Presidential Decree No. 851 mandates that employers must issue the thirteenth-month pay not later than December 24 every year.
What is the deadline for paying the thirteenth-month pay? Read More »
Under Presidential Decree No. 851, employers may split thirteenth-month payments, giving half before the school year and half by December 24.
Can an employer pay the thirteenth-month pay in installments? Read More »
Payment frequency for thirteenth-month pay can be negotiated through a collective bargaining agreement under Presidential Decree No. 851 rules.
Can a union dictate the frequency of the thirteenth-month pay? Read More »
Presidential Decree No. 851 legally guarantees thirteenth-month pay for employees compensated on a non-traditional piecework basis.
Are piecework basis employees entitled to the thirteenth-month pay? Read More »
For employees with fixed wages plus commission, thirteenth-month pay is calculated strictly on the fixed wage under Presidential Decree No. 851.
Under Presidential Decree No. 851, basic salary includes all regular remunerations paid by an employer for an employee’s standard services.
What constitutes “basic salary” for computing the thirteenth-month pay? Read More »
Presidential Decree No. 851 explicitly excludes allowances, overtime pay, and unused leave conversions from the thirteenth-month basic salary computation.
What items are explicitly excluded from the “basic salary” computation? Read More »
Presidential Decree No. 851 exempts employers already paying their employees an equivalent annual bonus amounting to one-twelfth of basic salary.
While initially exempt under Presidential Decree No. 851, household helpers are now entitled to thirteenth-month pay under RA 10361.
Are employers of household helpers covered by Presidential Decree No. 851? Read More »
Employers of workers paid purely on a commission, boundary, or specific task basis are exempt under Presidential Decree No. 851.
Are commission-based workers entitled to thirteenth-month pay? Read More »
