2018 Wage Survey Final Report (E) PDF

2018 Wage, Compensation and Benefits Survey
Final Report
June 29, 2018
フィリピン日本人商工会議所
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines, Inc. (JCCIPI)
22Floor, Trident Tower,

312 Sen Gil Puyat Avenue, Salcedo Village,
MAKATI CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES
E-Mail: jccipi@jccipi.com.ph
TEL: +63-2-892-3233, 816-6877
FAX: +63-2-815-0317
http://www.jccipi.com.ph
Wage, Compensation and Benefits Survey 2018
Table of Contents
1. Survey Outline................................................................................................................................................. 2
1.1. Target Respondents ................................................................................................................................. 2
1.2. Period and Method .................................................................................................................................. 2
1.3. Collection Rate......................................................................................................................................... 2
2. Survey Demographics ..................................................................................................................................... 2
3. Salary............................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.1. Salary for New Graduates ........................................................................................................................ 8
3.2. Salary by Position..................................................................................................................................... 9
3.3. Salary Increase ....................................................................................................................................... 14
3.4. CBA Negotiated Increase ....................................................................................................................... 17
4. Allowances .................................................................................................................................................... 18
5. Bonus ............................................................................................................................................................ 20
6. Benefits ......................................................................................................................................................... 26
6.1. Healthcare Benefit ................................................................................................................................. 26
6.2. Group Life Insurance .............................................................................................................................. 28
6.3. Education and Training Assistance......................................................................................................... 29
6.4. Car Benefit ............................................................................................................................................. 30
6.5. Loan Benefits ......................................................................................................................................... 31
6.6. Other Benefits ....................................................................................................................................... 32
7. Retirement .................................................................................................................................................... 35
7.1. Normal Retirement ................................................................................................................................ 35
7.2. Other Retirements ................................................................................................................................. 38
7.3. Retirement Fund .................................................................................................................................... 39
8. Paid Leaves .................................................................................................................................................... 40
8.1. Vacation Leave ....................................................................................................................................... 40
8.2. Sick Leave............................................................................................................................................... 42
8.3. Other Leave Benefits ............................................................................................................................. 43
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1. Survey Outline
1.1. Target Respondents
• 726 member Japanese companies
o 588 companies are JCCIPI
o 138 companies are JCCICI (Cebu)
1.2. Period and Method

• Collection Period: February 13, 2018 to April 27, 2018
• The data in this report are effective as of April 2018.
• All monetary data are in Philippine currency unless otherwise indicated.
• JCCIPI together with Nomura Research Institute Singapore Pte. Ltd. Manila Branch (NRI) sent
the questionnaire to the organization respondents.
• NRI created the questionnaire, collected, analyzed the data and made the report.
1.3. Collection Rate

The final report is composed of Part 1 and Part 2 surveys. Out of the 726 target respondents, 222
(30.6%) and 177 (24.4%) companies participated in the Part 1 and Part 2 surveys, respectively. Note
that there are 4 additional respondents in survey 1 since the Flash Report was sent thus, the data
presented in this report would differ.
Table 1 Collection Rate of Survey

Part 1 Part 2
JCCIPI 174 29.6% 147 25.0%
JCCIPI-CI 48 34.8% 30 21.7%
# of Respondents 222 30.6% 177 24.4%
2. Survey Demographics
The following tables illustrate the distribution by location, industry group, company size, employee type and
union status. Please note that there are tables which specify the survey whether the data was taken from
Part 1 or Part 2 survey. If there is no indication, the table is referring to Survey Part 2.
【Location】
Seventy eight percent (78%) of the respondent companies from Part 1 and seventy one percent (71%) of the
respondent companies from Part 2 have operations in Metro Manila, Cebu and Laguna.
Table 2 Distribution of Respondents by Location
Note: There are companies that reported 2 or more locations hence the total is 252 and 217.
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【Fiscal yearend】
As to month of fiscal year end, thirty six percent (36%) of the respondent companies is in March and thirty
seven percent (37%) of the respondent companies is in December.
【Gross Revenue Size】

Majority of respondents (28.8%) belong to Php 100 million to Php 500 million gross revenue group.
Table 3 Distribution of Respondents by Revenue Size

Distribution
Gross Revenue (Php) No. of
Rate (%)
Companies
Less than 100 million 47 26.6%
100 - 500 million 51 28.8%
500 million - 1 billion 14 7.9%
1 billion - 5 billion 28 15.8%
5 billion and above 13 7.3%
No Answer 24 13.6%
Total 177 100.0%
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【Industry Group】
For Part 1 and Part 2 of the survey, majority of the respondents came from manufacturing companies with
a participation rate of 50.2% and 48.8%, respectively.
Table 4 Distribution of Respondents by Industry Group

Part 1 Part 2
Category Industry Group No. of No. of
% %
Companies Companies
Financial 1.Finance, Insurance, Venture Capital 7 2.9% 5 2.5%
Construction 2. Construction and/or Related Engineering 13 5.3% 12 6.0%
3. Manufacturing (End Products of Home Appliances,
7 2.9% 13 6.5%
Telecommunications, and Computer Electronics)
4. Manufacturing (Parts and Materials of Home Appliances,
17 6.9% 14 7.0%
Telecommunications, and Computer Electronics)
5. Manufacturing (End Products of Automobiles, and Automobile
10 4.1% 17 8.5%
Parts)
6. Manufacturing (Parts and Materials of Automobiles, and
26 10.6% 24 11.9%
Automobile Parts)
7. Manufacturing (End Products of Foodstuff, Chemical,
10 4.1% 4 2.0%
Pharmaceutical)
Manufacturing 8. Manufacturing (Parts and Materials of Foodstuff, Chemical, 6 2.4% 3 1.5%
Pharmaceutical)
9. Manufacturing (End Products, Parts and Materials of Other
17 6.9% 11 5.5%
Electronic Components)
10. Manufacturing (End Products, Parts and Materials of Industrial
4 1.6% 4 2.0%
Machinery, and Manufacturing Machinery)
11. Manufacturing (End Products, Parts, and Materials of Textile,
1 0.4% 1 0.5%
cloth and Living Ware)
12. Manufacturing (End Products, Parts and Materials of Other
25 10.2% 7 3.5%
Category)
Manufacturing Sub-Total 123 50.2% 98 48.8%
13. Commerce (Trading House, Wholesaler) 25 10.2% 16 8.0%
Commerce 14. Commerce (Retailer/Sales Management) 7 2.9% 6 3.0%
Commerce Sub-Total 32 13.1% 22 10.9%
15. Services (Shipping, Warehouse, Transportation, Travel Agency) 11 4.5% 5 2.5%
16. Services (Software Development) 11 4.5% 11 5.5%
17. Services (Computer, IT related services) 11 4.5% 9 4.5%
Services 18. Services (Resort, Nursery Facility, Real Estate
2 0.8% 2 1.0%
Development/Estate Agency)
19. Services (Information, Research & Consulting, Accounting, Law
4 1.6% 2 1.0%
Office)
Services Sub-Total 39 15.9% 29 14.4%
Government 20. Government related 2 0.8% 2 1.0%
Others 29 11.8% 33 16.4%
Overall 245 100% 201 100%
Note: There are companies that mentioned 2 or more industry group, hence the total is 245 and 201.
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【Company Size】
This information refers to the total manpower headcount in terms of regular employees and probationary
employees. Seventy two percent (72%) of respondents for Part 1 and Part 2 have less than 300 employees.
Table 5 Distribution of Respondents by Company Size

Part 1 Part 2
Employee Size No. of No. of
Rate (%) Rate (%)
Companies Companies
Below 30 61 27.5% 55 31.1%
30-99 50 22.5% 31 17.5%
100-299 48 21.6% 41 23.2%
300-499 21 9.5% 15 8.5%
500-999 20 9.0% 14 7.9%
1,000 or more 20 9.0% 19 10.7%
No Answer 2 0.9% 2 1.1%
Total 222 100.0% 177 100.0%
【Employee Type】
In the non-manufacturing segment, 45.1% of companies directly hire regular employees. On the other hand,
39.5% of companies from the manufacturing segment source their employees both from direct hiring and
agencies.
Table 6 Number of Companies by Employee Type

Overall Manufacturing Non-Manufacturing
Employee Type No. of No. of No. of
Rate (%) Rate (%) Rate (%)
Companies Companies Companies
Regular only 57 32.2% 16 18.6% 41 45.1%
Regular & Contractual 27 15.3% 13 15.1% 14 15.4%
Regular & Project-based 8 4.5% 2 2.3% 6 6.6%
Regular & Agency-hired 53 29.9% 34 39.5% 19 20.9%
Regular, Contractual, &
7 4.0% 3 3.5% 4 4.4%
Project-based
Regular, Contractual, &
12 6.8% 9 10.5% 3 3.3%
Agency-hired
Regular, Project-based, &
7 4.0% 4 4.7% 3 3.3%
Agency-hired
All Types 4 2.3% 4 4.7% 0 0.0%
No Answer 2 1.1% 1 1.2% 1 1.1%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Based on Table 7, 60% of the respondents have between 1 to 5 Japanese employees in their organization.
While 13% of the respondents have no Japanese employees currently assigned in their organization.
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Table 7 Distribution of Japanese Employees in the Organization

Number of Japanese Employees in the Organization
Employee Size (by number of companies)
0 1-5 6-10 11-15 16 above Total Rate (%)
Below 30 11 39 4 1 0 55 31.1%
30-99 2 23 4 1 1 31 17.5%
100-299 3 29 7 2 0 41 23.2%
300-499 2 7 3 2 1 15 8.5%
500-999 2 6 5 0 1 14 7.9%
1,000 or more 1 2 4 4 8 19 10.7%
No Answer 2 0 0 0 0 2 1.1%
Total 23 106 27 10 11 177 100.0%
% 13% 60% 15% 6% 6% 100%
【Labor Union】
Out of the 177 respondents, 27 companies (15.3%) are unionized. There was no new union formed this year
for all companies.
Table 8 Number of Companies with Union by Industry Group

Part 1 Part 2
Industry Group No. of No. of
With Union Rate (%) With Union Rate (%)
Companies Companies
Manufacturing 112 22 19.6% 86 21 24.4%
Non-Manufacturing 110 8 7.3% 91 6 6.6%
1. Finance, Insurance, Venture Capital 7 1 14.3% 5 0 0.0%
2. Construction and/or related Engineering 13 0 0.0% 12 0 0.0%
3. Commerce 30 4 13.3% 21 4 19.0%
4. Services 34 2 5.9% 25 2 8.0%
5. Others 26 1 3.8% 28 1 3.6%
Total 222 30 13.5% 177 27 15.3%
Note: Numbers of union and union members were not included since only one company disclosed the information in the survey.
Table 9 Number of Companies with or without Labor Unions

Union Status No. of No. of No. of
With Union 27 15.3% 21 24.4% 6 6.6%
Without Union 148 83.6% 64 74.4% 84 92.3%
No Answer 2 1.1% 1 1.2% 1 1.1%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 10 Number of Companies According to Movement for Establishing Labor Unions

Union Status No. of No. of No. of
With A union was newly formed. 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Union A union already existed more than 1 year. 27 15.3% 21 24.4% 6 6.6%
There is a movement now. 3 1.7% 1 1.2% 2 2.2%
Without
There may be movement, but not yet formed 3 1.7% 2 2.3% 1 1.1%
Union
None 131 74.0% 57 66.3% 74 81.3%
No answer 13 7.3% 5 5.8% 8 8.8%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
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【Attrition Data】
Non-manufacturing segment has a higher turnover rate compared to manufacturing with 14.7% average
turnover rate. Under non-manufacturing, service industry has the highest average turnover rate with 17.3%.
On the other hand, the average turnover rate for manufacturing is 11.1%.
Table 11 Turnover Rate by Industry

Turnover Rate
Industry Group Ave. Turnover No. of

Rate (%) Companies
Manufacturing 11.1% 69
Non-Manufacturing 14.7% 51
1. Finance, Insurance, Venture Capital 9.0% 4
2. Construction and/or related Engineering 12.8% 6
3. Commerce 4.7% 12
4. Services 17.3% 15
5. Others 9.7% 14
Total 12.6% 120
Note: There are 43 companies who did not provide attrition data.
Companies with less than 30 employees have the highest average turnover rate at 24%. Moreover, in terms of
position, Sales have the highest average turnover rate at 41.3%.
Table 12 Turnover Rate by Employee Size

Turnover Rate
Employee Size Ave. Turnover Rate No. of
(%) Companies
Below 30 24.0% 18
30-99 10.2% 24
100-299 10.3% 37
300-499 8.2% 13
500-999 8.8% 13
1,000 or more 15.8% 15
Overall 12.6% 120
Table 13 Turnover Rate by Position

