Pasig court issues TRO on implementation of P85 NCR minimum wage hike

Why Metro Manila’s ‘historic’ P85 wage increase was put on hold

The implementation of the minimum wage increase is halted until at least August 13 by a temporary restraining order issued by a Pasig Regional Trial Court

Pasig court suspends P85 Metro wage hike

A Pasig court has suspended the daily wage hike of P85 mandated in Metro Manila.

Courts not an ‘alternative wage board,’

MANILA, Philippines — Courts cannot be used as an alternative wage board to overturn minimum wage decisions reached through the country’s tripartite wage-setting system, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) asserted on Thursday as it opposed a petition seeking to halt Metro Manila’s P85 daily wage increase.The labor group accused Readycon Trading and Construction Corp. and R-11 Builders Inc. of trying to obtain through the Pasig Ci…

'Napurnada': Court suspends P85 wage hike in Metro Manila, DOLE confirms

The implementation of the first tranche of the P85 daily wage increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila were deferred following the issuance of a court order based on a legal challenge by at least two companies, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) confirmed on Thursday, July 27.The P60 wage hike was supposed to be implemented on July 25 but DOLE Secretary Francis Tolentino said there was a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issu…

Pasig court issues TRO on implementation of P85 NCR minimum wage hike

MANILA, Philippines—The Pasig City Regional Trial Court Branch 152 on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the implementation of the P85 minimum wage increase in Metro Manila until Aug. 13 following a petition filed by two construction companies. Readycon Trading and Construction Corp. and R-II Builders Inc. have filed a petition to briefly halt the wage increase amid questions whether the employers’ capacity to pay were proper…