Question 1

How do I convert a monthly salary to a daily rate?

Accepted Answer

Multiply the monthly salary by 12 to get the annual pay, then divide by the factor for your workweek: 261 paid days for a five-day week, 313 for a six-day week, and 365 when rest days are paid. A ₱20,000 monthly salary on a five-day week is 20,000 times 12 divided by 261, about ₱919.54 per day.

Question 2

Why not just divide the monthly salary by 22 working days?

Accepted Answer

Months have different lengths, so dividing by any single month's days gives a rate that changes with the calendar. The DOLE formula annualizes the salary first and divides by the paid days in a whole year, which produces one consistent rate. It is the method payroll offices use for absences, leave conversions, and loan computations.

Question 3

Which factor should I use: 261, 313, or 365?

Accepted Answer

Count the days you are paid for in a year. A five-day office week is 261, which is 365 minus 104 rest days. A six-day week is 313. Use 365 if you are paid daily including rest days and holidays. Some companies use house variants such as 262 or 313.5 depending on how they treat holidays, so your payslip may differ slightly.

Question 4

What is the minimum wage for a kasambahay?

Accepted Answer

Each region's wage board sets its own kasambahay minimum under RA 10361, the Batas Kasambahay. In Metro Manila it has been ₱6,000 per month, with other regions setting lower floors. The current wage orders are on the DOLE National Wages and Productivity Commission site; check the one for your region before agreeing on pay.

Question 5

What benefits is a kasambahay entitled to?

Accepted Answer

Beyond the wage: SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG coverage; 13th month pay; a weekly rest day of 24 straight hours; five days of paid service incentive leave after one year; and board, lodging, and medical attendance at no charge. The employer registers the kasambahay and remits the contributions.

Question 6

Who pays the SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG of a kasambahay?

Accepted Answer

When the monthly wage is below ₱5,000, the law puts the entire premium on the employer and nothing may be deducted from the kasambahay. At ₱5,000 and above, the kasambahay pays the regular employee share and the employer pays the employer share, the same split as any private employee.

Question 7

Can board and lodging be deducted from a kasambahay's wage?

Accepted Answer

No. RA 10361 requires the employer to provide food and humane sleeping arrangements free of charge, and forbids deducting their value from the cash wage. Deductions are allowed only for the employee's own share of contributions at ₱5,000 and above, or with the kasambahay's written consent for specific obligations.

Question 8

Is anything I enter saved or sent anywhere?

Accepted Answer

No. Every calculation runs privately on your device. Nothing you type is stored, tracked, or sent to a server.

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