Good news for EPS workers next year! Minimum wage for 2011 up by 5.1% rising to 4,320 won per hour...

by dave Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:46 pm

Public interest members’ proposal was voted to be adopted at the Minimum Wage Commission on July 3. The rate will be officially announced and confirmed by August 5, 2010.

The minimum wage for 2011, which will start to apply from January 1st, 2011, is set at 4,320 won per hour, 5.1% increase from this year.

The Minimum Wage Commission held a marathon meeting from 8 pm on July 2 to early hours of July 3 but couldn’t reach an agreement. So, a proposal by the public interest members was voted to decide the 2011 minimum wage at 4,320 won. This is 210 won increase from this year to 4,110 won per hour. It translates into 34,560 won per day (working 8 hours per day) and 902,880 won per month for workers working 40 hours per week (working 209 hours per month) and 976,320 won for workers working 44 hours per week (working 226 hours per month).

Regarding the negotiations over minimum wage, the labor circle represented by the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) and Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) held a joint press conference with civic groups including religious and women groups and demanded 26% raise or 5,180 won as minimum wage for next year. The figure is to reflect compensation for concessionary negotiations done by the labor circle and expectation for economic recovery.

On the contrary, resisting to precocious optimism for an earnest economic recovery, the management side insisted on the freeze of minimum wage citing cost burden for SMEs and employment insecurity for the underprivileged the minimum wage can cause. The labor and management held a series of negotiations to narrow down the gap but couldn’t produce any deal by the legal deadline June 29 while the management sticking to 4,140 won or 0.7% raise and the labor to 5,000 won or 21.6% raise. They also failed to reach an agreement at the plenary meeting which extended till the morning of July 3 and the voting for the proposal by the public interest members was processed. There has been a bigger difference between the labor and management than any other time as shown by the fact that all the representatives from the employer side walked out of the meeting before the voting.

The FKTU and KCTU sent a united voice at the negotiation of the minimum wage demanding that the minimum wage in 2011 must make up at least half the average wage of all the workers taking into account economic growth and inflation. There has been a strong demand for the minimum wage raise from many directions: the Youth Union, first kind of generational union, urged an increase of minimum wage saying, “the most imminent thing to do for the government is to raise the minimum wage.” In addition, women groups including Korean Women’s Trade Union and Workers’ Union and Korean Women Workers Association, etc. also demanded a raise in tandem with price rises to ameliorate deteriorating women’s employment situations.

On the other hand, as the minimum wage for 2011 was concluded at the Minimum Wage Commission, the Minister of Employment and Labor will officially announce the rate and go through a period of protest. The rate will be confirmed by August 5, 2010.

Source: KOILAF Website (Korea International Labour Foundation)

by lhai Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:50 pm

thanks sir dave sa info..........

by cowboy_cyrus Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:07 pm

eto ang tunay na goodnews.. goodnews po ito sa lahat ng filipino workers sa korea... hindi lang ang mga eps.. remember...

by Tatum Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:14 pm

Wow gudnews nga hehe tnx sis dave 4 sharing..more power

by vanot Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:59 pm

kaka excited talaga dibali nang mahirap work basta ganyan sahod hehehe...God Bless sa lahat mga pare at mari

by dan80 Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:01 pm

tlagang yan ang tunay na goodnews.salamat kabayan

by maykel_mike Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:05 pm

yup napaka gudnews nyan sir dave, yan ang maganda sa s.korea every year may increase ng salary, eh dito sa pinas magtataas muna ng bilihin ng ilan beses madaming taon bago magtaas ng sahod hehehe..... hay san ka pa. isip

by maykel_mike Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:06 pm

thanks sir DAVE.

mam tatum puro 'sis dave' ang type mo hehehe.

by dave Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:41 pm

@ maykel mike,

agree! Korean labor law as well as its immigration law are very good compare to other countries esp. the Philippines... it's very fair to foriegn workers... i've studied them since I came in Korea that's why i can attest to those whoever disagree my comment... Smile

and for me, as foreign worker, it's a shame to critic negatively the Korean government...

but offcourse, there is no perfect country in this world... so despite of the very fair and good labor laws in Korea, still Korea need more improvements on its implementation because many of the Korean employers did not follow some of the provisions of the law... Korean government should improve its labor office assistance and resolution effectively on all foreign workers' petitions against abusive employers which clearly violated the labor laws...

