Occupational Wages Survey 2008

Philippines, 2008 - 2009

Reference ID

PHL_2008_OWS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics

Metadata

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Apr 12, 2012

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Mar 29, 2019

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Total workers with allowances (ALL_TOTAL)

Data file: ows_partab

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 2887

End: 2891

Width: 5

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Total, Allowances

Question post text

(sum of cols. 8, 10 and 12)

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

Description

Definition

Allowances include:
• Cost of living allowances (COLA)
• Other guaranteed cash payments given monthly

Allowances exclude:
• Reimbursements for travel, entertainment, meals and
other expenses, etc. incurred in conducting the
business of the employer
• Cost of uniform/working clothes
• Bonuses and gratuities
• Family allowances
• Payments in kind

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