Chapter 9: Work Ethics  Cost of living in the area

 Attractiveness of the community in which the

Work-an activity in which one exerts strength or company operates
faculties to do or perform something.  Compensation level already in existence
Right to work –is the first specific rights recognized in elsewhere in the company
International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights, (ICESCR). Wage and Morality
-deals exclusively with access to work, and hence Justice- giving what is right and what is due
persons who do not have access to work are the main -government should play its role in protecting the
concern. right of workers by ensuring that minimum wage law
Work as Human Right Standard is much more than is observed.
just a tool to attain an adequate standard of living Trade Union or Labor Union- is an organization of
-Article 6 of ICESCR states that the right to work workers who have bonded together to achieve
includes “the right of man to the opportunity to gain common goals.
his living by work” -Article III section 8 of Philippines Constitution
Human right to work is the right of everyone to the guarantees the right of the people to form unions.
opportunity to gain his living by work which he freely Strike-are suspension of work against an employer,
chooses or accepts factory, industry or firm performed by workers and
Government Obligations Arising from the Right to maintained until some demands are met.
work – the state’s obligation to respect, protect and Right of Workers
fulfil each person’s access to work to earn one’s living.  Right to self-organization
Wage- Presidential decree No. 442 or the Labor Code  Right to collective bargaining and negotiations
of the Philippines defines as remuneration or earnings  Right to strike
which is payable by an employer to an employee  Right to security of tenure
under a written or unwritten contract of employment  Right to humane conditions of work
for work done or to be done.  Right to living wage
Minimum wage- is the lowest hourly, daily, monthly
 Right to participate in policy and decision-
wage that employers may legally pay to employees or
making process
workers
Personnel Management-making the most effective
Living Wage/ Family Wage- the minimum income that
use of the skill of human resources in a company.
is needed to purchase the basic necessities without
Morality and Personnel Management in the
assistance from public programs.
government Sector:
Wage is based on hours worked, the receiver of wage
Kumpadre system
are “Non-exempt”
Palakasan System
Salaries is an amount paid for a particular job,
regardless of hours worked. The receiver of salaries
are called “Exempt”
Duties of Employers to Employees
Factors to consider when settling on a salary for a
 Duty to Pay
position
 Duty to Provide Work
 Availabilty of people capable of fulfilling the
 Safe working Conditions
obligations and responsibilities of the job
 Employment Opportunity
 Level of demand elsewhere in the community
 Work Security
and/or industry for prospective employees
 Physical Welfare