- The company bought a machine that does my job - can they legally let me go?
- If I break company property by accident, is that 'serious misconduct' or something less?
- Can an agency pressure employers not to hire workers who did not apply through it?
- My agency charged me more than the allowed placement fee — what can I do about it?
- Can I go after the client company if the manpower agency doesn't pay my wages?
- My agency is holding my passport and travel papers until I pay them — can they do that?
- My recruiter made me repay more than the cash advance I actually received — is that allowed?
- I was made to sign a different contract with lower pay upon arrival abroad — is contract substitution illegal?
- Is it a red flag that my staffing agency has no equipment or capital of its own?
- Must a company that runs its own training program report it to the National Manpower and Youth Council?
- If my employer lets me keep working past my probation end date without saying anything, am I already regular?
- I was allowed to keep working past my sixth month - am I automatically regular?
- Am I entitled to paid leave from work if I am a victim of violence under the VAWC law?
- Does signing an apprenticeship agreement let my employer keep me on probation longer than six months?
- Are sales commissions considered wages that my employer is legally bound to pay?
- Does work injury coverage pay my hospital bills, or only income benefits?
- Are learners doing piece-rate or incentive work paid in full during the training period?
- Are my medical records confidential once I file a work injury claim?
- Is my employer required to provide seats, separate toilets and a dressing room for women staff?
- Are short rest breaks during the shift counted as paid working time?
- If I'm let go because the company installed machines to do my job, what am I entitled to?
- The benefit was paid to a relative with a weaker claim than mine - can I still recover it?
- Can my employer count free board and lodging as part of my wage?
- My boss humiliated me in front of the whole office - can I leave immediately without 30 days' notice?
- The Commission denied my claim - how long do I have to bring it to the Supreme Court?
- I worked on and off across the year - does broken service still add up to the one year for regularization?
- Does my time count toward regularization if my employment had gaps instead of being continuous?
- Can a child under fifteen be employed at all, and under what conditions?
- Can a company be compelled to set up an apprenticeship program, or is it purely voluntary?
- Can a company hire a foreigner for a post that a qualified Filipino is willing and able to fill?
- Can a company's officers be personally punished when the company denies paternity leave?
- Can a foreign worker with an employment permit transfer to another company?
- Can a foreigner own or control a recruitment agency in the Philippines?
- Can several employers or a civic organization sponsor a single apprenticeship program?
- Can a recruiter persuade me to resign from my present job so he can place me somewhere else?
- Can the owner of a recruitment agency also be an officer or manager of a travel agency?
- Can a travel agency or an airline ticketing office recruit workers for jobs abroad?
- Can a recruitment agency collect a placement fee from me before I actually get the job?
- Can an employer discriminate against an employee for being a solo parent?
- Can an unmarried father claim paternity leave when his partner gives birth?
- Can a recruiter operate under somebody else's agency licence?
- Can apprenticeship training be conducted entirely inside the hiring company's own premises?
- Can a creditor garnish the disability benefit I receive for a work injury?
- Can DOLE shut down an unlicensed recruitment office and seize its records?
- Can DOLE inspect a recruitment agency's office and books of account at any time?
- Can employees sue under the Civil Code's unfair competition provision if an employer or rival union uses intimidation or deceit against them?
- Can a foreign employer hire a Filipino worker directly without going through a licensed agency?
- Can my employer dismiss or demote me for filing a wage complaint or testifying against it?
- Can my employer make me travel somewhere far from the worksite just to collect my pay?
- Can my employer treat me differently at work because I am a solo parent?
- Can I choose my own doctor for a work-related injury claim?
- Can I insist on a particular weekly rest day because of my religion?
- Can I refuse to be examined by the System's doctor without losing my benefits?
- Can I refuse to render overtime work when my employer orders it?
- Can I go straight to court to enforce an apprenticeship agreement or claim damages for its breach?
- Can I take paternity leave if I am not living with my wife?
- Can my employer deduct insurance premiums it paid for me from my salary?
- Our company already gives more paternity leave than the law requires, so can it cut back to the statutory minimum?
- Can my employer dismiss me because I am pregnant or while I am on maternity leave?
- Can my employer release my salary to my spouse or a relative instead of to me?
- Can my employer cancel out my undertime on one day against overtime I rendered on another?
- Can my employer punish me or deny me the paid leave I am entitled to as a VAWC victim?
- Can my employer reduce paternity leave benefits already in my contract?
- Can my employer refuse to give a solo parent a flexible schedule?
- Can my employer refuse to give me a flexible schedule as a solo parent?
- Can my employer require me to put up a cash bond for tools and equipment I use at work?