@ ms. tatum,

dave nalang tawag mo sa akin... baka mapagkamalan pa akong dave gandang hari... bounce

by Michael_piad Mon Jul 05, 2010 10:58 pm

thx 4 the info kuya dave ask ko lng po kng bkit ang tgal mgpdala ng contrack sa mga nkapsa

by dave Mon Jul 05, 2010 11:27 pm

thx 4 the info kuya dave ask ko lng po kng bkit ang tgal mgpdala ng contrack sa mga nkapsa

be patient lang kabayan... magdedepende po kasi sa hiring employers ang papasok sa Korea... and we have also to consider na meron din maraming KLT passers from other sending countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, etc... depende po kasi sa hiring employers kung anong nationality ang gusto nilang ihahire... but don't worry, hindi po talunan ang pinoy pagdating sa quality ng pagtatrabaho dito sa Korea kaya im sure priority pa rin ng mga employers to hire KLT passers from Phil.

at pray din natin na yung EPS (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and so on) na malapit na matatapos ang sojourn period nila, kunti lang ang mag-tnt kasi if majority po sa kanila ang mag-tnt, im sure makaka-affect po yan sa hiring ng mga new KLT passers...

thanks...

by Tatum Mon Jul 05, 2010 11:28 pm

Nyahehehe ipagpaumanhin mo po kamahalang gandang hari hehehe sorry sir dapat un e ewe...c tol maykel kasi pinansin pa ung comment ko hehe joke lang po...

by nackyboy Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:55 am

Public interest members’ proposal was voted to be adopted at the Minimum Wage Commission on July 3. The rate will be officially announced and confirmed by August 5, 2010.

The minimum wage for 2011, which will start to apply from January 1st, 2011, is set at 4,320 won per hour, 5.1% increase from this year.

The Minimum Wage Commission held a marathon meeting from 8 pm on July 2 to early hours of July 3 but couldn’t reach an agreement. So, a proposal by the public interest members was voted to decide the 2011 minimum wage at 4,320 won. This is 210 won increase from this year to 4,110 won per hour. It translates into 34,560 won per day (working 8 hours per day) and 902,880 won per month for workers working 40 hours per week (working 209 hours per month) and 976,320 won for workers working 44 hours per week (working 226 hours per month).

Regarding the negotiations over minimum wage, the labor circle represented by the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) and Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) held a joint press conference with civic groups including religious and women groups and demanded 26% raise or 5,180 won as minimum wage for next year. The figure is to reflect compensation for concessionary negotiations done by the labor circle and expectation for economic recovery.

On the contrary, resisting to precocious optimism for an earnest economic recovery, the management side insisted on the freeze of minimum wage citing cost burden for SMEs and employment insecurity for the underprivileged the minimum wage can cause. The labor and management held a series of negotiations to narrow down the gap but couldn’t produce any deal by the legal deadline June 29 while the management sticking to 4,140 won or 0.7% raise and the labor to 5,000 won or 21.6% raise. They also failed to reach an agreement at the plenary meeting which extended till the morning of July 3 and the voting for the proposal by the public interest members was processed. There has been a bigger difference between the labor and management than any other time as shown by the fact that all the representatives from the employer side walked out of the meeting before the voting.

The FKTU and KCTU sent a united voice at the negotiation of the minimum wage demanding that the minimum wage in 2011 must make up at least half the average wage of all the workers taking into account economic growth and inflation. There has been a strong demand for the minimum wage raise from many directions: the Youth Union, first kind of generational union, urged an increase of minimum wage saying, “the most imminent thing to do for the government is to raise the minimum wage.” In addition, women groups including Korean Women’s Trade Union and Workers’ Union and Korean Women Workers Association, etc. also demanded a raise in tandem with price rises to ameliorate deteriorating women’s employment situations.

On the other hand, as the minimum wage for 2011 was concluded at the Minimum Wage Commission, the Minister of Employment and Labor will officially announce the rate and go through a period of protest. The rate will be confirmed by August 5, 2010.