Ave.
Position Ave. Turnover Rate No. of No. of Ave. Turnover No. of
Turnover
(%) Companies Companies Rate (%) Companies
Rate (%)
Engineering 33.6% 56 17.7% 37 64.6% 19
Technicians 25.7% 42 20.5% 35 51.7% 7
Sales 41.3% 32 25.4% 16 57.1% 16
Information Technology 21.9% 29 4.2% 19 55.5% 10
Others 64.1% 74 65.7% 50 61.0% 24
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3. Salary
3.1. Salary for New Graduates
Around 42% of the respondents hire fresh graduates for technical positions and non-technical
positions. Overall, 1.7% to 2.8% of the total respondents provide signing bonus The information on
Financial, Commerce and Government were not included in the report as the number of
respondents did not reach the minimum of 5 respondents in majority of the positions.
Table 14 Hiring of New Graduates

Does not Does not Does not
Provides for Provides for Provides for
provide for # of No provide for # of No provide for # of No
New New New
New Answer New Answer New Answer
Graduates Graduates Graduates
Graduates Graduates Graduates
Total Allowance 41.8% 6.8% 51.4% 23.2% 3.4% 22.0% 18.6% 3.4% 29.4%
Technical
Signing Bonus 1.7% 4.5% 93.8% 0.0% 2.8% 45.8% 1.7% 1.7% 48.0%
Non- Total Allowance 42.4% 6.2% 51.4% 22.0% 2.8% 23.7% 20.3% 3.4% 27.7%
Technical Signing Bonus 2.8% 4.0% 93.2% 0.6% 2.3% 45.8% 2.3% 1.7% 47.5%
Note: Positions with less than 5 respondents are not shown.
Table 15 Monthly Salary of New Graduates (Manufacturing & Non-Manufacturing) (Unit Amount in Pesos)
No. of No. of No. of
Compani Min Ave Med Max Compani Min Ave Med Max Compani Min Ave Med Max
es es es
Basic Salary 117 8,500 13,843 13,000 40,000 71 8,500 12,122 11,000 22,862 46 8,690 16,500 15,000 40,000
Technical
Total Allowance 74 130 2,702 2,390 10,000 41 130 1,765 1,210 5,500 33 1,300 3,866 3,300 10,000
Non- Basic Salary 128 8,328 13,540 12,000 40,000 72 8,328 11,713 10,500 26,000 56 8,690 15,889 14,000 40,000
Technical Total Allowance 75 130 2,815 2,500 10,000 39 130 1,936 1,560 5,500 36 1,000 3,766 3,300 10,000
Table 16 Monthly Salary of New Graduates per Function (Manufacturing) (Unit Amount in Peso)
Basic Hiring Rate (Php/Month) Allowance (Php/Month)
Function No. of No. of
Min Ave Med Max Min Ave Med Max
Companies Companies
Operators 57 8,063 9,968 9,500 19,473 31 130 1,665 1,050 5,500
Technicians 56 8,686 10,998 10,420 20,000 33 200 1,857 1,600 5,500
Engineering 62 8,840 13,662 14,000 20,626 33 200 1,941 1,840 5,360
Admin Staff 72 7,525 11,830 11,000 26,000 41 200 1,870 1,200 5,500
Sales / Marketing 38 8,328 11,797 11,000 22,862 24 261 1,996 1,300 6,454
Information Technology 53 8,784 13,009 12,000 25,000 31 200 1,842 1,600 5,500
Others 10 8,840 12,396 11,473 18,000 8 300 1,644 1,650 3,260
Table 17 Monthly Salary of New Graduates per Function (Non-Manufacturing) (Unit Amount in Peso)
Companies Companies
Operators 21 8,690 12,460 12,000 20,000 12 300 3,453 2,050 10,000
Technicians 20 8,690 14,473 13,206 40,000 14 1,080 3,918 2,540 10,000
Engineering 38 8,690 16,003 15,000 40,000 27 910 4,208 3,300 10,000
Admin Staff 53 8,690 15,018 14,000 32,800 34 780 3,440 3,000 10,000
Sales / Marketing 36 9,547 19,038 15,090 40,000 20 780 3,879 3,400 10,000
Information Technology 30 9,547 16,694 15,600 45,000 20 780 3,523 3,000 10,000
Others 12 9,269 14,271 14,000 21,405 9 736 3,571 2,600 9,060
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Table 18 Monthly Salary of New Graduates per Function (Services Industry) (Unit Amount in Peso)
Companies Companies
Operators 6 9,547 13,725 14,250 17,000 3 - - - -
Technicians 4 - - - - 4 - - - -
Engineering 6 9,547 14,175 12,750 20,000 6 2,500 5,704 4,361 10,000
Admin Staff 13 9,547 15,738 14,000 26,944 10 1,300 4,002 2,750 10,000
Sales / Marketing 7 9,547 16,742 16,700 26,944 4 - - - -
Information Technology 13 9,547 16,888 18,000 21,000 9 1,500 3,734 3,000 10,000
Others 3 - - - - 3 - - - -
3.2. Salary by Position1

