TUCP calls for 25 percent hazard pay for workers, journalists on duty within Taal danger zone

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines is calling for a minimum of 25 percent hazard pay for an estimated 2,000 employees working in restaurants and hotel establishments in Tagaytay City that are located within the 14-kilometer Taal volcano danger zone, as well as for around 1,000 journalists comprising reporters, cameramen, assistant cameramen, photographers, researchers, and drivers.

“Reporters, cameramen, assistant cameramen, cab drivers, and photographers who are covering the Taal volcano eruption and are working in the declared danger zone also have the same right and are similarly entitled to hazard pay whether they are under talent contract, or permanent, regular, contractual, seasonal, directly or agency-hired, freelance or independently contracted,” he added.

TUCP Spokesperson Alan Tanjusay, however, said although there is no prevailing law, policy, or department order in the country that regulates employers giving their employees hazard pay, “it is imperative upon business owners and employers’ management prerogative to give hazard pay to their employees considering the extraordinary circumstance in performing their duties and responsibilities.”

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