Republic Act No. 8188 mandates employers to pay double the unpaid benefits for violating prescribed wage orders.
Are employers liable for double indemnity if they violate wage orders? Read More »
Republic Act No. 8188 holds corporate officers criminally liable for the entity’s failure to pay prescribed wage increases.
Who is held criminally liable if a corporation violates the wage increase laws? Read More »
Under Rule I, Book III, waiting time is compensable if it is an integral part of the job.
Under what circumstances is waiting time counted as compensable working time? Read More »
Rule I, Book III considers employees working if they remain on call at or very close to the premises.
How does the law treat employees who are required to remain “on call”? Read More »
Rule I, Book III states that attending lectures is not working time if voluntary, non-productive, and outside regular hours.
Are lectures and training programs considered compensable working time? Read More »
Republic Act No. 6727 mandates the establishment of minimum wage rates across various industrial sectors based on specific criteria.
What law establishes the mechanism for fixing the minimum wage in the Philippines? Read More »
Rule I, Book III requires employers to provide all employees at least one hour of time-off for regular meals.
What is the general rule regarding regular meal periods for employees? Read More »
The rules define agriculture as encompassing farming activities but excluding the manufacturing or processing of agricultural products.
How do the implementing rules define “agriculture” for wage classification? Read More »
Rule I, Book III allows twenty-minute meal periods for non-manual work or emergencies, credited as compensable hours.
Can an employer provide a meal period shorter than one hour? Read More »
A retail establishment sells goods directly for personal use and loses this classification if it regularly engages in wholesale.
How is a “retail establishment” characterized under the wage rules? Read More »
