Occupational Wages Survey 2004

Philippines, 2004

Reference ID

PHL_2004_OWS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics

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Apr 12, 2012

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Workers with Hourly Allowances (allhr_su)

Data file: ows2004_final_partab

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 524

End: 524

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Sub-total, Houry Rate, Allowances

Interviewer instructions

The total number of these workers (sum of cols. 8, 10 and 12) should not exceed the total number of workers (sum of cols. 2, 4 and 6) reported in page 4.

Question post text

For standardization purposes, hourly and daily rates are the corresponding equivalent of the monthly pay. They were computed on the basis of 313 working days a year and 8 hours per day.

Description

Definition

Time unit - basis of computing, determining or fixing the basic pay or allowance, i.e., hour, day or month. This is different from frequency of payment such as twice a month.
Time-rate workers on full time basis - those paid on the basis of a time unit and who work at jobs with hours of work equal to or more than those considered as normal or regular to the establishment.
Wage rate - refers to the sum of basic pay and regular/guaranteed cash allowances.

Allowances include
- Cost of living allowances (COLA)
- Other guaranteed cash payments given monthly

Allowances exclude
- Reimbursements for travel, entertainment, meals and other expenses, etc. incurred in conducting the business of the employer
- Cost of uniform/working clothes
- Bonuses and gratuities
- Family allowances
- Payments in kind

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