Top 5 Thesis Topics on the 2025 Minimum Wage Hike in the Philippines

Source: GMA News Online

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Employees working 8 to 10 hours a day, six days a week. You commute for hours. You get home exhausted. Then you open your wallet and realize you only have a few hundred pesos left. Now they tell you you’re getting a raise. Fifty pesos a day. It sounds good on paper. But can it really change anything?

Here’s what’s really wrong. This wage hike is just a Band-Aid. It doesn’t cover the rising costs of food, rent, and transportation. It barely scratches the surface. The problem is deeper. No one is asking the workers if this is enough. No one is checking how this impacts their families, their health, their future. It’s time we stop accepting the bare minimum and start questioning the system.

Who Can Use These Topics

This research is ideal for students and professionals pursuing the following courses or strands:

College Programs:

• Economics

• Labor Studies

• Sociology

• Public Administration

• Business Administration

Senior High School Strands:

• HUMSS

• GAS

• ABM

5 Thesis Topic Ideas

1.The Impact of the NCR Minimum Wage Hike on Workers' Monthly Household Expenses

This research examines whether the recent wage increase helps workers afford basic needs such as food, utilities, and rent.

Target Respondents

• Minimum wage earners in NCR

• Household heads

2.Worker Satisfaction and Perceived Economic Relief After the P50 Wage Increase

This study explores how workers feel about the wage hike and whether they believe it improves their financial situation.

Target Respondents

• Service sector employees

• Retail workers in NCR

3.Correlation Between Wage Increase and Productivity Among Minimum Wage Earners

This research investigates if the wage hike has any effect on the productivity levels of minimum wage employees.

Target Respondents

• Employees in manufacturing and agriculture

• HR managers and supervisors

4.Spending Behavior of NCR Minimum Wage Workers Before and After the Wage Increase

This study looks into how workers spend their money and whether their priorities have changed after the wage hike.

Target Respondents

• Retail and service workers

• Market vendors and small-scale workers

5.Perceived Fairness of Wage Increase Among Minimum Wage Earners in Metro Manila

This research explores how workers perceive the fairness and adequacy of the new wage order.

Target Respondents

• Labor union members

• Employees from small and medium enterprises

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