The following tables provide salary information of positions in Technical and Non-Technical Groups. Data
reported were (1) average basic monthly salary (without allowance), (2) average total allowance and the
(3)average gross salary. Please note that there are some lower positions which have higher ranges of salary
(minimum and maximum amounts) as compared to higher positions in an organization. This is due to the
variability of the companies who shared information to the specific positions in the survey. This occurrence
does not imply that the lower positions have higher salary. It can be advised that the average and median
amounts can also be used to gauge the range of salary amount of the positions.
(a) Overall
This looks into the survey responses as a whole. Based on the results, it can be observed that the average
monthly hiring rate, average basic salary without allowance and maximum basic salary without allowance
are close to each other between Technical positions and Non-Technical positions.
Table 19 Overall Basic Salary and Total Allowances for Technical Group (Unit: Php/month)
No. of Average Basic Salary, without allowances No. of Average Total Allowances No. of Average Gross Salary
Benchmarked Job Title
Companies Min Ave Med Max Companies Min Ave Med Max Companies Min Ave Med Max
Vice President 10 40,000 141,138 138,395 213,000 6 5,360 30,971 27,503 70,000 10 80,000 159,720 162,125 230,000
Assistant Vice President 8 90,000 156,301 133,580 300,000 6 1,700 29,684 27,500 75,946 8 101,320 178,564 142,500 375,946
Division Manager 31 35,000 123,225 109,000 325,000 25 1,800 22,488 18,000 64,500 25 35,000 140,990 138,019 325,000
Department Manager 69 22,600 70,852 65,000 200,902 55 1,800 15,979 11,350 70,000 55 32,850 83,423 78,000 240,000
Section Manager 50 21,575 58,928 59,475 165,672 42 2,624 12,939 11,300 37,350 41 25,985 69,308 69,177 176,972
Assistant Manager 52 17,570 41,255 40,500 75,000 43 1,800 9,244 6,000 39,233 43 21,970 48,678 47,696 96,704
Senior Supervisor 42 15,500 37,861 35,000 100,602 32 1,410 7,500 5,150 28,000 32 19,000 43,575 38,976 105,268
Supervisor 95 12,750 29,892 26,300 97,664 77 800 6,412 4,410 24,100 77 16,210 35,079 31,900 102,505
Assistant Supervisor 50 10,495 24,745 20,850 59,000 38 500 4,366 3,380 12,825 38 12,835 28,054 23,511 67,470
Line / Team Leader 79 9,490 21,160 16,900 75,000 65 300 5,160 2,250 66,077 65 9,846 25,402 18,500 120,654
Engineer 72 11,500 19,478 18,000 50,000 50 100 5,681 3,250 31,000 50 12,500 23,423 21,339 60,750
Technician 54 8,500 15,276 13,410 39,900 31 300 3,448 2,438 12,000 29 8,500 17,122 15,150 51,900
Staff 75 9,329 16,447 13,785 45,582 49 300 3,132 1,800 11,000 49 9,866 18,489 15,795 49,714
Operator / R&F/Staff (Daily Paid) 63 8,978 12,245 11,000 24,659 39 100 2,946 1,340 20,000 37 9,269 13,930 12,078 40,000
Note: (1) Positions with less than 5 respondents are not shown.
(2) Average Total Allowances reflected are only those who provide allowance. No answers and Zero values were excluded in the computation.
Table 20 Overall Basic Salary and Total Allowances for Non-Technical Group (Unit: Php/month)
No. of Average Basic Salary, without allowances No. of Average Total Allowances No. of Average Gross Salary
Vice President 16 80,000 161,949 160,000 305,000 8 5,460 35,233 21,650 80,000 16 100,000 179,566 165,750 365,000
Section Manager 67 20,100 61,462 57,600 197,021 46 1,500 13,237 11,849 35,000 67 22,728 70,378 69,300 197,021
Supervisor 99 10,000 30,979 27,100 86,000 79 800 6,223 4,680 20,000 99 15,000 35,773 31,300 86,000
Assistant Supervisor 44 12,000 29,504 24,100 65,000 35 1,000 5,445 4,000 16,900 44 14,000 33,812 30,105 68,000
Line / Team Leader 53 10,000 24,433 19,600 70,000 39 500 4,043 2,500 20,000 53 11,905 27,398 24,041 74,721
System Engineer/IT Specialist 46 10,000 18,251 15,750 38,000 32 400 2,826 2,050 10,992 46 10,000 20,206 18,735 43,447
Staff 118 9,269 18,530 16,106 48,000 75 300 3,497 2,758 11,276 118 9,769 20,703 18,000 48,000
Clerk 51 9,269 16,601 14,254 32,000 32 300 2,706 2,200 8,964 51 9,269 18,274 15,876 38,134
Nurse 58 10,000 17,917 14,379 50,000 38 500 3,228 2,700 10,817 58 10,500 19,976 16,730 53,500
1Salary and wages here only include basic salary and wages, and allowances. Other variables that affect final salary or wage, such
as overtime, holiday pay, night differential and bonus are not included.
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(b) Industry
The following tables are the average hiring rate, average basic monthly salary without allowance, maximum
basic monthly salary without allowance, and average total monthly allowances of companies segmented by
industry groups (manufacturing and non-manufacturing).
【Manufacturing】
Table 21 Basic Salary and Total Allowances for Technical Group of Manufacturing Companies (Unit: Php/month)
No of Average Basic Salary, without allowances No of Average Total Allowances No of Average Gross Salary
Vice President 4 - - - - 4 - - - - 4 - - - -
Section Manager 31 21,575 55,381 55,000 100,000 26 2,624 10,888 8,000 30,342 31 25,985 64,142 63,825 116,950
Supervisor 66 12,750 26,771 25,153 63,000 54 800 5,491 4,003 24,100 66 16,210 31,248 29,850 71,922
Line / Team Leader 58 9,490 18,350 15,910 49,000 47 300 2,871 1,800 13,208 58 9,846 20,672 17,805 53,815
Engineer 45 11,500 17,577 17,000 26,775 32 100 4,156 2,200 30,000 45 12,500 20,532 19,000 50,000
Technician 41 8,500 14,274 13,200 28,000 23 300 2,827 2,300 10,000 41 8,500 15,715 14,486 30,140
Staff 61 9,329 15,718 13,050 31,958 40 300 2,683 1,750 10,678 61 9,866 17,472 14,700 39,762
Table 22 Basic Salary and Total Allowances for Non-Technical Group of Manufacturing Companies (Unit:
Php/month)
No. of Average Basic Salary, without allowances No. of Average Total Allowances No of Average Gross Salary
Vice President 10 80,000 143,469 113,950 305,000 5 5,460 33,712 13,100 80,000 10 100,000 160,325 140,125 365,000
Section Manager 42 20,100 53,739 51,350 107,000 31 2,624 12,850 11,840 35,000 42 22,728 62,950 61,500 123,500
Supervisor 71 10,000 27,926 25,000 65,263 56 800 5,912 4,308 20,000 71 15,000 32,589 30,000 78,619
Line / Team Leader 34 10,000 20,375 17,550 47,000 28 500 3,672 2,409 20,000 34 11,905 23,385 19,908 56,372
Staff 66 9,269 15,727 14,040 29,763 43 300 2,870 2,000 10,241 66 9,769 17,519 16,000 40,004
Clerk 36 9,269 14,764 13,000 32,000 24 300 2,529 1,550 8,964 36 9,269 16,414 14,377 38,134
Nurse 54 10,000 17,283 14,260 45,000 36 500 3,222 2,700 10,817 54 10,500 19,371 16,396 53,500
【Non-Manufacturing】
Table 23 Basic Salary and Total Allowances for Technical Group of Non-Manufacturing Companies (Unit:
Php/month)
No. of Average Basic Salary, without allowances No of Average Total Allowances No of Average Gross Salary
Vice President 6 40,000 148,400 168,200 213,000 2 - - - - 6 80,000 166,733 188,200 230,000
Assistant Vice President 3 - - - - 1 - - - - 3 - - - -
Section Manager 19 25,000 64,713 60,000 165,672 16 4,550 16,495 13,500 37,350 19 32,000 77,736 76,925 176,972
Supervisor 29 16,590 36,995 33,963 97,664 23 2,000 8,576 4,842 22,305 29 20,000 43,796 40,904 102,505
Line / Team Leader 21 12,000 28,920 27,900 75,000 18 1,300 11,135 4,261 66,077 21 13,580 38,465 32,250 120,654
Engineer 27 12,000 22,646 21,207 50,000 18 1,080 8,392 5,014 31,000 27 12,500 28,241 24,941 60,750
Technician 13 9,827 18,436 14,137 39,900 8 1,080 5,079 3,650 12,000 13 10,000 21,561 19,045 51,900
Staff 14 10,000 19,627 15,126 45,582 9 910 5,127 4,842 11,000 14 10,000 22,923 20,221 49,714
Operator / R&F/Staff (Daily Paid) 10 9,600 14,295 13,453 20,000 6 1,080 5,486 2,248 20,000 10 9,600 17,479 15,512 40,000
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Table 24 Basic Salary and Total Allowances for Non-Technical Group of Non-Manufacturing Companies (Unit:
Php/month)
Vice President 6 160,000 192,750 183,250 240,000 3 - - - - 6 166,500 211,633 215,000 255,000
Assistant Vice President 8 100,000 135,550 135,000 180,000 2 - - - - 8 116,561 141,837 142,650 180,000
Section Manager 25 25,000 74,436 80,000 197,021 15 1,500 14,035 11,858 30,000 25 25,000 82,857 85,000 197,021
Supervisor 28 20,600 38,720 33,500 86,000 23 1,500 6,982 4,842 17,010 28 21,500 43,847 37,350 86,000
Line / Team Leader 19 13,100 31,693 27,000 70,000 11 1,500 4,987 4,600 12,100 19 19,500 34,580 30,200 74,721
System Engineer/IT Specialist 8 10,582 21,993 22,620 28,122 5 2,000 2,755 2,500 4,675 8 12,682 23,715 25,958 30,000
Staff 52 10,000 22,087 19,510 48,000 32 1,300 4,320 4,025 11,276 52 10,000 24,745 23,200 48,000
Clerk 15 9,600 21,010 22,000 30,000 8 2,000 3,238 2,900 5,331 15 9,600 22,738 24,500 30,000
Nurse 4 - - - - 2 - - - - 4 - - - -
(c) Location
The following tables are the average hiring rate, average basic monthly salary without allowance, maximum
basic monthly salary without allowance, and average total monthly allowances of companies by location.
The information about Mindanao and Clark, Subic, Tarlac were not included in the report as the number of
respondents did not reach the minimum of 5 respondents in majority of the positions.
【Metro Manila】
Table 25 Basic Salary and Total Allowances for Technical Companies in Metro Manila (Unit: Php/month)
Vice President 2 - - - - 1 - - - - 2 - - - -
Division Manager 5 73,770 166,883 115,516 325,000 3 - - - - 5 105,013 187,047 129,380 325,000
Section Manager 8 25,000 71,247 60,675 165,672 6 4,550 15,567 13,650 37,350 8 33,000 82,922 73,850 176,972
Supervisor 12 21,042 44,030 42,800 97,664 10 3,860 9,407 7,935 22,305 12 27,712 51,869 50,100 102,505
Line / Team Leader 8 13,500 31,772 32,500 54,577 8 870 13,251 5,030 66,077 8 14,800 45,023 38,780 120,654
Engineer 11 15,000 23,389 22,492 40,750 8 3,000 11,785 6,075 31,000 11 15,000 31,960 24,941 60,750
Technician 4 - - - - 3 - - - - 4 - - - -
Staff 5 14,500 25,923 25,000 45,582 4 - - - - 5 18,208 29,453 25,000 49,714
Operator / R&F/Staff (Daily Paid) 3 - - - - 2 - - - - 3 - - - -
Table 26 Basic Salary and Total Allowances for Non-Technical Companies in Metro Manila (Unit: Php/month)
Vice President 4 - - - - 2 - - - - 4 100,000 187,075 204,150 240,000
Assistant Vice President 8 100,000 138,050 135,000 180,000 3 - - - - 8 - - - -
Section Manager 18 25,000 76,063 80,042 197,021 11 1,500 14,931 15,000 30,000 18 25,000 85,188 84,142 197,021
Supervisor 19 20,344 42,100 37,874 86,000 17 1,500 7,975 5,331 17,010 19 22,800 48,340 43,205 86,000
Line / Team Leader 9 19,500 33,330 27,557 58,900 7 1,500 4,904 4,600 12,100 9 25,000 37,145 32,888 63,500
System Engineer/IT Specialist 5 10,582 23,741 27,000 28,122 3 - - - - 5 - - - -
Staff 36 14,000 23,688 21,536 48,000 24 1,262 4,558 4,100 11,276 36 15,000 26,727 25,925 48,000
Clerk 10 15,245 22,835 23,750 30,000 6 1,353 2,764 2,300 5,331 10 - - - -
Nurse 2 - - - - 2 - - - - 2 - - - -
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【Cavite】
Table 27 Basic Salary and Total Allowances for Technical Companies in Cavite (Unit: Php/month)
Vice President 2 - - - - 1 - - - - 2 - - - -
Division Manager 2 - - - - 1 - - - - 2 - - - -
Section Manager 4 - - - - 4 - - - - 4 - - - -
Senior Supervisor 3 - - - - 3 - - - - 3 - - - -
Supervisor 11 15,000 23,458 22,700 31,811 10 1,210 7,033 5,425 19,200 11 16,210 29,851 32,000 40,200
Line / Team Leader 11 11,000 16,313 15,000 24,054 10 500 3,209 1,800 11,000 11 12,210 19,231 18,500 27,157
Engineer 7 12,000 15,942 18,000 20,000 7 697 6,118 2,100 30,000 7 13,080 22,060 19,600 50,000
Technician 7 9,827 11,895 12,000 15,000 5 1,080 3,456 1,600 10,000 7 10,907 14,364 13,600 20,000
Staff 9 10,000 12,694 12,000 16,948 8 1,080 2,615 1,463 6,000 9 12,200 15,018 14,700 20,101
Operator / R&F/Staff (Daily Paid) 9 9,269 10,627 10,400 12,600 4 - - - - 9 9,269 11,249 11,310 14,438
Table 28 Basic Salary and Total Allowances for Non-Technical Companies in Cavite (Unit: Php/month)
Vice President 4 - - - - 1 - - - - 4 - - - -
Section Manager 16 25,000 63,865 64,956 107,000 10 4,000 11,919 11,670 23,776 16 29,000 70,595 71,876 123,500
Supervisor 27 15,000 30,504 27,486 65,263 16 1,600 5,270 4,308 13,356 27 16,600 33,627 31,100 78,619
Line / Team Leader 15 11,190 25,285 18,741 47,000 10 500 3,675 2,806 11,356 15 12,340 27,735 22,800 56,372
Staff 27 9,269 16,524 15,427 29,763 15 500 3,440 2,320 10,241 27 9,769 18,435 16,952 40,004
Clerk 13 9,269 16,149 14,254 32,000 7 700 3,233 2,300 8,964 13 9,269 17,890 15,276 38,134
Nurse 16 10,000 19,179 15,516 35,459 9 500 3,133 2,200 10,817 16 10,500 20,941 18,512 46,276
【Laguna】
Table 29 Basic Salary and Total Allowances for Technical Companies in Laguna (Unit: Php/month)
Vice President 2 - - - - 2 - - - - 2 - - - -
Section Manager 15 37,000 62,038 59,100 100,000 11 3,000 11,751 11,500 23,578 15 44,827 69,889 65,000 116,950
Supervisor 25 12,750 29,514 26,000 63,000 17 2,000 5,593 4,340 19,770 25 16,390 33,317 31,900 71,922
Line / Team Leader 25 9,490 20,940 17,564 49,000 18 500 3,122 1,860 13,208 25 11,000 23,188 18,500 53,815
Engineer 18 12,000 17,517 16,840 26,219 12 500 4,006 2,300 15,271 18 12,500 20,188 19,165 35,539
Technician 17 10,000 14,419 13,200 28,000 8 500 2,661 1,820 8,942 17 10,000 15,672 13,537 30,118
Staff 26 9,329 16,845 13,775 30,000 15 700 3,191 1,800 10,678 26 10,000 18,686 16,296 39,762
Table 30 Basic Salary and Total Allowances for Non-Technical Companies in Laguna (Unit: Php/month)
Vice President 4 - - - - 1 - - - - 4 - - - -
Section Manager 16 25,000 63,865 64,956 107,000 10 4,000 11,919 11,670 23,776 16 29,000 70,595 71,876 123,500
Supervisor 27 15,000 30,504 27,486 65,263 16 1,600 5,270 4,308 13,356 27 16,600 33,627 31,100 78,619
Line / Team Leader 15 11,190 25,285 18,741 47,000 10 500 3,675 2,806 11,356 15 12,340 27,735 22,800 56,372
Staff 27 9,269 16,524 15,427 29,763 15 500 3,440 2,320 10,241 27 9,769 18,435 16,952 40,004
Clerk 13 9,269 16,149 14,254 32,000 7 700 3,233 2,300 8,964 13 9,269 17,890 15,276 38,134
Nurse 16 10,000 19,179 15,516 35,459 9 500 3,133 2,200 10,817 16 10,500 20,941 18,512 46,276
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【CALABARZON except Cavite & Laguna】

Table 31 Basic Salary and Total Allowances for Technical Companies in CALABARZON (Unit: Php/month)
Vice President 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - -
Section Manager 6 22,800 58,272 60,302 78,226 6 2,624 11,194 8,000 30,342 6 27,000 69,466 74,925 95,947
Supervisor 13 17,400 29,762 29,000 56,322 11 1,330 4,975 4,300 10,880 13 20,000 33,972 33,007 57,652
Line / Team Leader 7 11,959 21,791 17,500 38,188 6 975 2,274 1,800 4,710 7 13,500 23,740 19,300 39,163
Engineer 9 11,500 17,487 17,000 23,000 8 100 2,228 2,154 4,710 9 15,200 19,468 19,000 23,345
Technician 8 8,500 13,585 15,000 17,000 6 1,700 2,731 2,300 4,710 8 8,500 15,292 15,000 18,700
Staff 12 10,500 15,256 13,000 31,958 10 500 2,341 1,750 5,960 12 11,300 17,206 13,950 32,683
Table 32 Basic Salary and Total Allowances for Non-Technical Companies in CALABARZON (Unit: Php/month)
Vice President 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - -
Section Manager 8 39,000 59,599 58,000 86,905 6 2,624 11,184 8,000 30,279 8 43,000 67,987 66,500 94,169
Supervisor 14 17,400 29,911 26,000 60,384 12 1,782 5,255 4,500 11,706 14 20,000 34,415 30,641 62,166
Line / Team Leader 3 - - - - 3 - - - - 3 - - - -
Staff 13 10,500 15,646 14,000 24,490 10 839 2,701 2,181 5,960 13 11,000 17,516 15,700 25,558
Clerk 5 9,500 15,883 13,000 31,958 4 - - - - 5 12,200 17,810 14,500 32,683
Nurse 13 11,000 19,870 15,800 45,000 9 753 4,057 3,700 8,500 13 11,000 22,679 18,000 53,500
【Cebu】
Table 33 Basic Salary and Total Allowances for Technical Companies in Cebu (Unit: Php/month)
Vice President 2 - - - - 1 - - - - 2 - - - -
Division Manager 6 47,000 66,541 61,123 110,000 4 - - - - 6 52,000 77,526 67,500 145,000
Section Manager 12 21,575 45,316 43,577 75,000 11 4,410 14,618 12,667 32,000 12 25,985 57,498 63,027 89,923
Senior Supervisor 4 - - - - 2 - - - - 4 - - - -
Supervisor 20 13,988 23,945 21,300 48,446 18 800 5,983 3,200 19,000 20 16,988 29,279 25,552 62,371
Line / Team Leader 17 9,546 16,890 14,500 48,230 14 300 5,089 2,450 20,000 17 9,846 21,063 17,300 48,230
Engineer 16 13,100 17,418 16,832 22,825 8 1,210 6,033 5,928 12,000 16 15,000 20,434 21,000 27,757
Technician 9 9,516 12,067 11,998 14,137 5 300 4,204 3,900 11,000 9 9,516 14,369 13,785 21,100
Staff 12 9,516 12,725 12,523 16,300 7 300 2,759 1,500 11,000 12 9,866 14,310 13,643 21,100
Operator / R&F/Staff (Daily Paid) 13 9,516 10,657 10,031 15,000 5 350 2,262 910 6,000 13 9,516 11,527 10,312 17,000
Table 34 Basic Salary and Total Allowances for Non-Technical Companies in Cebu (Unit: Php/month)
Vice President 1 - - - - 0 - - - - 1 - - - -
Division Manager 4 - - - - 1 - - - - 4 - - - -
Section Manager 12 20,100 42,012 38,750 69,400 8 4,250 12,598 9,834 26,965 12 22,728 50,410 49,584 89,923
Assistant Manager 7 19,000 27,491 29,448 32,300 4 - - - - 7 19,000 30,955 32,300 38,000
Supervisor 17 14,378 22,976 22,550 44,300 15 800 5,906 3,000 19,000 17 17,378 28,187 27,000 58,225
Line / Team Leader 13 10,000 16,598 15,000 30,600 9 500 4,883 2,400 20,000 13 11,905 19,940 19,400 35,000
Staff 20 10,100 14,081 12,893 22,800 11 300 2,195 1,500 6,000 20 10,100 15,274 14,363 26,983
Clerk 9 9,600 12,612 13,000 15,000 5 300 2,225 1,950 4,175 9 9,600 13,815 13,000 18,600
Nurse 10 10,000 15,255 13,650 25,000 6 910 2,881 2,100 6,000 10 10,946 16,984 15,700 25,000
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3.3. Salary Increase

