DOLE reminds employers in giving 13th month pay

DOLE reminds employers in giving 13th month pay

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reminded the employers about giving their employees the 13th month pay.

In a Radyo Inquirer interview, DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III, the 13th month pay was mandated by law, and it should be given to workers before Christmas.

Some employers have already paid half of their employees’ 13th month pay.

Those in government will receive their 13th month pay tomorrow, Friday (Nov. 15).

Even employees who have resigned or been laid off this year are entitled to receive a 13th month pay.

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