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 »
Rule I, Book III specifies that five to twenty-minute rest periods or coffee breaks are compensable working time.
Are short rest periods or coffee breaks compensable? Read More »
This article talks about Republic Act No. 12312 or the law banning offshore gaming operations (POGO) in the Philippines.
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This article talks about the Eddie Garcia Act or the protection of workers in the movie and television industry in the Philippines.
This article talks about the laws and rules that protect women from discrimination in the workplace in the Philippines.
This article talks about the rules on employment of foreigners in the Philippines.