【Salary Review】
Majority of respondents implement salary increases in January or April. The majority group of the companies
that have their fiscal yearend in December implement salary increase in January. Likewise, if it is in March,
the respondents implement salary increase in April. And most of the respondents have salary increase once
a year.
Month of Salary Increase

60
55
50
45
NO. OF COMPANIES
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
March December Other months
Figure 1 Distribution of timing of salary implementation according to month of Fiscal Yearend
【Salary Increase】
Data showing planned 2018 figures were from the updated Part I of the JCCIPI Wage, Compensation and
Benefits Survey. Regarding Rate of Salary Increase, the planned overall salary increase average for 2018 is
5.7% based on the types of industry, both manufacturing and non-manufacturing is at 5.1% and 6.2%
respectively.
Table 35 Salary Increase Rate by Industry for 2018 (planned), 2017 (actual)
2018 Planned Salary Increase Rate 2017 Actual Salary Increase Rate
No No No No
Industry No. of No. of
increase answer increase answer
Min (%) Ave (%) Med (%) Max (%) Compan Min (%) Ave (%) Med (%) Max (%) Compan
(# of (# of (# of (# of
ies ies
Co.) Co.) Co.) Co.)
Overall 1.0 5.7 5.0 20.0 189 14 33 0.5 5.9 5.2 16.0 134 5 43
Manufacturing 1.0 5.1 5.0 12.4 85 7 17 0.5 5.3 5.0 10.0 65 2 23
Non-Manufacturing 2.1 6.2 5.0 20.0 87 7 15 1.8 6.4 6.0 16.0 69 3 22
Service 2.1 6.8 5.8 18.9 26 3 5 3.1 7.0 6.0 12.0 25 1 8
Commerce 4.0 6.2 5.3 15.0 21 1 8 2.0 6.3 5.3 16.0 20 2 7
Construction 2.2 5.5 5.0 10.0 11 1 0 4.5 6.3 5.0 10.0 8 0 4
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Table 36 Distribution of Salary Increase Rate for 2018 (planned), 2017 (actual)
2017 (actual) 2018 (planned) 2017 (actual) 2018 (planned) 2017 (actual) 2018 (planned)
Salary Increase Rate
No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of
% % % % % %
Companies Companies Companies Companies Companies Companies
0% 5 2.8% 14 6.3% 2 2.3% 7 6.3% 3 3.3% 7 6.4%

More than 0.1%, Less than 4% 31 17.5% 42 18.9% 18 20.9% 25 22.3% 13 14.3% 17 15.5%
More than 4%, Less than 7% 71 40.1% 105 47.3% 36 41.9% 54 48.2% 35 38.5% 51 46.4%
15% above 1 0.6% 2 0.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.1% 2 1.8%
No Answer 43 24.3% 33 14.9% 21 24.4% 18 16.1% 22 24.2% 15 13.6%
Table 37 Salary Increase by Location (Overall)

2018 Planned 2017 Actual
Location No. of No. of
Min (%) Ave (%) Med (%) Max (%) Min (%) Ave (%) Med (%) Max (%)
Companies Companies
Metro Manila 79 2.1% 6.1% 5.0% 20.0% 55 1.8% 5.8% 5.0% 10.8%
Laguna 35 3.0% 6.0% 5.0% 12.4% 29 1.7% 6.0% 5.0% 16.0%
Cavite 13 2.0% 4.3% 4.8% 6.0% 14 0.5% 4.4% 4.1% 10.0%
Calabarzon except Cavite /
17 1.5% 5.5% 5.0% 12.0% 18 2.9% 6.0% 5.5% 12.0%
Laguna
Clark, Subic, Tarlac 4 - - - - 4 - - - -
Cebu 37 2.0% 4.9% 5.0% 11.9% 29 2.0% 6.6% 5.6% 13.0%
Mindanao 3 - - - - 7 3.6% 5.4% 4.5% 10.0%
Others 1 - - - - 3 - - - -
Table 38 Salary Increase by Location (Manufacturing)

Companies Companies
Metro Manila 7 4.8% 6.0% 5 10.0% 4 - - - -
Laguna 29 3.0% 6.0% 5 12.4% 21 1.7% 5.4% 5.0% 9.4%
Cavite 12 2.0% 4.1% 5 5.0% 11 0.5% 4.4% 4.0% 10.0%
15 1.5% 5.2% 5 10.0% 15 2.9% 5.7% 5.9% 10.0%
Laguna
Cebu 23 1.0% 4.1% 4 7.0% 14 4.0% 5.6% 5.0% 10.0%
Mindanao 3 - - - - 3 - - - -
Others 1 - - - - 2 - - - -
Table 39 Salary Increase by Location (Non-Manufacturing)

Companies Companies
Metro Manila 72 2.1% 6.1% 5.0% 20.0% 51 1.8% 5.8% 5.0% 10.8%
Laguna 6 4.0% 6.2% 6.0% 8.0% 8 3.1% 7.4% 5.5% 16.0%
Cavite 1 - - - - 3 - - - -
2 - - - - 3 - - - -
Laguna
Cebu 14 3.0% 6.2% 5.6% 11.9% 15 2.0% 7.6% 7.2% 13.0%
Mindanao 0 - - - - 4 - - - -
Others 0 - - - - 1 - - - -
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Table 40 Salary Increase by position and Performance Rating (overall)

Lowest Performance Average Performance Highest Performance
Position No salary No salary No salary

No. of No answer No. of No answer No. of No answer
Ave (%) increase Ave (%) increase Ave (%) increase
Companies (# of Co.) Companies (# of Co.) Companies (# of Co.)
(# of Co.) (# of Co.) (# of Co.)
Overall Company 3.2 67 12 110 6.3 89 3 88 12.1 67 1 110
Top Management (VP, AVP) 3.3 30 10 147 4.7 42 5 135 6.9 30 3 147
Managerial 3.3 83 15 94 5.2 108 2 69 9.2 86 1 91
Supervisory 3.6 91 10 86 6.3 109 1 68 10.3 94 0 83
R&F/Staff (Monthly Paid) 3.8 103 19 74 5.9 124 4 53 10.8 106 1 71
R&F/Staff (Daily Paid) 3.5 43 10 134 5.0 54 5 123 8.0 44 4 133
Table 41 Salary Increase by Position and Performance Rating (Manufacturing)


(# of Co.) (# of Co.) (# of Co.)
Overall Company 2.7 32 5 60 6.2 41 2 48 13.3 32 0 60
Managerial 3.0 37 8 53 5.8 48 1 40 11.5 39 0 51
Supervisory 2.6 47 6 43 6.1 56 1 32 10.2 49 0 41
Table 42 Salary Increase by Position and Performance Rating (Non-Manufacturing)


(# of Co.) (# of Co.) (# of Co.)
Overall Company 3.8 35 7 56 6.5 48 1 43 11.0 35 1 56
Managerial 3.5 46 8 45 4.7 60 1 31 7.3 47 1 44
Supervisory 4.8 44 5 47 6.6 53 0 38 10.3 45 0 46
Table 43 Salary Increase rate by Union Status

2018 Planned Salary Increase Rate 2017 Actual Salary Increase Rate
Industry No. of No. of
Companies Companies
Overall 2.5% 5.7% 5.0% 12.0% 26 2.0% 5.6% 5.2% 10.8% 23
With Union Manufacturing 2.5% 6.1% 5.5% 12.0% 19 3.6% 5.8% 5.5% 9.9% 17
Non-Manufacturing 3.3% 4.4% 4.0% 5.5% 7 2.0% 5.1% 3.9% 10.8% 6
Overall 1.0% 5.7% 5.0% 20.0% 161 0.5% 6.0% 5.3% 16.0% 106
Without Union Manufacturing 1.0% 4.8% 5.5% 12.4% 74 0.5% 5.2% 5.0% 10.0% 45
Non-Manufacturing 2.1% 6.4% 4.0% 20.0% 87 1.8% 6.6% 6.0% 16.0% 61
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【Promotion Increase】
Majority of respondents implement promotion increase in January or April. The majority group of
companies that have their fiscal yearend in December implement promotion increase in January. Likewise,
if it is in March, the respondents implement promotion increase in April.
Month of Promotion Increase

40
35
30
NO. OF COMPANIES
25
20
15
10
March December Other months
Figure 2 Distribution of Schedule of Promotion Increase
Table 44 Average promotion increase rate (overall)

No salary
No. of No answer
Industry Min (%) Ave (%) Med (%) Max (%) increase
Companies (# of Co.)
(# of Co.)
Overall Company 0.5 9.7 9.7 38.0 63 5 109
Manufacturing 1.0 9.7 9.0 38.0 37 1 48
Non Manufacturing 0.5 9.7 9.9 25.8 26 4 61
3.4. CBA Negotiated Increase

Salary increases are implemented by 21 respondent companies with union. Average increase rate is five
percent (5%) for R&F and five (5%) to seven percent (7%) for supervisory position.
Table 45 Average CBA negotiated increase for three years

No. of Average Salary Before Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
No of Companies Increase (Php/monthly) (Php/monthly) (Php/monthly) (Php/monthly)
Industry
Companies with Salary
Increase Rank & File Supervisory Rank & File Supervisory Rank & File Supervisory Rank & File Supervisory
Overall 27 21 21,721 33,881 1,221 1,686 1,057 1,550 1,143 1,426
with union Manufacturing 21 18 17,476 31,228 1,143 1,674 1,043 1,664 1,097 1,434
Non-Manufacturing 6 3 - - - - - - - -
Note: Data with less than 5 respondents are not shown.
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Table 46 Provision for Signing/Goodwill Bonus Negotiated by Union

# of # of # of
% of Total % of Total % of Total
With Signing Bonus 8 29.6% 5 23.8% 3 50.0%
No Signing Bonus 10 37.0% 10 47.6% 0 0.0%
No Answer 9 33.3% 6 28.6% 3 50.0%
Total 27 100.0% 21 100.0% 6 100.0%
4. Allowances
This section of the report discusses the various allowances presented by the different levels in an organization.
The most frequently-given allowances across all position types are meal allowance, rice allowance (rice or in
kind), transportation allowance and position allowance.
【Monthly Allowance】
Table 47 Allowance Overall (Overall)
R&F/Staff R&F/Staff
Top Management Managerial Supervisory
(Monthly Paid) (Daily Paid)
Answer Average Average Average Average Average
No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of
PHP / PHP / PHP / PHP / PHP /
Companies Companies Companies Companies Companies
month month month month month
Meal Allowance 2,653 30 1,749 70 1,287 79 1,315 86 1,008 48
Rice or in-kind 1,609 36 1,457 77 1,310 81 1,278 87 938 36
Comms. / Telephone 2,422 30 1,379 52 771 48 792 24 - 0
Clothing / Uniform 863 26 615 44 550 43 506 47 303 19
Laundry Allowance 355 11 330 20 316 23 321 24 299 8
Transpo. Allowance 16,220 18 5,684 57 1,775 67 1,639 72 1,264 23
Gas Allowance 9,753 12 6,309 21 - 4 - 3 - 1
Medical Allowance 1,331 20 1,113 37 1,080 36 983 42 400 14
Housing Allowance - 3 4,328 12 2,366 11 2,117 10 - 1
Position Allowance 24,076 24 10,318 68 4,435 73 2,069 42 1,383 15
Out-of-Station / Field Allowance - 4 4,401 8 2,028 11 1,749 12 - 2
Perfect Attendance Allowance 451 5 447 18 636 52 585 58 614 41
Note: Allowances with less than 5 respondents are not shown.
Table 48 Allowance Manufacturing

R&F/Staff R&F/Staff
Answer
Average No. of Average No. of Average No. of Average No. of Average No. of
PHP / Companies PHP / Companies PHP / Companies PHP / Companies PHP / Companies
Meal Allowance 2,804 18 1,703 46 1,208 52 1,068 53 976 40
Rice or in-kind 1,140 17 1,079 41 1,015 46 1,050 47 933 32
Comms. / Telephone 2,000 16 1,321 31 718 27 1,212 8 - 0
Clothing / Uniform 548 12 325 23 287 24 268 25 277 15
Laundry Allowance - 1 300 6 279 11 289 10 262 6
Transpo. Allowance 12,392 6 4,606 26 1,273 33 1,112 33 905 17
Gas Allowance 718 6 5,176 13 - 3 - 2 - 0
Medical Allowance 287 8 300 18 294 20 313 21 283 12
Housing Allowance - 2 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 0
Position Allowance 20,618 12 9,956 41 4,097 44 1,619 31 1,410 14
Out-of-Station / Field Allowance - 1 5,933 5 3,033 5 2,308 6 - 2
Perfect Attendance Allowance - 3 457 15 705 37 647 41 688 35
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Table 49 Allowance Non-Manufacturing

