Tag: wage subsidy

Labor dep’t to give subsidy to employers who won’t fire workers during pandemic

(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is prepared to give 25 percent to 50 percent subsidy to employers who will retain their present employees, or even hire more people, amid the COVID-19 crisis. This incentive, according to Labor Secretary Silvestri Bello III, is part of their program to protect the “employment status” of workers in the formal sector. “Ngayon, mayroon din po tayong programa para sa mga formal workers and this […]