Territory
The
Year-end bonus
(annual bonus)
Mandatory by Presidential Decree Philippines (a month's pay for
employees receiving a basic salary of not more than 1,000 pesos (about HK$600)
also per month applicable to
Government
employees)
-
Good attendance
bonus
Provided by some employers in the industrial sector (The amount varies between 50-100 pesos (about HK$30-60) for a month's good attendance)
Long
Service bonus
Meal
allowance
Not
common
Common in the industrial sector (either allowance or subsidized meals)
Major Fringe Benefits
Production
bonus
Not common
Cost of living
allowance
Mandatory by
(but given by Presidential Decree some employers Emergency (cost of in the indust-living) Allowance of rial sector at 75-110 pesos (about about 10 to HK$45-65) per month
is payable to all employees carning less than 600 pesos (about HK350) a
20% of wages)
montr
Travelling
allowance
Not
common
Quarters or housing allowance
Not common
(except in
special industries such as textiles,
tobacco, wood
and wood-based
products which are located outside urban areas)
Table 18
Education allowance
Paid education
allowance
Not
COMMON
Not
common
Singapore*
Thailand
Customary (A maximum of three months' pay as regulated by section 46 of the Employment Act, but one month's pay is common)
Customary
(about one month's pay and the amount may be bargained and agreed in advance)
Provided by some employers in the
+
industrial sector (The amount varies between. $10-30 (about HK$20-60) for a month's good attendance)
Provided by some employers in the industrial sector (where payable, the amount is usually small e.g. 40 Baht (about HK$10) for a month's good attendance or 1,000 Baht (about HK$250) a year)
Not
common
Not
common
Not
Common in the
Not
common
industrial sector
Common in the industrial
and service sectors
common
Some large
industrial establ- ishments provide free transportat- ion or give a travelling
allowance
Not
common
Common in the private and public sectors. As from 1st October 1977 every Government employee is given 200 Baht (about HK$50) per month irrespective of rank. The amount payable in the private sector is not fixed but is commensurate with the level of responsibility in the organization
Not
common
www
Not
common
Not
common-
Not
common
Not
common
Not
common
Not
common
* The Singapore Government has endorsed the National Wages Council's recommendation that all fringe
benefits provided by employers should be frozen at the early 1977 level. The National Trades Union Congress supports this in the wider national interest.