R&F/Staff R&F/Staff
Answer
Average No. of Average No. of Average No. of Average No. of Average No. of
PHP / Companies PHP / Companies PHP / Companies PHP / Companies PHP / Companies
Meal Allowance 2,427 12 1,838 46 1,439 27 1,712 33 1,170 8
Rice or in-kind 2,029 19 1,888 41 1,697 35 1,545 40 - 4
Comms. / Telephone 2,905 14 1,465 31 840 21 581 16 - 0
Clothing / Uniform 1,133 14 934 23 882 19 776 22 - 4
Laundry Allowance 360 10 343 6 350 12 343 14 - 2
Transpo. Allowance 18,134 12 6,587 26 2,263 34 2,084 39 2,280 6
Gas Allowance 840 6 8,150 13 - 1 - 1 - 1
Medical Allowance 882 12 1,884 18 2,063 16 1,652 21 - 2
Housing Allowance - 1 - 4 2,232 7 1,319 6 - 1
Position Allowance 27,535 12 10,867 41 4,947 29 3,338 11 - 1
Out-of-Station / Field Allowance - 3 - 3 1,190 6 1,190 6 - 0
Perfect Attendance Allowance - 2 - 3 467 15 437 17 184 6
【Premium / Skills Allowance】

Table 50 Premium / Skills Allowance Overall
Total No. of
Answer Min Ave Med Max Rate (%)
Companies
Information Technology 1,000 4,083 3,000 10,000 16 9.0%
Engineer 300 2,667 1,969 14,700 41 23.2%
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) 300 5,699 3,000 50,000 37 20.9%
Japanese Language Proficiency 33 18.6%
Level 1: 1,000 10,664 5,000 50,000 24 13.6%
Level 2: 1,500 8,017 5,000 32,000 28 15.8%
Level 3: 800 5,241 3,000 32,000 30 16.9%
Level 4: 500 2,584 1,125 14,000 24 13.6%
Professional Certifications (e.g., Six
Sigma, Project Management, 500 3,071 1,000 10,000 10 5.6%
Chartered Financial Analyst, etc.)
【Per Diem】
Table 51 Distribution of Companies who provide per diem and the type of trip (Overall)
No. of Companies
No or No
Rate (%) Yes Rate (%)
Answer
For domestic trip 63.8% 113 36.2% 64
For international trip in advanced countries 71.2% 126 28.8% 51
For international trip in developing countries 50.3% 89 49.7% 88
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Table 52 Amount of per diem depending on type of trip

No. of
Currency　 Min Ave Med Max Rate (%)
Companies
For domestic trip PHP/Day 120 663 500 3,314 45 25.4%
For international trip in advanced countries 3 34 31 120 115 65.0%
USD/Day
For international trip in developing countries 15 40 40 150 77 43.5%
Note: For international trip, majority of the respondent companies paid allowance in USD, so that allowances in peso were converted to
USD (1 USD = 52.0986, as of April 2018)
5. Bonus
The overall fixed bonus2 average for both planned (2018) and actual (2017) is both 1.2 month. Based on the
type of industry, the average fixed bonus for manufacturing and non-manufacturing is also 1.0 month and
1.5 month respectively. For variable bonus, the planned average bonus for both manufacturing and non-
manufacturing are at 1.4 and 1.7 month for 2018, respectively.
【Overall】
Table 53 Distribution of Fixed and Variable Bonus for 2018 Planned and 2017 Actual (Overall)
Fixed Bonus (# of Companies) Variable Bonus (# of Companies)
Overall 2018 2018
Rate (%) 2017 Actual Rate (%) Rate (%) 2017 Actual Rate (%)
Planned Planned
With Bonus 106 47.7% 57 32.2% 110 49.5% 112 63.3%
No Bonus 66 29.7% 111 62.7% 52 23.4% 57 32.2%
No Answer 50 22.5% 9 5.1% 60 27.0% 8 4.5%
Total 222 100.0% 177 100.0% 222 100.0% 177 100.0%
2 Fixed Bonus does not include 13th month pay

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Table 54 Distribution of Fixed and Variable Bonus for 2018 Planned and 2017 Actual (Industry)
Industry Fixed Bonus (# of Companies) Variable Bonus (# of Companies)
(Manufacturing and 2018 2018
Non-Manufacturing) Rate (%) 2017 Actual Rate (%) % 2017 Actual Rate (%)
Planned Planned
1) Manufacturing
With Bonus 54 48.2% 20 23.3% 58 51.8% 57 66.3%
No Bonus 32 28.6% 61 70.9% 23 20.5% 26 30.2%
No Answer 26 23.2% 5 5.8% 31 27.7% 3 3.5%
Total 112 100.0% 86 100.0% 112 100.0% 86 100.0%
2) Non-Manufacturing
With Bonus 52 47.3% 37 40.7% 52 47.3% 55 60.4%
No Bonus 34 30.9% 50 54.9% 29 26.4% 31 34.1%
No Answer 24 21.8% 4 4.4% 29 26.4% 5 5.5%
Total 110 100.0% 91 100.0% 110 100.0% 91 100.0%
2.1) Finance, Insurance, Venture Capital
With Bonus 5 71.4% 3 60.0% 3 42.9% 4 80.0%
No Bonus 0 0.0% 2 40.0% 1 14.3% 1 20.0%
No Answer 2 28.6% 0 0.0% 3 42.9% 0 0.0%
Total 7 100.0% 5 100.0% 7 100.0% 5 100.0%
2.2) Construction and/or Related Engineering
With Bonus 4 30.8% 4 33.3% 5 38.5% 5 41.7%
No Bonus 5 38.5% 6 50.0% 5 38.5% 4 33.3%
No Answer 4 30.8% 2 16.7% 3 23.1% 3 25.0%
Total 13 100.0% 12 100.0% 13 100.0% 12 100.0%
2.3) Commerce
With Bonus 17 56.7% 10 62.5% 19 63.3% 13 81.3%
No Bonus 2 6.7% 6 37.5% 0 0.0% 3 18.8%
No Answer 11 36.7% 0 0.0% 11 36.7% 0 0.0%
Total 30 100.0% 16 100.0% 30 100.0% 16 100.0%
2.4) Services
With Bonus 17 50.0% 8 27.6% 15 44.1% 18 62.1%
No Bonus 12 35.3% 17 58.6% 11 32.4% 9 31.0%
No Answer 5 14.7% 4 13.8% 8 23.5% 2 6.9%
Total 34 100.0% 29 100.0% 34 100.0% 29 100.0%
2.5) Others
With Bonus 9 34.6% 12 31.6% 10 38.5% 22 57.9%
No Bonus 11 42.3% 24 63.2% 7 26.9% 15 39.5%
No Answer 6 23.1% 2 5.3% 9 34.6% 1 2.6%
Total 26 100.0% 38 100.0% 26 100.0% 38 100.0%
Table 55 Fixed Bonus by Industry

Industry Min Ave Med Max No. of Min Ave Med Max No. of
(months) (months) (months) (months) Companies (months) (months) (months) (months) Companies
Manufacturing 0.02 1.0 1.0 2.5 54 0.2 1.1 1.0 2.5 15
Non-Manufacturing 0.1 1.5 1.1 6.0 52 0.5 1.7 1.3 5.0 35
1. Finance, Insurance, Venture Capital 0.02 1.2 1.6 2.0 5 - - - - 3
2. Construction and/or Related Engineering - - - - 4 - - - - 4
3. Commerce (Trading House, Wholesaler) 0.6 1.5 1.5 2.5 17 0.6 2.1 2.0 5.0 11
4.Services 0.1 1.4 1.0 6.0 17 0.8 1.3 1.0 2.5 8
5.Others 1.0 1.8 1.5 3.0 9 0.2 1.7 1.0 5.0 9
Overall 0.02 1.2 1.0 6.0 106 0.2 1.5 1.0 5.0 50
Note: Industries with less than 5 respondents are not shown.
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Table 56 Variable Bonus by industry

Manufacturing 0.2 1.4 1.1 4.0 58 0.2 1.4 1.2 4.3 45
1. Finance, Insurance, Venture Capital - - - - 3 - - - - 2
2. Construction and/or Related Engineering 2.0 2.3 2.0 3.0 5 - - - - 4
3. Commerce (Trading House, Wholesaler) 0.5 1.6 1.3 3.7 19 0.4 1.4 1.0 3.7 11
4.Services 1.0 1.8 1.4 6.0 15 0.5 1.3 1.0 2.6 12
5.Others 1.0 2.1 2.0 3.1 9 0.5 2.5 1.9 12.0 18
Overall 0.2 1.5 1.4 6.0 110 0.2 1.6 1.4 12.0 88
Note: Industry with less than 5 respondents are not shown.
Table 57 Fixed Bonus by company size (Overall)

0 to less than 100 0.1 1.3 1.0 3.0 47 0.2 1.7 1.5 3.5 25
more than 100, less than 500 0.2 1.3 1.0 6.0 29 0.5 1.5 1.0 5.0 13
more than 500, less than 1000 0.3 1.1 1.0 2.0 14 - - - - 2
over 1000 0.02 1.0 1.0 2.5 16 0.2 1.2 1.0 2.5 10
Note: Company size group with less than 5 respondents are not shown.
Table 58 Variable Bonus by company size (Overall)

0 to less than 100 0.2 1.5 1.1 3.7 38 0.3 1.5 1.4 3.7 31
over 1000 0.2 1.5 1.3 4.0 17 0.4 1.8 1.4 4.0 14
Table 59 Fixed Bonus by position (Overall)

Position Min Ave Med Max No. of Min Ave Med Max No. of
Top Management (VP, AVP) 0.03 1.4 1.3 3.0 49 0.5 1.8 1.0 5.0 15
Managerial Position 0.02 1.3 1.0 6.0 92 0.2 1.5 1.0 5.0 38
Supervisory Position 0.02 1.3 1.0 6.0 95 0.2 1.5 1.0 5.0 41
R&F/ Staff Level　Monthly 0.02 1.3 1.0 6.0 100 0.2 1.4 1.0 3.5 45
R&F/ Staff Level　Daily 0.02 1.1 1.0 3.8 45 0.2 1.4 1.0 5.0 16
Table 60 Variable Bonus by position (Overall)

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【Manufacturing】
Table 61 Fixed Bonus by company size (Manufacturing)
0 to less than 100 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.0 8 - - - - 1
over 1000 0.02 1.0 1.0 2.5 15 0.2 1.2 1.0 2.5 10
Table 62 Variable Bonus by company size (Manufacturing)

0 to less than 100 0.2 1.3 1.0 3.0 8 0.3 0.9 1.0 1.6 7
over 1000 0.2 1.5 1.3 4.0 14 0.4 1.8 1.2 4.0 13
Table 63 Fixed Bonus by position (Manufacturing)

Top Management (VP, AVP) 0.03 1.3 1.0 3.0 23 - - - - 3
Table 64 Variable Bonus by position (Manufacturing)

【Non-Manufacturing】
Table 65 Fixed Bonus by company size (Non-Manufacturing)
0 to less than 100 0.1 1.4 1.2 3.0 39 0.5 1.8 1.8 3.5 24
more than 500, less than 1000 - - - - 3 - - - - 0
over 1000 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Table 66 Variable Bonus by company size (Non-Manufacturing)

0 to less than 100 0.5 1.5 1.3 3.7 30 0.4 1.7 1.7 3.7 24
over 1000 - - - - 3 - - - - 1
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Table 67 Fixed Bonus by position (Non-Manufacturing)

Table 68 Variable Bonus by position (Non-Manufacturing)

【Union Status】
Table 69 Fixed Bonus by union status
Overall 0.3 1.3 1.0 2.5 23 0.5 1.3 1.2 2.2 27
With Union Manufacturing 0.3 1.3 1.0 2.5 15 0.5 1.3 1.2 2.2 21
Overall 0.02 1.2 1.0 6.0 82 0.02 1.5 1.0 6.0 148
Without Union Manufacturing 0.02 0.9 0.8 2.3 38 0.02 1.5 1.0 6.0 64
Note: Category with less than 5 respondents are not shown.
Table 70 Variable Bonus by union status

Overall 1.0 1.3 1.1 2.0 14 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.5 27
With Union Manufacturing 1.0 1.3 1.2 2.0 11 0.3 1.1 1.5 1.5 21
Non-Manufacturing - - - - 3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 6
Overall 0.2 1.6 1.4 6.0 95 0.2 1.0 0.8 3.0 148
Without Union Manufacturing 0.2 1.4 1.1 4.0 46 0.2 0.8 0.9 1.5 64
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【Performance Bonus】
Overall, majority of the respondents provide performance bonus to its employees. Only 44.1% of
respondents do not provide performance bonus. Also, 37.9% of respondents provide a performance bonus
even to the low performers. The average bonus amount for low performers is about 1.0 month. The average
bonus amount for average performers is about 1.5 months, while for high performers is around 2.0 months.
Table 71 Variable Bonus by performance of employees (Overall)

