Despite general exemptions, Presidential Decree No. 851 specifically guarantees thirteenth-month pay for workers paid on a standard piece-rate basis.
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Presidential Decree No. 851 sets the minimum thirteenth-month pay at one-twelfth of the total basic salary earned during the year.
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Under Presidential Decree No. 851, thirteenth-month pay is a mandatory benefit equivalent to one-twelfth of an employee’s annual basic salary.
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Presidential Decree No. 851 mandates that all rank-and-file employees who worked at least one month must receive thirteenth-month pay.
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Under Presidential Decree No. 851 and the Labor Code, only rank-and-file employees, not managerial employees, are entitled to thirteenth-month pay.
Government entities and their political subdivisions are generally exempted from paying thirteenth-month pay under Presidential Decree No. 851.
Presidential Decree No. 851 exempts employers already paying their employees an equivalent annual bonus amounting to one-twelfth of basic salary.
Special leave allows female employees up to two months of paid leave to recuperate from gynecological surgeries under RA 9710.
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All qualified female employees, regardless of age or civil status, are covered for surgeries due to gynecological disorders under RA 9710.
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While initially exempt under Presidential Decree No. 851, household helpers are now entitled to thirteenth-month pay under RA 10361.
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