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features the full text ofPresidential
Decree No. 851THE 13TH MONTH PAY
LAW
PRESIDENTIAL
DECREE
NO. 851 REQUIRING
ALL EMPLOYERS TO PAY THEIR EMPLOYEESA
13th-MONTH
PAY
WHEREAS,
it is necessary to further protect the level of real wages from the
ravage
of worldwide inflation;
WHEREAS,
there has been no increase in the legal minimum wage rates since 1970;
WHEREAS,
the Christmas season is an opportune time for society to show its
concern
for the plight of the working masses so they may properly celebrate
Christmas
and New Year.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution,
do hereby decree as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
Section 1.
All employers are hereby required to pay all their employees receiving
a basic salary of not more than P1,000 a month, regardless of the
nature
of their employment, a 13th-month pay not later than December 24 of
every
year.
Sec. 2.
Employers
already paying their employees a 13th-month pay or its equivalent are
not
covered by this Decree.
Sec. 3. This
Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the
City of Manila, this 16th day of December 1975.
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