2. Average
3. Average
1. Average bonus for
bonus for high
bonus for low No. of standard No. of No. of
Position performance
performance Companies performance Companies Companies
employees
(months) employees
(months)
(months)
Top Management (VP, AVP) 1.3 20 2.1 27 2.7 22
Managerial Position 1.3 54 1.7 68 2.1 62
Supervisory Position 1.1 57 1.5 66 1.9 66
R&F/ Staff Level　Monthly 1.0 64 1.4 73 1.8 69
R&F/ Staff Level　Daily 0.9 27 1.1 28 1.5 29
Table 72 Variable Bonus by performance of employees (Manufacturing)

2. Average
3. Average
bonus for high
employees
(months) employees
(months)
(months)
R&F/ Staff Level　Daily 0.9 23 1.1 24 1.5 24
Table 73 Variable Bonus by performance of employees (Non-Manufacturing)

2. Average
3. Average
bonus for high
employees
(months) employees
(months)
(months)
R&F/ Staff Level　Daily - 4 - 4 - 5
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【Other Variable Bonuses】

Several companies also provide other variable bonuses in the form of incentives. Based on the respondents,
incentive bonuses are given to supervisory and managerial positions at an average of 1.1 months.
【Profit Sharing】
Out of 177 companies who responded in the survey, only 5 companies (or 2.8%) stated they are providing a
profit sharing scheme. One percent (1%) of the company’s profit was distributed under the profit sharing
scheme.
6. Benefits
6.1. Healthcare Benefit
The numbers of companies that provide healthcare benefits to their employees according to their
industry classification, revenue size, and company size respectively. Overall, 148 companies (84%)
reported that they offer healthcare Benefit to their employees. Both manufacturing and non-
manufacturing have more than 80% of companies providing healthcare Benefit.
Sixty-three percentage (63%) of the respondents stated that their healthcare benefits also cover
the dependents of their employees.
Moreover, majority of the respondents answered that allowed dependents under their healthcare
benefits include employees’ spouse, children and most companies did not have a limit on number
of dependents.
Table 74 Provision of Healthcare Benefit by Industry

Provision of Healthcare Benefits No. of Ratio (%) No. of Ratio (%) No. of Ratio (%)
Provide Healthcare Benefits 151 85.3% 75 87.2% 76 83.5%
Does not provide Healthcare Benefits 20 11.3% 8 9.3% 12 13.2%
No Answer 6 3.4% 3 3.5% 3 3.3%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 75 Type of Healthcare Benefits by Industry

Type of Healthcare No. of Ratio (%) No. of Ratio (%) No. of Ratio (%)
Benefits Companies Compani Companies
es
HMO 138 91.4% 66 88.0% 72 94.7%
Self-Administered 13 8.6% 9 12.0% 4 5.3%
Total 151 100.0% 75 100.0% 76 100.0%
Table 76 Payment of HMO Premiums by Industry

Payment of HMO No. of Ratio (%) No. of Ratio (%) No. of Ratio (%)
Premiums Companies Compani Companies
es
100% Company Paid 108 71.5% 48 64.0% 60 78.9%
Co-Sharing 34 22.5% 20 26.7% 14 18.4%
No Answer 9 6.0% 7 9.3% 2 2.6%
Total 151 100.0% 75 100.0% 76 100.0%
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Table 77 Annual Employee Coverage Amount by Job Band

Premium Amount (PHP) Coverage per Illness (PHP)
Job Band No. of No. of
Companies Companies
Top Management (VP, AVP) 883 17,134 13,987 66,038 43 35,000 198,750 150,000 600,000 44
Managerial 792 17,252 12,000 150,000 93 15,000 145,946 130,000 600,000 92
Supervisory 494 15,278 10,000 150,000 94 10,000 118,816 110,000 400,000 94
R&F/Staff (Monthly Paid) 494 14,002 9,890 110,000 104 10,000 115,818 100,000 600,000 99
R&F/Staff (Daily Paid) 874 10,429 8,000 60,000 45 15,000 85,673 72,500 300,000 46
Table 78 Inclusion of Dependents in Healthcare Benefit Coverage by Industry

Inclusion of No. of No. of No. of
Dependents Companies Ratio (%) Ratio (%) Ratio (%)
Companies Companies
Included 95 62.9% 44 58.7% 51 67.1%
Not Included 55 36.4% 30 40.0% 25 32.9%
No Answer 1 0.7% 1 1.3% 0 0.0%
Total 151 100.0% 75 100.0% 76 100.0%
Table 79 List of Allowed Dependents

No. of Ratio
Dependents
Companies (%)
Spouse 86 90.5%
Child/Children Below 21 Years of Age 80 84.2%
Parents Below 60 Years of Age 62 65.3%
Others* 16 16.8%
No Answer
Total (No. of Companies with Coverage for 0 91.6%
Dependents) 95 100%
Note: Respondents could select more than one family member.
Table 80 Payment of Dependents' HMO Premiums by Industry

Payments of Dependents' HMO
Premiums Ratio (%) Ratio (%) Ratio (%)
100% Company Paid 38 39.6% 10 13.3% 28 54.9%
Co-Sharing 49 51.0% 31 41.3% 18 35.3%
No Answer 9 9.4% 4 5.3% 5 9.8%
Total (No. of Companies with
96 100.0% 45 60.0% 51 100.0%
Coverage for Dependents)
Note: There are two respondents who did not answer payment type of dependents' HMO premiums
Table 81 Annual Dependent Coverage Amount by Job Band

Premium Amount (PHP) Coverage per Illness (PHP)
Job Band
No. of No. of
Companies Companies
Top Management (VP, AVP) 462 10,520 9,842 24,000 25 25,000 133,190 100,000 400,000 29
Managerial 462 17,069 9,982 142,000 60 25,000 127,656 100,000 300,000 61
Supervisory 462 14,249 9,768 110,000 59 15,000 104,813 100,000 250,000 60
R&F/Staff (Monthly Paid) 462 13,527 9,400 110,000 64 15,000 97,398 90,000 250,000 64
R&F/Staff (Daily Paid) 873 7,912 7,797 16,175 23 20,950 77,152 67,500 200,000 26
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6.2. Group Life Insurance

The succeeding information present the result in the provision of group life insurance to their
employee and their average coverage amount for life insurance, accident insurance, and total
permanent disability (TPD).
The numbers of companies that offer group life insurance segmented based on their industry
classification, revenue size, and company size respectively. Overall, 104 (58.8%) stated that they
provide group life insurance to their employees. The average coverage amounts of life insurance,
accident insurance, and TPD according to various job bands.
Table 82 Provision of Group Life Insurance by Industry

Provision of Group Life Insurance No. of No. of No. of
Ratio (%) Ratio (%) Ratio (%)
Provide group life insurance 104 58.8% 53 61.6% 51 56.0%
Does not provide group life insurance 58 32.8% 24 27.9% 34 37.4%
No Answer 15 8.5% 9 10.5% 6 6.6%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 83 Average Coverage Amount for Life Insurance per Job Band
Life Insurance
Job Band No. of
Min Ave Med Max
Companies
Top Management (VP, AVP) 100,000 1,979,534 1,000,000 8,023,488 29
Managerial 50,000 800,612 500,000 4,000,000 69
Supervisory 40,000 435,620 300,000 1,500,000 65
R&F/Staff (Monthly Paid) 10,000 351,581 300,000 1,200,000 69
R&F/Staff (Daily Paid) 10,000 215,375 157,500 1,000,000 36
Table 84 Average Coverage Amount for Accident Insurance per Job Band
Accident Insurance
Job Band No. of
Min Ave Med Max
Companies
Managerial 20,000 919,342 500,000 8,000,000 62
Supervisory 20,000 474,664 300,000 2,646,576 60
Table 85 Average Coverage Amount for TPD per Job Band

Total Permanent Disability (TPD)
Job Band No. of
Min Ave Med Max
Companies
Managerial 25,000 737,430 500,000 3,145,591 46
Supervisory 25,000 428,466 300,000 1,500,000 44
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6.3. Education and Training Assistance

The following tables present information on educational assistance. There are 20 companies
(11.3%) that provide educational assistance. Of which, 12 (14.0%) and 8 (8.8%) companies are from
manufacturing and non-manufacturing, respectively.
Table 86 Provision of Educational Assistance by Industry Classification

Provision of Educational Assistance No. of Ratio (%) No. of Ratio (%) No. of Ratio (%)
Provide Educational Assistance 20 11.3% 12 14.0% 8 8.8%
Does not provide Educational Assistance 142 80.2% 66 76.7% 76 83.5%
No Answer 15 8.5% 8 9.3% 7 7.7%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 87 Average educational assistance per employee by industry Unit: Php/Year

No. of
Industry Min Ave Med Max
Companies
Manufacturing 5,000 38,778 19,000.00 100,000 7
Non-Manufacturing - - - - 2
Overall 2,500 30,807 12,500.00 100,000 9
Table 88 Provision of Educational Assistance to employee’s dependent by industry Classification

Provision of Educational Assistance
No. of Ratio (%) No. of Ratio (%) No. of Ratio (%)
(Dependents)
Provide Educational Assistance 13 7.3% 9 10.5% 4 4.4%
Does not provide Educational Assistance 112 63.3% 52 60.5% 60 65.9%
No Answer 52 29.4% 25 29.1% 27 29.7%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 89 Education Related Costs of Employee Covered by Company Unit: Php/Year

No. of
Cost Items Min Ave Med Max
Companies
Tuition Fee 5,000 42,222 50,000 100,000 15
Examinations 5,000 15,000 15,000 25,000 9
Text Books and Other Materials 3,000 14,000 14,000 25,000 8
Miscellaneous Fees 20,000 30,000 30,000 40,000 8
Table 90 Average Training Budget 2017 by Company Size Unit: Php/Year

2018 2017
Company Size No. of No. of
Companies Companies
Overall 18,500 1,351,604 369,000 20,000,000 59 16,500 1,181,086 322,000 18,000,000 59
Below 30 20,000 129,565 40,000 718,000 14 18,000 90,311 40,000 772,000 13
30 - 99 50,000 215,818 250,000 465,000 8 100,000 487,195 250,000 2,200,000 8
100 - 299 18,500 1,181,161 284,650 5,834,065 15 16,500 870,709 284,650 3,088,300 16
300-499 - - - - 4 - - - - 4
500-999 300,000 1,604,405 1,000,000 4,582,300 9 300,000 1,578,122 1,000,000 4,301,659 9
1,000 or more 817,500 5,027,396 2,404,745 20,000,000 9 360,000 4,377,861 2,404,745 18,000,000 9
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6.4. Car Benefit

The numbers of companies that offer car benefits to their employees. For both manufacturing and
non-manufacturing, majority answered that they do not provide car benefits to their employees.
Only 57 respondents (32.2%) of the overall stated that they offer such benefit. Out of these 57
respondents, 54.4% reported that they only offer car loan to their employees. 13 companies allow
employees to buy the car after 5 years at varying rates such as a certain percentage of the purchase
cost or may also be dependent on the current market value.
Table 91 Provision of Car Benefit by Industry

Provision of Car Benefits No. of No. of No. of
Provides Car Benefits 57 32.2% 32 37.2% 25 27.5%
Does not provide Car Benefits 106 59.9% 45 52.3% 61 67.0%
No Answer 14 7.9% 9 10.5% 5 5.5%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 92 Type of Car Benefit by Industry Classification

Car Benefit Type No. of Ratio (%) No. of Ratio (%) No. of Ratio (%)
Car Loan Only 31 54.4% 21 65.6% 10 40.0%
Assigned Company Car Only 17 29.8% 6 18.8% 11 44.0%
Both 6 10.5% 5 15.6% 1 4.0%
No Answer 3 5.3% 0 0.0% 3 12.0%
Total 57 100.0% 32 100.0% 25 100.0%
Table 93 Car Loan Terms by Position

Loanable Amount Car Loan Terms (No. of Companies)
Position Ave Max No. of
1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years
Amount Companies
Top Management (VP, AVP) 572,500 7 0 0 0 0 9
Managerial 734,774 30 0 1 1 2 28
Supervisory 426,471 16 0 1 1 0 15
R&F Staff (Monthly Paid) 273,750 7 0 0 0 0 7
R&F Staff (Daily Paid) - 1 0 0 0 0 1
Sales - 3 0 0 0 2 2
All Regular Employees - 2 0 0 0 0 3
Note: One respondent has answered others and specified up to six years loan term.
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Table 94 Percentage of Company Covered Amount for Assigned Company Car by Position
Coverage by Company (No. of Companies)
Position Less than
50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
50%
Top Management (VP, AVP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
Managerial 2 0 0 1 0 0 11
Supervisory 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
R&F Staff (Monthly Paid) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R&F Staff (Daily Paid) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sales 2 1 0 1 0 0 4
All Regular Employees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Table 95 Companies Offering Buy Back of Company Car by Industry

