendly help to people who could not celebrate christmas.
This is great, a wonderful news for the workers. At least these workers are being rewarded for all the hardwork they made. And with an early bonus, they sure should have a have happy and joyful christmas. It also is proper since this early bonus can make workers be more inspired and motivated to work better and harder to have more and better output in what they are doing. The more things these workers can accomplish then the better and more things we get in return which is a really nice thing for us.
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