Ministry conducting wages and hours of work survey

The Minister of Labour, Human Services and Social Security is urging all public and private businesses to cooperate in its Occupational Wages and Hours of Work survey which is being conducted countrywide.

The survey will be conducted across all the administrative regions until August 15, the ministry said in a press release. The data is expected to help the ministry evaluate the conditions of work and employment costs.

Since employees vary according to the level of education, skill, occupation, type of industry, size of establishment, and geographical location among other variables, data collection and analysis is crucial to effective career planning and counselling; facilitate efficient allocation of