Labor Law

Question 1

Normal hours of work

Answer 1

Not exceed 8 Hours

Question 2

Hours work shall include:

Answer 2

a. Required to be on duty or to be at a prescribed workplace; and
b. Suffered or permitted to work

Question 3

Meal Periods subject to such regulations as the secretary of labor may prescribe, the employer should give how many minutes for his employee time-off for their regular meals

Answer 3

Not less than 60 Minutes

Question 4

For health personnel: In a locality that has a population of at least 1M or in a hospital or clinic with a bed capacity of at least 100, What is their working hours and how many days?

Answer 4

8 Hours a day for 5 days in a week

Question 5

What is the exception in the working hours and days of a health personnel

Answer 5

When there are exigencies, health personnel may be required to work 6 days or 48 hours in a week. In which they are entitled to additional compensation of 30% of their regular wage on the 6th day.

Question 6

Refers to the additional compensation of not less than ten percent (10%) of an employee’s regular wage for every hour of work done between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM, whether or not such period is part of the worker’s regular shift.

Answer 6

Night Shift Differential

Question 7

refers to the additional compensation for work performed beyond 8 hours.

Answer 7

Overtime Pay

Question 8

How much is the additional compensation for working over the time?

Answer 8

a. 25% when work is rendered on the regular working day
b. 30% when work is rendered at one’s rest day

Question 9

Include cash wage only, without deduction on account of facilities provided by the employer.

Answer 9

Regular Wage

Question 10

Refers to the 24 hour period commencing from the time an employee regularly starts to work.

Answer 10

Work day

Question 11

Refers to the 24 hour period commencing at 12 AM and ending at 11:59 PM the following day

Answer 11

Calendar day

Question 12

Shall not be offset by overtime work on any other day

Answer 12

Undertime work

Question 13

Any employee may be required by the employer to perform overtime work in some cases such as:
a. War
b. Natural Calamity
c. Urgent Work
d. To prevent loss on perishable goods

Answer 13

Emergency worktime work

Question 14

It shall be the duty of every employer, whether operating profit or not, to provide each of his employees a rest period of not less than 24 consecutive hours after every 6 consecutive normal work days

Answer 14

Right to weekly rest day

Question 15

Where the employee is made or permitted to work on his scheduled rest day, he shall be paid additional compensation of?

Answer 15

at least 30% of his regular wage.

Question 16

When the nature of the work of the employee is such that he has no regular workdays and no regular rest days can be scheduled, he shall be paid an additional compensation of:

Answer 16

at least 30% of his regular wage for work performed on Sundays and holidays

Question 17

Work performed on any special holiday shall be paid an additional compensation of:

Answer 17

at least 30% of the regular wage of the employee

Question 18

Where such holiday work falls on the employee’s scheduled rest day, he shall be entitled to an additional compensation of:

Answer 18

At least 50% of his regular wage

Question 19

Where the collective bargaining agreement or other applicable employments contract.

Answer 19

Stipulates the payment of a higher premium pay than the prescribed 50%, the employer shall pay such higher rate.

Question 20

Every worker shall be paid on his regular daily wage during regular holidays, except in retail and service establishments regularly employing less than 10 workers

Answer 20

Right to Holiday Pay

Question 21

The employer may require an employee to work on any holiday but such employee shall be paid a compensation of:

Answer 21

Equivalent to twice his regular rate.

Question 22

Every employee who has rendered at least one year of service shall be entitled to a?

Answer 22

Yearly service incentive leave of 5 days with pay

Question 23

These are workers who are also entitled to the full benefit of the yearly 5 days service incentive leave.

Answer 23

Part-time workers

Question 24

intended to alleviate the economic condition of the workers for it acts as replacement for regular income that would not be earned during such instance

Answer 24

Service incentive leave

Question 25

Intended to afford a laborer a chance to get a much needed rest to replenish his worn out energies and acquire new vitality to enable him to meet him to efficiently perform his duties and not merely to give him additional salary.

Answer 25

Vacation/Sick Leave

Question 26

every married male employee in the private and public shall be entitled to a ______________________ for the first 4 deliveries (including miscarriages)
of the legitimate spouse with whom he is cohabiting.

Answer 26

paternity leave of 7 days with full pay

Question 27

Parental leave of not more than 7 working days every year shall be granted to any? (RA no. 8972)

Answer 27

Solo Parent Leave

Question 28

At any time during the application of any protection order, investigation prosecution and/or trial of the criminal case, a victim of VAWC who is employed shall be entitled to a paid leave of up to how many day in addition to other paid leaves?

Answer 28

10 Days

Question 29

A woman employee having rendered continuous aggregate employment service of at lease 6 months for the last 12 months shall be entitled to a?

Answer 29

special leave benefit of 2 months with full pay based on her gross monthly compensation following surgery caused by gynecological disorders. (Magna Carta for Women)

Question 30

Under RA No. 11210, a female worker who is a member of the SSS is entitled to the following leave incentives:

Answer 30

1. 105 days with full pay
2. if qualified as a “solo parent”, with an additional 15 days
3. AT the option of the female worker, she may avail of an additional 30 days, without pay
4. In case of miscarriage of emergency termination of pregnancy - 60 days leave with pay

Question 31

paid to any employee shall mean the remuneration or earnings, however designated, capable of being expressed in terms of money, whether fixed or ascertained on a time, task, piece, or commission basis, or other method of calculating the same, which is payable by an employer to an employee under a written or unwritten contract of employment for work don, or for services rendered or to be rendered and includes the fair and reasonable value, as determined by the Secretary of Labor and Employment, of board, lodging, or other facilities customarily furnished by the employer to the employee.

Answer 31

Wage

Question 32

refers to the additional income based on wage required by P.D 851 which is equivalent to 1/12 of the total basic salary earned by an employee within a calendar year.

Answer 32

13th month pay