- Can my employer oblige me to buy goods from the company store or a supplier it chooses?
- Can my employer withdraw an allowance we have been receiving for years?
- Is it legal for my employer to pay my salary by check or money order?
- Can my employer pay my salary in coupons, chits or store credit instead of cash?
- Can my employer delay payday because of a typhoon or some other event beyond its control?
- Someone wants a percentage for processing my work injury claim - is that fee allowed?
- Can union dues be deducted from my pay without my written authorization?
- Can the ten-day paid leave for VAWC victims be extended?
- Can we bring grievance procedures to the bargaining table, or only wages and hours?
- Can my employer require a cash bond before I start work?
- Can my employer refuse to pay out my unused service incentive leave when I resign?
- There was a cash shortage on my shift but I did not take the money - can they still fire me for breach of trust?
- My contract calls me a 'casual employee' but I do the same tasks as regular staff — does the label control?
- Can I choose my weekly rest day based on my religious beliefs?
- If my labor claim arose before the Labor Code took effect, which law governs it — the old law or the new Code?
- My claim was denied because I had been drinking - can intoxication really wipe out the benefit?
- Can a worker still file a claim against an insurance carrier for an injury that happened while an old workmen's compensation policy was in force?
- If I'm assigned to a company through a job contractor, is that company considered my 'indirect employer'?
- Is the company I work at responsible if my staffing agency violates labor standards, not just unpaid wages?
- Can the company I'm assigned to require my manpower agency to post a bond to cover our wages?
- Is the client company treated as my direct employer for liability purposes, even under a 'contractor setup'?
- Is the client company's liability for my unpaid wages limited to the project I worked on, or does it cover everything I'm owed?
- Can my employer shut down the business just to avoid paying benefits, then reopen under a new name?
- The company shut down right after we organised a union - is that a valid closure?
- My co-worker received double the separation pay I did even though we left together - why?
- Must a company that brings in foreign technicians also set up an apprenticeship program?
- The company closed because it was losing money - am I still owed separation pay?
- Does the company nurse need specific training in occupational health?
- Is the company doctor supposed to do more than just treat sick employees?
- Does a company policy that says no employee ever becomes regular override what the law provides?
- Can my employer compel me to work overtime during a typhoon, fire or other calamity?
- Can an employer require its contractor to post a bond to guarantee wages?
- I am on leave without pay - does my employer keep remitting contributions for me?
- I hurt a co-worker, not my employer - does the crime ground for dismissal still apply to me?
- Can I be dismissed for something I did against my employer's family member outside of work hours?
- Is there a deadline for complaining about an offense penalised under the Labor Code?
- How many days do I have to appeal an apprenticeship ruling to the Secretary of Labor?
- How long do we have to file an unfair labor practice complaint before it is barred?
- How soon after the paternity leave law took effect were agencies required to issue its implementing rules?
- Can my employer deduct for a broken item without giving me a chance to explain?
- My employer deducted the cost of a lost item from my cash bond without asking my side — is that valid?
- As a general rule, who is legally allowed to recruit and place workers in the Philippines?
- What do 'manpower' and 'entrepreneurship' mean under the Philippine Labor Code?
- Can my employer delay payroll because the business has a cash flow problem?
- Can my employer refuse to take me back after my maternity leave?
- My father died at work and my circumstances changed soon after - as of what date is dependency judged?
- What is the difference between a recruitment licence and an authority to recruit?
- Can I be discriminated against at work for testifying in a coworker's labor case?
- Can I be dismissed for a disease that only affects me and not my coworkers?
- Can I be dismissed just for having a medical diagnosis, even if I'm still able to perform my job?
- Can I be dismissed for neglect of duty after a single absence?
- Can I be dismissed for refusing to follow an order that would require me to break the law?
- Can a government agency carry out a lay-off of workers displaced by the Labor Code before their gratuity funds are certified as available?
- Do free board and lodging given by my employer count as part of my wage?
- Do I have to be married to claim paternity leave?
- Do I have to tell my employer about the pregnancy before I can claim paternity leave?
- Do I still get paternity leave when my fifth child is born?
- Does a recruitment agency need DOLE approval before opening a branch or appointing an agent?
- Does a solo parent have the right to a flexible work schedule?
- Does an injury or illness that lowers my earning capacity make me a handicapped worker under the Labor Code?
- Does my employer have to prove I disobeyed on purpose before dismissing me?
- My employer told only the workers about the retrenchment - does DOLE have to be notified too?
- Does a foreigner I want to hire in the Philippines need an employment permit from DOLE?
- Does paternity leave apply if my wife suffers a miscarriage?
