Minimum Wage Initiative Off To A Good Start
When President Boko held his first presser a few minutes after his swearing-in on November 1st, one of the first questions he had to inevitably field was the P4,000 minimum wage campaign trail and manifesto promise. In his response , Boko said the minimum wage would initially apply to government employees. For the private sector, Boko had said that the requirement would be mandatorily effected once the economy allows and that if the country gets to that point and companies were still unwilling to pay the minimum wage, their privilege to operate in the country should be considered. What has since happened is that the private sector has pretty much taken ownership of the minimum wage initiative and led it. After Choppies, the country's largest retailer announced the P4,000 minimum wage commitment, at least two other companies have come forward to support the initiative, starting as early as early December. Additionally, these companies have said that the implementation of the minimum...