Source: KOILAF Website (Korea International Labour Foundation)

Very Happy

salamat sa info pareng dave, magandang balita yan para sa mga nag hahangad na mag trabaho sa korea tulad ko. thanx a lot

by otonsaram Wed Jul 07, 2010 4:23 pm

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thx 4 the info kuya dave ask ko lng po kng bkit ang tgal mgpdala ng contrack sa mga nkapsa

be patient lang kabayan... magdedepende po kasi sa hiring employers ang papasok sa Korea... and we have also to consider na meron din maraming KLT passers from other sending countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, etc... depende po kasi sa hiring employers kung anong nationality ang gusto nilang ihahire... but don't worry, hindi po talunan ang pinoy pagdating sa quality ng pagtatrabaho dito sa Korea kaya im sure priority pa rin ng mga employers to hire KLT passers from Phil.

at pray din natin na yung EPS (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and so on) na malapit na matatapos ang sojourn period nila, kunti lang ang mag-tnt kasi if majority po sa kanila ang mag-tnt, im sure makaka-affect po yan sa hiring ng mga new KLT passers...

thanks...

by giedz Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:17 pm

salamat sa info kabayang dave....landang balita yan...

ako namn mangungupit..hahaha...joke...

thanks sa maraming information...more power to all members, officers ang readers of sulyapinoy... Razz

by thevred Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:14 am

dave wrote:
Public interest members’ proposal was voted to be adopted at the Minimum Wage Commission on July 3. The rate will be officially announced and confirmed by August 5, 2010.

The minimum wage for 2011, which will start to apply from January 1st, 2011, is set at 4,320 won per hour, 5.1% increase from this year.

The Minimum Wage Commission held a marathon meeting from 8 pm on July 2 to early hours of July 3 but couldn’t reach an agreement. So, a proposal by the public interest members was voted to decide the 2011 minimum wage at 4,320 won. This is 210 won increase from this year to 4,110 won per hour. It translates into 34,560 won per day (working 8 hours per day) and 902,880 won per month for workers working 40 hours per week (working 209 hours per month) and 976,320 won for workers working 44 hours per week (working 226 hours per month).

Regarding the negotiations over minimum wage, the labor circle represented by the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) and Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) held a joint press conference with civic groups including religious and women groups and demanded 26% raise or 5,180 won as minimum wage for next year. The figure is to reflect compensation for concessionary negotiations done by the labor circle and expectation for economic recovery.

On the contrary, resisting to precocious optimism for an earnest economic recovery, the management side insisted on the freeze of minimum wage citing cost burden for SMEs and employment insecurity for the underprivileged the minimum wage can cause. The labor and management held a series of negotiations to narrow down the gap but couldn’t produce any deal by the legal deadline June 29 while the management sticking to 4,140 won or 0.7% raise and the labor to 5,000 won or 21.6% raise. They also failed to reach an agreement at the plenary meeting which extended till the morning of July 3 and the voting for the proposal by the public interest members was processed. There has been a bigger difference between the labor and management than any other time as shown by the fact that all the representatives from the employer side walked out of the meeting before the voting.

The FKTU and KCTU sent a united voice at the negotiation of the minimum wage demanding that the minimum wage in 2011 must make up at least half the average wage of all the workers taking into account economic growth and inflation. There has been a strong demand for the minimum wage raise from many directions: the Youth Union, first kind of generational union, urged an increase of minimum wage saying, “the most imminent thing to do for the government is to raise the minimum wage.” In addition, women groups including Korean Women’s Trade Union and Workers’ Union and Korean Women Workers Association, etc. also demanded a raise in tandem with price rises to ameliorate deteriorating women’s employment situations.

On the other hand, as the minimum wage for 2011 was concluded at the Minimum Wage Commission, the Minister of Employment and Labor will officially announce the rate and go through a period of protest. The rate will be confirmed by August 5, 2010.

Source: KOILAF Website (Korea International Labour Foundation)

thanks sa info...gud news nga po yan para sa mga eps workers,ask ko lang panu kung fix rate ka possible bang ma increasan ka din,, Question

by dave Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:15 am

thanks sa info...gud news nga po yan para sa mga eps workers,ask ko lang panu kung fix rate ka possible bang ma increasan ka din,,

kabayang thevred,

if naka fix rate ka per month, you should divide it according to how many hours po kayong nagwowork sa isang buwan... separate your regular worked hours from the overtime worked hours... then you will know kung tama ba ang total fix rate mo sa current minimum wage na 4,110won per hour...

in case yung sahod mo is malaki pa sa minimum wage, depende na po yan sa employer nyo kung may increase kayo...

the bottom line, your hourly salary must not be lower than the current minimum wage...

by the way, try to use this daily overtime auto-monitoring sheet I created for EPS workers... i hope it will help you...

click HERE

thanks...

