Amended Rules on Exemption from Compliance with the Prescribed Wage Increases/Cost of Living Allowances Granted by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards

June 25, 2007NWPC GUIDELINES NO. 002-07AMENDED RULES ON EXEMPTION FROM COMPLIANCE WITH THE PRESCRIBED WAGE INCREASES/COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES GRANTED BY THE REGIONAL TRIPARTITE WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY BOARDSPursuant to Section 3, Article 121 b of RA 6727 and Section 1, Rule VIII of the amended Rules of Procedure on Minimum Wage Fixing, the following rules on exemption are hereby issued for strict compliance by all concerned: SECTION 1. Definition of Terms. —A. Commission — refers to the National Wages and Productivity Commission.B. Board — refers to the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board.C. Wage Order — refers to the Wage Order promulgated by the Board pursuant to its wage-fixing authority.D. Establishment — refers to an economic unit which engages in one or predominantly one kind of economic activity at a single fixed location. For purposes of determining eligibility for exemption, establishments under the same owner/s but separately registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) or Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) as the case may be, irrespective of their location,...