Buy Back of Company Car No. of Rate No. of Rate No. of Rate
Companies (%) Companies (%) Companies (%)
Offers buy back 13 22.8% 10 31.3% 3 12.0%
Does not offer buy back 40 70.2% 19 59.4% 21 84.0%
No Answer 4 7.0% 3 9.4% 1 4.0%
Total 57 100% 32 100% 25 100%
6.5. Loan Benefits

【Housing Loan】
For housing loan, a total of 26 companies (14.7%) provide such benefit.
Table 96 Companies Offering Housing Loan by Industry Classification

Provision of Housing Loans No. of Ratio (%) No. of Ratio (%) No. of Ratio (%)
Provide Housing Loans 26 14.7% 14 16.3% 12 13.2%
Does not provide Housing Loans 135 76.3% 63 73.3% 72 79.1%
No Answer 16 9.0% 9 10.5% 7 7.7%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 97 Housing Loan Terms by Position

Loanable Amount Housing Loan Terms (No. of Companies)
Position Ave Max No. of 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years
Amount Companies
Managerial 656,842 19 1 1 1 1 13
Supervisory 492,000 15 1 1 1 2 6
R&F Staff (Daily Paid) 166,000 5 1 2 0 0 1
Note: One company has loan terms up to 10 years across all positions.
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【Personal Loan】
For personal loan, there are 72 companies (40.7%) who provide such benefit.
Table 98 Companies Offering Personal Loan by Industry Classification

Provision of Personal Loans No. of Ratio No. of Ratio No. of Ratio
Provide personal loans 72 40.7% 34 39.5% 38 41.8%
Does not provide personal loans 91 51.4% 44 51.2% 47 51.6%
No Answer 14 7.9% 8 9.3% 6 6.6%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 99 Personal Loan Terms by Position

Loanable Amount Personal Loan Terms (No. of Companies)
Position Ave Max No. of 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years
Amount Companies
Managerial 184,491 34 24 14 5 0 6
Supervisory 86,160 35 25 14 3 0 5
R&F Staff (Daily Paid) 40,100 13 12 6 2 0 1
Note: Some companies have loan terms from a minimum of six months.
6.6. Other Benefits

【Flexible Benefits】
Out of the total number of survey participants, there are 50 companies (28.2%) that offer flexible benefits
to its employees and 16 companies (9.0%) who are considering. Of those who offer such benefit, 26
companies (30.2%) are from manufacturing and 24 companies (26.4%) are from non-manufacturing.
The type of benefit items being included in the flexible benefit scheme vary depending on the categories.
However, majority of those who provide flexible benefits include items under Healthcare & Protection,
Travel & Transport, and Learning categories.
Table 100 Provision of Flexible Benefit by Industry Classification

Provision of Flexible
Benefits Ratio (%) Ratio (%) Ratio (%)
Yes 50 28.2% 26 30.2% 24 26.4%
No 94 53.1% 44 51.2% 50 54.9%
No, but considering 16 9.0% 7 8.1% 9 9.9%
No Answer 17 9.6% 9 10.5% 8 8.8%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
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Table 101 Flexible Benefit Item Offered by Industry Classification

Category Flexible Benefit Item No. of No. of No. of
Associations/ Organization Memberships 18 36.0% 10 38.5% 8 33.3%
Business Related Trainings 30 60.0% 15 57.7% 15 62.5%
Learning
Personal Growth Related Trainings 18 36.0% 7 26.9% 11 45.8%
Reimbursement for Books/ Magazines 4 8.0% 0 0.0% 4 16.7%
Clothing 8 16.0% 2 7.7% 6 25.0%
Groceries 9 18.0% 3 11.5% 6 25.0%
Appliances 3 6.0% 2 7.7% 1 4.2%
Lifestyle Dining Out (Restaurants) 9 18.0% 2 7.7% 7 29.2%
Movies 1 2.0% 0 0.0% 1 4.2%
Concerts 1 2.0% 0 0.0% 1 4.2%
Theatre/ Musical Plays 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Group Life Insurance 33 66.0% 17 65.4% 16 66.7%
HMO 45 90.0% 23 88.5% 22 91.7%
Healthcare &
Medicine Receipts 24 48.0% 10 38.5% 14 58.3%
Protection
Optical Allowance 6 12.0% 2 7.7% 4 16.7%
Vaccines 20 40.0% 15 57.7% 5 20.8%
Gym Membership 5 10.0% 3 11.5% 2 8.3%
Sports, Beauty & Sports Allowance (For gears, equipment, sport lessons, etc.) 4 8.0% 1 3.8% 3 12.5%
Wellness Salon (Hair, Skin, Nail Care, etc.) 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Spa/ Massage 4 8.0% 2 7.7% 2 8.3%
Purchase of Gadgets (laptop/mobile) 7 14.0% 2 7.7% 5 20.8%
Technology & Purchase of Gadget accessories (printer, keyboard, etc.) 3 6.0% 1 3.8% 2 8.3%
Communication Internet usage 12 24.0% 3 11.5% 9 37.5%
Mobile phone usage (prepaid/postpaid) 32 64.0% 15 57.7% 17 70.8%
Accommodation 18 36.0% 9 34.6% 9 37.5%
Travel & Gasoline Allowance 19 38.0% 12 46.2% 7 29.2%
Transport Local/ Internation travel fares 15 30.0% 7 26.9% 8 33.3%
Vehicle Maintenance 5 10.0% 2 7.7% 3 12.5%
TOTAL 50 100.0% 26 100.0% 24 100.0%
【Service / Loyalty Award】

About 70% of respondent companies have given a service / Loyalty rewards. More than half of the
companies awarded by cash. Minimum eligibility to be awarded was at least 5 years, and majority set
awarding eligibility in years of services from 15 years and 20 years.
Table 102 Provision of Service / Loyalty Award by Industry

Provision of Loyalty
Award Rate (%) Rate (%) Rate (%)
Provides Service /
122 68.9% 66 76.7% 56 61.5%
Loyalty Award
Does not provide

43 24.3% 13 15.1% 30 33.0%
Service / Loyalty Award
No Answer 12 6.8% 7 8.1% 5 5.5%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
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Table 103 Forms of Service / Loyalty Award

Service / Loyalty Award No. of No. of No. of
Cash 94 77.0% 56 84.8% 38 67.9%
Recognition 60 49.2% 36 54.5% 24 42.9%
Gift/Token of
81 66.4% 47 71.2% 34 60.7%
Appreciation
Others* 17 13.9% 7 10.6% 10 17.9%
Total 122 100.0% 66 100.0% 56 100.0%
*Others include additional paid leaves, gift certificates, enhancement of benefits, and vacation/travel package.
Table 104 Equivalent Amount of Service / Loyalty Award

Equivalent Amount of Service / Loyalty Award (PHP)
Years in
No. of
Service Min Ave Med Max Rate (%)
Companies
3 Years - - - - 2 1.6%
5 Years 1,000 5,653 3,500 30,500 49 40.2%
10 Years 1,000 8,271 7,300 20,000 37 30.3%
15 Years 2,000 15,752 10,000 91,500 54 44.3%
20 Years 2,500 18,354 15,000 100,000 57 46.7%
25 Years 3,000 24,735 21,775 100,000 32 26.2%
30 Years 3,500 21,428 15,000 60,000 17 13.9%
35 Years 4,000 36,046 34,125 100,000 7 5.7%
40 Years - - - - 3 2.5%
【Overtime Allowance 】
There are 107 companies (60.5%) that provides Overtime (OT) allowance based on labor code and 31
companies (17.5%) based on own company policy. Most of those that provide OT allowance are from the
non-manufacturing industry. Depending on the job band, OT meal allowances ranges from Php 8.00 to Php
300.00 per day.
Table 105 Provision of Overtime Allowance by Industry

Provision of Overtime Allowance No. of Ratio (%) No. of Ratio (%) No. of Ratio (%)
Provides OT allowance based on labor code 107 60.5% 46 53.5% 61 67.0%
Provides OT allowance based on company 31 17.5% 18 20.9% 13 14.3%
Does not provide OT allowance 24 13.6% 14 16.3% 10 11.0%
No Answer 15 8.5% 8 9.3% 7 7.7%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
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Table 106 Overtime Allowance for Meal by Job Band Unit: Php/day
Meal
Job Band No. of Rate
Min Ave Med Max
Companies (%)
Top Management (VP, AVP) 20 93 35 300 5 3.6%
Managerial 20 71 50 300 21 15.2%
Supervisory 8 66 45 300 39 28.3%
R&F/Stall (Monthly Paid) 8 64 45 280 47 34.1%
R&F/Stall (Daily Paid) 8 55 35 280 27 19.6%
Others - - - - 2 1.4%
【Other Non-Monetary Benefits】

Most of the respondent companies provided Christmas party as Non-Monetary Benefits.
Table 107 Engagement Activities

Engagement Activities No. of Rate No. of Rate No. of Rate
Christmas Party 158 89.3% 77 89.5% 81 89.0%
Summer Outing 76 42.9% 42 48.8% 34 37.4%
Anniversary Party 55 31.1% 33 38.4% 22 24.2%
Quarterly Celebratory 7 4.0% 1 1.2% 6 6.6%
Others 68 38.4% 37 43.0% 31 34.1%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 108 Available Facilities

Available Facilities No. of Rate No. of Rate No. of Rate
Gym/ Exercise Room 21 11.9% 17 19.8% 4 4.4%
Sleeping Quarters 16 9.0% 9 10.5% 7 7.7%
Leisure Room 9 5.1% 7 8.1% 2 2.2%
Chapel/ Prayer Room 4 2.3% 3 3.5% 1 1.1%
Others 27 15.3% 18 20.9% 9 9.9%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
7. Retirement
7.1. Normal Retirement
Overall, 46.3% of the respondents provide retirement benefit that is superior than the minimum required
by law. Further, 49.7% of the companies (including those providing minimum retirement benefits only) filed
their retirement plans with BIR. Also, 50% of the respondents consider years of service as eligibility for
normal retirement with majority providing vesting rights at 5 to 10 years of service.
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Table 109 Distribution of companies implementing a retirement benefit

Retirement Plan No. of No. of No. of
Statutory Retirement Benefit 80 45.2% 37 43.0% 43 47.3%
Company's own retirement plan 82 46.3% 43 50.0% 39 42.9%
No Answer 15 8.5% 6 7.0% 9 9.9%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 110 Distribution of Companies according to retirement age

Answer No. of No. of No. of
Age 60 111 62.7% 57 66.3% 54 59.3%
Compulsary age 65 19 10.7% 4 4.7% 15 16.5%
Others 32 18.1% 20 23.3% 12 13.2%
No Answer 15 8.5% 5 5.8% 10 11.0%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 111 Distribution of companies considering tenure or years of service as part of the eligibility for Normal
Retirement
Yes 89 50.3% 50 58.1% 39 42.9%
No 67 37.9% 28 32.6% 39 42.9%
No Answer 21 11.9% 8 9.3% 13 14.3%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 112 Distribution of Normal Retirement Scheme

Defined Benefit (Factor(1) x Salary
139 78.5% 75 87.2% 64 70.3%
x YOS )
Defined Contribution (accumulated
3 1.7% 1 1.2% 2 2.2%
mo. Contributions and earnings)
Hybrid (DB and/or DC) 2 1.1% 0 0.0% 2 2.2%
Others 13 7.3% 5 5.8% 8 8.8%
No Answer 20 11.3% 5 5.8% 15 16.5%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
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【Defined Benefit】
Almost half of the respondent companies have tired based on years of service (not fixed) Defined benefit
system.
Table 113 Distribution of Companies whose factor for Defined Benefit is tiered depending on YOS
One factor 54 38.8% 28 37.3% 26 40.6%
Tiered based on years of service 76 54.7% 41 54.7% 35 54.7%
No Answer 9 6.5% 6 8.0% 3 4.7%
Total 139 100.0% 75 100.0% 64 100.0%
Table 114 Distribution of factors Companies use to compute their Defined Benefit regardless of tenure
Min Med No. of
Ave (%) Max (%) No Answer
(%) (%) Companies
Overall 5.0% 97.5% 100.0% 300.0% 27 27
Manufacturing 5.0% 116.4% 100.0% 300.0% 11 17
Non-Manufacturing 50.0% 84.5% 100.0% 130.0% 16 10
Table 115 Distribution of factors Companies use to compute their Defined Benefit by tenure
Years of Service Factor Ave No. of Factor Ave No. of Factor Ave No. of
(%) Companies (%) Companies (%) Companies
More than 5 years 103.2% 30 75.0% 12 121.9% 18
More than 10 years 73.5% 69 72.5% 46 75.4% 23
More than 15 years 97.4% 42 91.9% 23 104.0% 19
More than 20 years 119.7% 37 123.8% 22 113.7% 15
More than 30 years 160.3% 8 - 4 - 4
Table 116 Distribution of companies reporting their retirement plans to the BIR3
Yes 88 49.7% 53 61.6% 35 38.5%
No 33 18.6% 6 7.0% 27 29.7%
No Answer 56 31.6% 27 31.4% 29 31.9%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
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Republic Act No. 4917 states that the retirement benefit received by the employees will not be subject to
attachment, levy, execution or any tax whatsoever, provided that the employee meets certain criteria such as (1) The
retirement system has been approved by the BIR (2) Employees are 50 or older at the time of retirement (3) Years of
service of employees is 10 years or more (4) Employees who have not received retirement benefits from the same
employer or another employer.
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7.2. Other Retirements

