'14th' MONTH PAY FOR PRIVATE SECTORS WORKERS

Senate bill filed mandating employees 14th month pay, the bill required employers to give 14th month pay every year. The minimum amount of the 14th month pay shall not be less than 1/12 of the total basic salary of the employee.


Senate Majority Leader Vicente "Tito" Sotto III filed Senate Bill No. 2 provides all non-government rank and file employees entitled to 14th month pay aside from 13th  month pay.


Sotto recognized the needs of the Filipino laborers both from public and private sectors an additional 14th month pay.