Are these employers stealing from their employees too?

@ZedSmart (19839)
Philippines
September 3, 2018 4:52am CST
Some businessmen have irregularities with their labor practices. This is common to small and medium enterprises where they do not practiced giving the minimum wage to their employees. I don’t know if this is justified because if the enterprise is earning or have enough profit, they should follow the labor law and do not reason out that they cannot give it. When the business is earning pretty well, the largest chunk of its profit are theirs and the employees earning as is. Can employers be considered stealing from their employees too when they let their employees worked above the minimum 8 working hours a day without the right compensation? There are employees who work up to 12 hours without overtime, aside from the fact that they did not received the minimum wage pay required by law.
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Tokz
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
3 Sep 18
These employers are stealing because they don't give the overtime pay. They are heartless not sharing the chunk of the profit.
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
3 Sep 18
I think so. The saddest part is that employees settle for that work will no longer ran after their employers because they need work and afraid to lose their job.
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Tokz
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
3 Sep 18
Especially when they have their families.
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JB_girl
@sol_cee (38669)
• Philippines
4 Sep 18
Sad but most employees can’t do anything about it.
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Sunrise Fan
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
4 Sep 18
There were even employers before who have 2 payrolls. One for the BIR and DOLE and another which is the actual one. Don't know if many are still doing this practice now.
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
4 Sep 18
@sunrisefan This may be still practiced. Just like with the declaration of their income.
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
4 Sep 18
They would just agree the terms of these employers because if one don't, you will be given an option to stop and look for another job.
lady Di
@lady1993 (27221)
• Philippines
3 Sep 18
that is a sad reality indeed. I'm not very familiar with the law, but a friend of mine is working almost 12 hours a day and it is really bringing her down
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27221)
• Philippines
4 Sep 18
@ZedSmart it would be nice if there is someone who would do check ups on businesses and inform the employees about their rights I hear the 4 day work week is being passed though
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
4 Sep 18
@lady1993 I think the labor department are conducting inspections with business entities. If a 4day work week would be passed, it will lessen the income of daily salaried workers.
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
3 Sep 18
We have labor laws but most of the times, employees will just keep mum about the issue because they really need the job. By letting their employees working like this, I think that employers have taken so much from the employees.
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Jaymie Suh
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
3 Sep 18
This should not be tolerated. Someone must stand up and have it raised to the Department of Labor to avoid these companies enslaving their workers. Not even an overtime pay?
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
4 Sep 18
Most employees do not want to file dispute. This is maybe the reason that labor law my be difficult to implement.
Frederick Espiritu
@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
3 Sep 18
This kind of example is always happening in every town in our country. Sad truth.
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
3 Sep 18
Really a sad truth. It's very unfair especially this time that commodity prices are soaring high. How can a person live if earning that little. This businessmen are quick to increase their prices but not with the employees salary.
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Frederick Espiritu
@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
3 Sep 18
@ZedSmart That's why poor get poorer and rich gets richer.
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
3 Sep 18
@simplfred You are right. It's like these people working for them cannot live without them. It works either way, business is likely to suffer or would not proseper if not for those employees.
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