Book III — Conditions of Employment
Article 125Freedom to bargain.
ELI5— what this means for you
A Wage Order sets the floor, not the ceiling. Workers and their unions can always bargain for higher wages than the minimum. The regional minimum wage does not prevent negotiating for more.
Key point
Minimum wage is the floor. Your CBA or individual negotiation can always go higher.
Official text — PD 442
Freedom to bargain.
No wage order shall be construed to prevent workers in particular firms or enterprises or industries from bargaining for higher wages with their respective employers. (As amended by Republic Act No. 6727, June 9, 1989)
Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)
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