Occupational Wages Survey 2008

Philippines, 2008 - 2009

Reference ID

PHL_2008_OWS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics

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Apr 12, 2012

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Workers with Monthly Basic Pay (BPMR_SUB)

Data file: ows_partab

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 2657

End: 2661

Width: 5

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Subtotal, Monthly Rate, Basic Pay

Question post text

For standardization purposes, hourly and daily rates are the corresponding equivalent of the monthly pay. They were computed on the basis of 313 working days a year and 8 hours per day.

Description

Definition

Time unit - basis of computing, determining or fixing the basic pay or allowance, i.e., hour, day or month. This is different from frequency of payment such as twice a month.
Time-rate workers on full time basis - those paid on the basis of a time unit and who work at jobs with hours of work equal to or more than those considered as normal or regular to the establishment.
Wage rate - refers to the sum of basic pay and regular/guaranteed cash allowances.

Basic pay includes:
• Pay for normal/regular working time before deductions for employees social security contributions (e.g. SSS/GSIS, PhilHealth, PAG-IBIG) and withholding taxes, etc.

Basic pay excludes:
• Overtime, night shift differential and other premium pay
• Commissions, tips and share of employees in service charges
• Payments in kind
• Allowances
• Bonuses and gratuities

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