by steve_mark143 Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:23 pm

salamat sa info kaibigang dave, mabuhay ka sa ngalan ng sulyap pinoy heheheh

by steve_mark143 Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:25 pm

thanks sa info kaibigang dave, medyo mataas na ang sahod kahit puro sikya at sibal ang kanilang sinasabi.. hayzzzzz

by thevred Sat Jul 10, 2010 2:54 am

dave wrote:
thanks sa info...gud news nga po yan para sa mga eps workers,ask ko lang panu kung fix rate ka possible bang ma increasan ka din,,

kabayang thevred,

if naka fix rate ka per month, you should divide it according to how many hours po kayong nagwowork sa isang buwan... separate your regular worked hours from the overtime worked hours... then you will know kung tama ba ang total fix rate mo sa current minimum wage na 4,110won per hour...

in case yung sahod mo is malaki pa sa minimum wage, depende na po yan sa employer nyo kung may increase kayo...

the bottom line, your hourly salary must not be lower than the current minimum wage...

by the way, try to use this daily overtime auto-monitoring sheet I created for EPS workers... i hope it will help you...

click HERE

thanks...

ah ganun po ba,,sir kasi ang pasok namin everyday 9-10hrs ngayon may work man o ala basta fix na kami ng sahod,,pero ung sa sahod eh ok naman po kaya lang panu ko malalaman ung twejikum ko at ung computation nya,,kagaya pa din ba nung sinabi nyo dati same formula pa din ba Question

by afsar Sat Jul 10, 2010 6:58 am

sir
I want job in south korea I am 2nd klt pass klt no 10008983 my all docomint in oec pakistan
my cv

Syed Afasr Ali

Contact No. +92-300-2280946

Objective

Seeking for an opportunity that leads myself towards an endless journey of growth, development and successes with an innovative, creative and objective oriented team with effective leadership.

Academic Qualification

Intermediate from Karachi Board. 1991
Matriculation from Karachi Board. 1989

Extra Courses

Passed Korean Language Course EPS-KLT-II. (10008983)

Working Experience

13 Years experience as a “Technician” (Sewing Machine Dept) in Afroz Textile Mills

Personal Information

Father’s Name : Syed Anwar Ali
Date of Birth : 2nd March 1971
NIC No. : 42501-1553751-3
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Religion : Islam
Marital Status : Married
Address : House No. B-78, Shadman Town, Malir, Karachi.
Nationality : Pakistani

by kissinger_19 Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:45 am

The minimum wage for 2011, which will start to apply from January 1st, 2011, is set at 4,320 won per hour, 5.1% increase from this year.
malapit na to! goodnews ito sa lahat ng eps workers at sa mga papasok palang.. magiging maganda ang pasok ng 2011...

by dave Wed Jul 14, 2010 2:55 pm

ah ganun po ba,,sir kasi ang pasok namin everyday 9-10hrs ngayon may work man o ala basta fix na kami ng sahod,,pero ung sa sahod eh ok naman po kaya lang panu ko malalaman ung twejikum ko at ung computation nya,,kagaya pa din ba nung sinabi nyo dati same formula pa din ba

kabayang thevred,

yes... you can use your monthly fix salary equivalent to 1-year of stay in the company... same pa rin ang formula na gagamitin...

thank you...

by cristy11 Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:10 am

hello poh

by cristy11 Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:11 am

gud morning poh

by cristy11 Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:13 am

ask ko lang poh...san poh ba gagawin ung briefing ng mga natawagan?anu poh ung mga requirements nla na dapat dalhin?

by joevyflores_26 Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:40 am

read nyo lang po ang website ng poea kasi naron ang info..thnx

by tazmania Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:11 pm

sir dave ask q lng po f mdmi bng pinay n mas klangan ngyon kesa last klt, kc nung 2007 600 slot lng yt ung klngan n ba2e sb ng kuya q ky d lhat ng pumila for permit ng exam eh nkkuha. s ngyon po kc wlng bnlita kung ilang slot lng s ba2e out of 5thou..

by dan80 Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:30 pm

ok yan ah.

by cj78 Mon Aug 09, 2010 6:39 pm

Gudday po sa lahat,tanong ko lang po sana db 40hrs per wek (209hrs per month) ibig sabihin wla araw na sabado lahat yan..sa amin kc isang sabado lang ang nawala (201hrs per month) nalang kami,imbes lalaki ng konte ang sahod na, ang na pansin ko po paatras na tuloy,mas malaki ang sahod namin dati kaysa sa ngaun..gusto ko sana malaman ang tamang computation talaga ng oras per month,may sabado or wla..salamat po..

by otonsaram Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:40 pm

lapit na 2011.. cheers

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