Payment of 13th month pay

Dear PAO,

I am new at my job at a private company and, sadly, I have not received my 13th month pay yet. Is it possible for the employer to defer the payment of 13th month pay to its employees?

Chona

Dear Chona,

In the private sector, the statutory benefit of 13th month pay is granted to all rank-and-file employees which should be paid not later than December 24 of every year. To be certain, the Revised Guidelines on the Implementation of Presidential Decree No. 851 or the 13th Month Pay Law provides: