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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)

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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.