Forty percentage (40%) of the respondent companies that have adopted the early retirement system.
Thirty percentage (30%) of the companies with early retirement are subject of eligibility to both age
and years of stay. Average age criterions were 50 or 55 years old or more in many cases. In addition,
average year of years of service was 20 years. In the Philippine Labor Law, there are no regulations
on retirement allowance in the case of voluntary separation before 60 years old. However, twenty-
five percentage (25%) of respondent companies provide Separation pay at the time of voluntary
leaving by employees.
Table 117 Distribution of respondents according to the different retirement schedule their Company is providing
Retirement Schedule No. of No. of No. of
Early Retirement 68 38.4% 42 48.8% 26 28.6%
Late Retirement 25 14.1% 13 15.1% 12 13.2%
Voluntary Separation 44 24.9% 23 26.7% 21 23.1%
Death Benefit (other than insurance) 28 15.8% 18 20.9% 10 11.0%
Others, please specify: 10 5.6% 7 8.1% 3 3.3%
Total 177 - 86 - 91 -
Note: Since multiple answers are possible. Total doesn't match total number of companies.
【Early Retirement】
Table 118 Distribution of Companies according to retirement age
Answer No. of Rate No. of Rate No. of Rate
More than 45 years old 1 3.1% 1 5.0% 0 0.0%
more than 50 years old 10 31.3% 9 45.0% 1 8.3%
more than 55 years old 17 53.1% 8 40.0% 9 75.0%
No Answer 4 12.5% 2 10.0% 2 16.7%
Total 32 100.0% 20 100.0% 12 100.0%
Table 119 Distribution of Companies according to tenurity

Less than 5 years 1 1.5% 1 2.4% 0 0.0%
More than 5 years 15 22.1% 11 26.2% 4 15.4%
More than 10 years 22 32.4% 13 31.0% 9 34.6%
More than 15 years 4 5.9% 3 7.1% 1 3.8%
More than 20 years 4 5.9% 1 2.4% 3 11.5%
No Answer 22 32.4% 13 31.0% 9 34.6%
Total 68 100.0% 42 100.0% 26 100.0%
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【Late Retirement】
Fourteen percentage (14%) of the respondent companies have an late retirement system, and the age
criterion with the highest response was 65 years old.
【Voluntary Separation】
All of the respondent companies answered just the number of years of service as a receiving condition, and
the minimum number of years of service was 5 to 15 years.
【Death Benefit】
Fifteen percentage (15%) of the respondent companies provided death benefits. The average rate is for 1.0
month of monthly income. Most companies set years of services as eligibility, and the minimum number of
years was 5 to 15 years.
7.3. Retirement Fund

This section would show the different funding method and funding vehicle Companies have in
relation to the retirement payout. 64.4% of the respondents gets their retirement payout through a
retirement fund. Of the 64.4%, majority of them (66.7%) invest their fund in a bank, through a
trustee or an investment manager.
Table 120 Distribution of Funding Method

Funding Method No. of No. of No. of
Pay-as-you-go 18 10.2% 6 7.0% 12 13.2%
Through a retirement fund 114 64.4% 63 73.3% 51 56.0%
No Answer 45 25.4% 17 19.8% 28 30.8%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 121 Distribution of the retirement fund’s funding vehicles

Funding Vehicle No. of No. of No. of
Self administered 33 28.9% 16 25.4% 17 33.3%
Bank (Trustee/Investment Manager) 76 66.7% 46 73.0% 30 58.8%
Insurance 4 3.5% 1 1.6% 3 5.9%
Others 1 0.9% 0 0.0% 1 2.0%
Total 114 100.0% 63 100.0% 51 100.0%
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8. Paid Leaves
88.7% of the companies provide leave benefits more than what is being required by the labor code. Labor
code only provides five (5) service incentive leaves for employees who have rendered 12 months of service
in the Company, which may be used either for sick leave or vacation leave. Other common leave benefit,
apart from vacation and sick leaves are bereavement, emergency/calamity leave and company holiday.
8.1. Vacation Leave

45.2% of the respondents, majority of which from non-manufacturing (56.0%), have fixed number
of leave credits while 50.3% of the total respondents, majority of which are from manufacturing
(62.8%), said that number of leave credits vary depending on certain criteria. The basis on how
credits may vary where 92.1% of the companies use years of service as determinant for leave credits.
Moreover, majority of the companies have cash conversion for unused VL (58.2%).
Table 122 Distribution of Companies providing leave benefit more than what is in the labor code.
Yes (more than labor code) 157 88.7% 76 88.4% 81 89.0%
No (following labor code) 12 6.8% 7 8.1% 5 5.5%
No Answer 8 4.5% 3 3.5% 5 5.5%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 123 Distribution of how leaves are earned

Given in full (start of fiscal or
calendar year)
111 62.7% 52 60.5% 59 64.8%
Earned monthly 41 23.2% 22 25.6% 19 20.9%
Others 14 7.9% 7 8.1% 7 7.7%
No Answer 11 6.2% 5 5.8% 6 6.6%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 124 Schedule when vacation leave credits are given

Upon hiring 19 10.7% 9 10.5% 10 11.0%
Upon regularization 145 81.9% 71 82.6% 74 81.3%
No Answer 13 7.3% 6 7.0% 7 7.7%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
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Table 125 Schedule of renewal of vacation leave credits

Anniversary 35 19.8% 22 25.6% 13 14.3%
Start of fiscal year 93 52.5% 39 45.3% 54 59.3%
Others 38 21.5% 21 24.4% 17 18.7%
No Answer 11 6.2% 4 4.7% 7 7.7%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 126 Amounts of Leave Credits

Fixed 80 45.2% 29 33.7% 51 56.0%
Varying 89 50.3% 54 62.8% 35 38.5%
No Answer 8 4.5% 3 3.5% 5 5.5%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 127 Criteria determining leave credits

Years of Service 82 92.1% 51 94.4% 31 88.6%
Position 1 1.1% 0 0.0% 1 2.9%
Others 6 6.7% 3 5.6% 3 8.6%
No Answer 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Total 89 7.9% 54 5.6% 35 11.4%
Table 128 Distribution of number of leave credits per years of service

Min Ave Med Max No. of
Tenure
(# of days) (# of days) (# of days) (# of days) Companies
Below 1 year 3 10 8 40 58
1 yea r（Mi ni mum Number of Da ys ) 1 11 11 40 147
2 years 2 11 12 21 138
3 years 3 12 12 21 138
4 years 4 12 13 21 136
5-9 years 5 13 15 42 135
10-14 years 2 15 15 44 126
15-19 years 5 15 15 45 121
20 & Above 5 15 15 30 119
Maximum 5 16 15 45 127
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Table 129 Treatment for unused vacation leave credits

Carried Forward 20 11.3% 10 11.6% 10 11.0%
Converted to Cash 103 58.2% 55 64.0% 48 52.7%
Forfeited 15 8.5% 5 5.8% 10 11.0%
Overall 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
8.2. Sick Leave

The average number of days for Sick Leave is 10 days. Seventy percentage (70%) of the respondent
companies provide the leave upon regularization.
Table 130 Distribution of number of sick leave credits per years of service
No. of
Min Ave Med Max
Companies
Below 1 year 1 9 7 19 53
1 year（Minimum Number of Days) 2 10 10 20 136
2 years 3 11 12 20 127
3 years 4 11 12 20 127
4 years 4 11 12 20 126
5-9 years 5 12 14 20 122
10-14 years 1 13 15 28 121
15-19 years 2 13 15 25 115
20 & Above 5 13 15 30 113
Maximum 5 14 15 45 117
Table 131 Schedule when sick leave credits are given

Upon hiring 22 12.4% 12 14.0% 10 11.0%
Upon regularization 136 76.8% 64 74.4% 72 79.1%
No Answer 19 10.7% 10 11.6% 9 9.9%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
Table 132 Schedule of renewal of sick leave credits

Anniversary 29 16.4% 17 19.8% 12 13.2%
Start of fiscal year 92 52.0% 38 44.2% 54 59.3%
Others 35 19.8% 20 23.3% 15 16.5%
No Answer 21 11.9% 11 12.8% 10 11.0%
Total 177 100.0% 86 100.0% 91 100.0%
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Table 133 Treatment for unused sick leave credits

Carried Forward 20 11.3% 11 12.8% 9 9.9%
Converted to Cash 79 44.6% 44 51.2% 35 38.5%
Forfeited 15 8.5% 3 3.5% 12 13.2%
Total 177 - 86 - 91 -
8.3. Other Leave Benefits

Other leave benefits include mandatory vacations by law such as "Maternity leave", "Paternity Leave" or
vacations which are voluntarily set by the company. The number of leave credits stipulated by the labor law
is almost same as the Labor Law states. For the vacations voluntarily set by companies, "Bereavement
Leave" (44.6%) has the highest rate and the average of credits was 4 days.
Table 134 Number of leave credits per type of mandatory leave benefits
No. of
Companies
Maternity Leave 60 66 60 180 48 27.1%
Paternity Leave 7 7 7 8 48 27.1%
Magna Carta Leave 60 60 60 60 26 14.7%
Solo Parenting Leave 7 7 7 15 34 19.2%
Table 135 Number of leave credits per other benefits

No. of
Companies
Bereavement Leave 1 4 4 10 79 44.6%
Emergency/Calamity Leave 2 4 4 15 49 27.7%
Company Holiday 1 7 4 34 37 20.9%
Wedding Leave 1 4 4 7 32 18.1%
Birthday Leave 1 1 1 1 24 13.6%
Union Leave 5 36 35 75 10 5.6%
Study Leave 30 30 30 30 4 2.3%
Sabbatical Leave - - - - 2 1.1%
Thank you very much for your cooperation in taking part in this year’s survey. Should you have questions or
comments on the report, please feel free to contact NRI HR Team.
Nomura Research Institute (NRI) Singapore Pte. Ltd. Manila Branch.

Ms. Regine Camille Cordova
Tel： 02-757-1946 to 47
E-mail： wagesurvey@nri.co.jp
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1.2. Period and Method

1.3. Collection Rate

Table 1 Collection Rate of Survey

Table 2 Distribution of Respondents by Location

【Gross Revenue Size】

Table 3 Distribution of Respondents by Revenue Size

Table 4 Distribution of Respondents by Industry Group

Table 5 Distribution of Respondents by Company Size

Table 6 Number of Companies by Employee Type

Table 7 Distribution of Japanese Employees in the Organization

Table 8 Number of Companies with Union by Industry Group

Table 9 Number of Companies with or without Labor Unions

Table 10 Number of Companies According to Movement for Establishing Labor Unions

Table 11 Turnover Rate by Industry

Industry Group Ave. Turnover No. of

Table 12 Turnover Rate by Employee Size

Table 13 Turnover Rate by Position

Table 14 Hiring of New Graduates

3.2. Salary by Position1

【CALABARZON except Cavite & Laguna】

3.3. Salary Increase

Month of Salary Increase

March December Other months

Figure 1 Distribution of timing of salary implementation according to month of Fiscal Yearend

0% 5 2.8% 14 6.3% 2 2.3% 7 6.3% 3 3.3% 7 6.4%

Table 37 Salary Increase by Location (Overall)

Table 38 Salary Increase by Location (Manufacturing)

Table 39 Salary Increase by Location (Non-Manufacturing)

Table 40 Salary Increase by position and Performance Rating (overall)

Position No salary No salary No salary

Table 41 Salary Increase by Position and Performance Rating (Manufacturing)

Position No salary No salary No salary

Table 42 Salary Increase by Position and Performance Rating (Non-Manufacturing)

Position No salary No salary No salary

Table 43 Salary Increase rate by Union Status

Month of Promotion Increase

March December Other months

Figure 2 Distribution of Schedule of Promotion Increase

Table 44 Average promotion increase rate (overall)

3.4. CBA Negotiated Increase

Table 45 Average CBA negotiated increase for three years

Table 46 Provision for Signing/Goodwill Bonus Negotiated by Union

Table 48 Allowance Manufacturing

Table 49 Allowance Non-Manufacturing

【Premium / Skills Allowance】

Table 52 Amount of per diem depending on type of trip

2 Fixed Bonus does not include 13th month pay

Table 55 Fixed Bonus by Industry

Table 56 Variable Bonus by industry

Table 57 Fixed Bonus by company size (Overall)

Table 58 Variable Bonus by company size (Overall)

Table 59 Fixed Bonus by position (Overall)

Table 60 Variable Bonus by position (Overall)

Table 62 Variable Bonus by company size (Manufacturing)

Table 63 Fixed Bonus by position (Manufacturing)

Table 64 Variable Bonus by position (Manufacturing)

Table 66 Variable Bonus by company size (Non-Manufacturing)

Table 67 Fixed Bonus by position (Non-Manufacturing)

Table 68 Variable Bonus by position (Non-Manufacturing)

Table 70 Variable Bonus by union status