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The Active Population in Figures

Working Conditions

Legal Weekly Duration

8 hours/day, 40 or 48 hours/week.

Retirement Age

60

Working Contracts

Employment contracts are regulated by legal clauses and to a lesser degree by collective agreements and individual negotiations.
The terms of employment contracts are extremely rigid.

Labour Laws

Consult Doing Business Website, to obtain a summary of the labor regulations that apply to local entreprises.

Cost of Labour

Minimum Wage

The minimum wage varies according to the type of activity. The full list from the National Wages and Productivity Commission can be consulted here.

Average Wage

Gross average monthly wage : PHP 16,486 (source: PSA, 2020, latest available data, selected occupations).

Social Contributions

Social Security Contributions Paid By Employers: Employers’ maximum contribution for each employee is PHP 2,155 per month for Social Security System (SSS), varying according to the income class of the employee.
For Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) and Philippine Health Corporation (PHIC), the maximum monthly deductions are PHP 100 and PHP 900, respectively.
Social Security Contributions Paid By Employees: Employees are required to make monthly contributions to the Social Security System (SSS) based on their salary bracket, ranging from PHP 135 to PHP 1,125.

They are also required to make monthly contributions to Philippine Health Corporation (PHIC) and Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) based on their salary bracket, ranging from PHP 150 to PHP 900 for PHIC and PHP 100 (where monthly compensation is at least PHP 5,000) for HDM.

Social Partners

Employer Associations

PHILCHAM - Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industries
FPI - Federation of Philippine Industries

Social Dialogue and Involvement of Social Partners

The two main groups of trade unions are TUCP and FFW. They are affiliated to the international Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and to the Worldwide Confederation of Labor ( WCL).
In 2012, there were 135 registered labor federations and 16,647 private sector unions. The 1.38 million union members represented approximately 3.4 percent of the total workforce of 40.4 million. Mainstream union federations typically enjoy good working relationships with employers.

Labour Unions

Federation of Free Workers
Kilusang Mayo Uno

Unionisation Rate

3,4 % of workers are unionized.

Labour Regulation Bodies