| Frequently Ask Question |
| What is the prevailing minimum wage? |
| Please refer to the minimum wage rates of the Regional Tripartite wages and Productivity Board <<more info>> |
| I am one of the unemployed, I just want to ask for your assistance. |
| Please refer to the Programs that the Department has installed for all concerns like your case.<<more info>> |
| I believe my employer is not giving me the wage, what shall I do? |
| File a compliant before the Labor Standards Enforcement Division. or Visit the Labor Standards and Enforcement Division for Legal advise. |
| Our organization is engaged in candle making but this business is seasonal. Can we upgrade our skills and learn other technology? |
| Yes, First, you have to register with the Labor Relations Division. Then, you visit the Workers Amelioration Division and ask what are the available training and when. |
| I am a researcher, what is the unemployed rate? |
| Please refer to the Statistic.<<more info>> |
| My employee is doing anomalous activities and we have proof of this. What is the best thing to do? |
| Procedural due process is required. Give him/her the needed memorandum, then written reprimand and suspension or dismissal depending on the gravity of the offense, copy furnished this Office. or Visit the Labor Standards and Enforcement Division and ask for legal advice. |
| What is Special Program for the Employment of the Students (SPES)? |
| The Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) is mandated under Republic Act No. 7323 otherwise known as “An Act To Help Poor But Deserving Students Pursue Their Education By Encouraging Their Employment During Summer and/or Christmas Vacations, Through Incentives Granted To Employers, Allowing Them To Pay Only Sixty Per Centum of Their Salaries or Wages and The Forty Per Centum Through Education Vouchers To Be Paid By The Government, Prohibiting and Penalizing The Filing of Fraudulent and Fictitious Claims, and For Other Purposes <<more info>> |
| I would like to avail of the summer job for students so I can continue my studies this coming enrollment. What are the requirements? |
| Please refer to SPES <<more info>> |
| What is Work Appreciation Program (WAP)? |
| This program aims to increase awareness of the youth of the important role they play in the economic advancement of the country. It is also expected to promote closer coordinate linkages among DOLE, other government agencies, employer groups, civic organizations, schools, media and private establishments in undertaking youth programs.<<more info>> |
| What is Public Employment Service Office (PESO)? |
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The Public Employment Service Office or PESO is a multi-service facility established to provide employment information and assistance to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) clients and constituents of local government units (LGUs). It makes available in one roof the various employment programs and services of the DOLE to enable all types of clientele to know more about them and seek specific assistance they require.
As a means to expand the reach of employment facilitation services of government , PESOs are established in every province, city and municipality throughout the country. They are community based and maintained largely by Local Government Units (LGUs) and a number of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs).<<more info>> |