Concerns about labor standards compliance top DOLE helpline calls

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Compliance with general labor standards is the top concern raised by Filipino workers to the government hotline, according to the Department of Labor and Employment .Of the more than 127,000 calls that DOLE 's Hotline 1349 has received from 2023 until the first quarter of the year, 108,332 were queries on labor standards .

"Among the inquiries raised by callers were on the release of final pay; computation of holiday pay; separation, suspension, and termination; and non-remittance of employees’ contributions to government-mandated benefits, such as SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG," DOLE said in a statement.The Labor Department added that its hotline also receives calls about local employment opportunities and job hiring processes.

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