No wage order issued by any regional board shall provide for wage rates lower than the statutory minimum wage rates prescribed by Congress.
Labor Code · Wages · Chapter V – Wage Studies, Wage Agreements, and Wage
Non-Diminution of Benefits
No wage order issued by any regional board shall provide for wage rates lower than the statutory minimum wage rates prescribed by Congress.
Text and numbering follow the Department of Labor and Employment's 2022 edition of Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended and renumbered under DOLE Department Advisory No. 01, series of 2015. Former article numbers are shown in brackets. Notes are DOLE's editorial notes. Amendments after that edition are not included. For information and research only, and not legal advice. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.