In the Philippines, the applicable minimum wage is set by region. There is no national minimum wage. Applicable minimum wage is determined by the region the employer's company is incorporated.

For Deel, which is incorporated in the National Capital Region (NCR), the minimum salary is PHP 14,006.57 per month.

The individual income tax ranges from 0% to 35%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates. Multiple additional factors may impact overall rates such as the household status and the number of children.

The employer cost is generally estimated at 10% of the employee salary.

• Public Health Insurance - 1.50%
• Pension Fund - 0.71%
• Social Security - 8.57%

Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard workweek is from Monday to Friday.

Overtime payment is mandatory and can’t be included in the salary. Hours outside of standard work hours are considered overtime. For additional hours, employees are paid:

• 125% of the hourly rate on working days
• 130% of the hourly rate on holidays

Pregnant employees, who have worked for 90 consecutive days are entitled to 105 days of paid leave. An additional 15 days of paid leave will be granted if the employee qualifies as a solo parent. 14 days must be taken before the child's birth. The remaining days should be taken after the child is born. The employee will receive 100% of their average salary during this period, and Social Security will be responsible for this pay.

The employee can extend leave an additional 30 days unpaid.

Employees are entitled to seven calendar days of paid paternity leave that must be taken after the child's birth. The employee will receive 100% of their average salary during this period, and the employer will be responsible for this pay.

The employee can extend leave unpaid.

Severance Pay will be defined according to the cause of termination and ranges from 0.5 months to 1 month's wages for each year of employment.

• Fair dismissal: 30 days of salary per year of service up to 12 months based compensation.
• Reduction from the employer: 15 days of salary per year of service up to 12 months based compensation.

Full-time employees are entitled to 5 days of paid time off (PTO) a year. PTO accrues monthly at 0.42 days per month after 12 months of work. If holidays are not used by the end of the year, employees can receive a payment.

Part-time employees are not entitled to leave.

The Philippines celebrates both 18 national and 3 regional holidays based on the location of the employee. Only nine holidays are non-working days.

National public holidays include:

1. New Year's Day
2. Chinese New Year
3. People Power Revolution
4. Maundy Thursday
5. Good Friday
6. Black Saturday
7. The day of Valor
8. Labor Day
9. Eid’L Fitr
10. Independence Day
11. Eidul Adha
12. Ninoy Aquino Day
13. National Hero’s Day
14. All Saints’ Day
15. Bonifacio Day
16. Immaculate Conception Day
17. Christmas Day
18. Rizal Day

The employee will have to submit and provide the documents required before the start date. It's not optional to submit mandatory documents afterward, only optional documents. Before the start date, the employee will be enrolled by the accountants to SSS (Social Security System) and to PHIL Health.

Contracts must be in English and can be bilingual. They must be in writing and signed by both parties.

A contract must include:

• Name
• Start date
• Length of the employment
• Job description
• Termination conditions