Non-Compliance with COS/JO Workers Compensation Rules
Department of Public Works and Highways · 2023
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What Happened?
Category: Financial ManagementIssue: Non-complianceDPWH did not pay its contract and job-order workers the full wages required by the rules, and did not provide the 20% premium allowed. This means these workers were underpaid compared to what they should have received.
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Original Audit Finding Excerpt
"The daily compensation rate and premium payments on the services of individuals engaged by DPWH Offices through Contract of Service (COS) or Job Order (JO) basis are not in conformance with Item 9.0 of COA-DBM Joint Circular No. 2, series of 2020; thus, the maximum benefits allowed for COS/JO workers were not provided by the Agency."