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The Social Security System ( SSS; Filipino: Paseguruhan ng Kapanatagang Panlipunan) is a state-run, social insurance program in the Philippines to workers in the private, professional and informal sectors. SSS is established by virtue of Republic Act No. 1161, better known as the Social Security Act of 1954. This law was later amended by Republic Act No. 8282 in 1997. Government employees ...
The Labor Code of the Philippines specifies two types of holidays: the "regular holiday" and the "special non-working day". [8] There is a difference in the pay that employers are required to pay between the two type of holidays. There is also a difference in what is closed and in how the days are declared.
The new payment amounts in 2023 will reflect an increase of 8.7%, which is the highest adjustment the Social Security Administration has offered since 1981, and is the fourth biggest COLA in the ...
The Labor Code of the Philippines governs employment practices and labor relations in the Philippines. It also identifies the rules and standards regarding employment such as pre-employment policies, labor conditions, wage rate, work hours, employee benefits, and termination of employees.
The news of the 2023 payment increase comes as a relief to the many seniors and other beneficiaries of Social Security (about 70 million people, per the SSA) who have been struggling to pay bills ...
Under terms of the bill, anyone who is a current Social Security recipient or who will turn 62 in 2023 would receive an extra $200 in each monthly check.
The Labor Code sets the rules for hiring and firing of private employees; the conditions of work including maximum work hours and overtime; employee benefits such as holiday pay, thirteenth-month pay and retirement pay; and the guidelines in the organization and membership in labor unions as well as in collective bargaining. The prevailing labor code allows the typical working hour to be 8 ...
In the Philippines the thirteenth salary was legalized in December 1975 when President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 851, ordering employers to pay a thirteenth salary to improve the situation to employees who are earning less than 1,000 pesos per month (at that time a significant sum). The decree notably excluded employees of the government and its instruments. With the ...