National Wages and Productivity Commission(NWPC)

October 4, 2023 Dear Jenney Casumpang, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Oct 03, 2023 08:03:08 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for STANDARD PAY FOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY EMPLOYEES. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. Please be informed that Article 99 of the Labor Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 6727 or the Wage Rationalization Act, provides that the minimum wage rates for agricultural and non-agricultural employees and workers in each and every region of the country shall be those prescribed by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards. Construction falls under the category of non-agriculture. In setting the wages of the employees, the employer may exercise its management prerogative provided that the amount of the same will not go below the prescribed minimum wage rates in the region where the employees are working. To check the prevailing minimum wage rates for non-agriculture in the regions where the construction employee may be working, you may visit our official website at www.nwpc.dole.gov.ph or you ay access this link https://nwpc.dole.gov.ph/summary-of-current-regional-daily-minimum-wage-rates-by-region-non-agriculture-and-agriculture/ for the Summary of Current Regional Daily Minimum Wage Rates by Region, Non-Agriculture and Agriculture. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to NWPC Exec. Dir. Maria Criselda R. Sy. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, ATTY. QUEEN THERESE ESPINAS FOI Receiving Officer We are glad to be of service to you! To help us evaluate and improve our services, may we request that you answer the questions in the form provided in the Link below. Rest assured that all personal data collected will be secured and kept confidential in accordance to the Data Privacy Act of 2012. Click the link here: https://bit.ly/FOI2022survey