- Does my six-month probation run from the day I signed the contract or the day I started working?
- Does the one-year rule make me permanent if I was hired for one specific undertaking?
- Can the Department of Labor issue its own orders to fill in gaps in the recruitment chapter of the Labor Code?
- Can the Secretary of Labor require my company to report job vacancies, separations and wage details even if we have no violations?
- Is there a deadline for DOLE to file a case over a labor law violation, or can it go after my business years later?
- What happens to my job if DOLE later finds that my agency is engaged in labor-only contracting?
- Is the Department of Labor required to investigate whether certain work or environmental conditions cause disease over time?
- Is the Department of Labor under a legal duty to train more occupational safety and industrial health specialists?
- How much advance notice must my employer give DOLE and workers before a retrenchment or closure?
- Does my employer have to notify me personally, or is telling DOLE about a closure enough?
- Can the Secretary of Labor compel my company to submit a report on job vacancies, wages and employment data?
- Does the Secretary of Labor have authority to restrict the recruitment activities of private agencies, or only to issue guidelines?
- How much should I be paid if I'm required to work on a regular holiday?
- Can my employees' compensation benefit be seized to pay off a debt?
- Will my compensation claim be denied if I was drunk when the accident happened?
- What happens to my compensation claim if my employer never remitted contributions?
- Can I still claim employees' compensation if someone else caused my work injury?
- Are Filipinos working abroad covered by employees' compensation?
- Am I still covered by employees' compensation if I'm over 60 years old?
- Is there a limit on how much of the Employees' Compensation Fund can be spent on operating expenses each year?
- Is there a special education program for child workers who never finished elementary or high school?
- Am I still an employee of the client company even if my paycheck comes from the manpower agency?
- My payslip shows a deduction for employees' compensation - is my employer allowed to charge me?
- Is it illegal for my employer to demand part of my salary back as a kickback?
- My employer harmed a member of my family - is that a ground to quit without notice?
- Is an employer required by law to register its employees with the Employees' Compensation System?
- Can my employer take away a benefit I've been receiving for years?
- Can my employer keep renewing my 'casual' status indefinitely instead of making me regular?
- Is my employer required to provide free family planning services?
- Is my employer required to keep a first-aid kit at the workplace?
- What happens if my employer skips the one-month notice before laying me off for redundancy?
- Can my employer sue me for damages if I resign without giving the required 30 days' notice?
- Can my employer withhold part of my wages without my consent for any reason?
- Do employers and workers have any formal role in setting manpower development schemes and skills standards under the Labor Code?
- Can an employer get government help in designing and running its own employee training program?
- Is an employer allowed to deny a job to a qualified person because of their sex, race or religion?
- Are there situations where women can legally be required to work at night?
- Am I entitled to overtime pay if I hold a managerial position?
- Do hospital and clinic staff get extra pay when they are made to work a sixth day in the week?
- My relative took his own life - can the family still be paid from the State Insurance Fund?
- Is a family driver considered a household worker under the law?
- Can someone charge me a fee to help file my employees' compensation claim?
- Can someone demand payment from me in exchange for hiring or keeping me employed?
- Do field sales employees get overtime pay if they work outside their employer's supervision?
- Can I be dismissed from my job for being pregnant?
- Can I be dismissed for a crime against a coworker who isn't my employer or their family member?
- Can my employer fire me for filing a labor complaint against them?
- Can I be dismissed for a minor rule violation, or does the misconduct have to be 'serious'?
- Can I be dismissed for refusing an order that has nothing to do with my actual job duties?
- Can I be fired for shouting at my boss during an argument?
- For how many childbirths can I claim paternity leave?
- Can I be required to work overtime during a fire or typhoon emergency?
- Can my employer force me to buy from the company store?
- Can my employer make me work on my rest day without a valid emergency?
- Does a fraction of six months count as a full year when computing my separation pay?
- Can I be dismissed for fraud against a coworker instead of against my employer?
- Must a Filipino seaman pay a placement fee to a government board for help finding an overseas ship job?
- What standard must the Department of Labor aim for when developing medical criteria under occupational safety law?
- Can the government simply ban a company from contracting out certain types of jobs?
- Can the government hire private consultants for labor manpower research using public funds?
- Is there a government body whose specific mandate is to promote overseas employment and protect Filipino workers abroad?
- How does the Philippine government secure overseas employment for Filipino workers on a government-to-government basis?
- What assistance can a Philippine labor attache give me if my employer abroad is mistreating me?
- A driver from another company hit me while I was on duty - can I claim benefits and still sue him?
- Can I hold the indirect employer liable even though I never signed any contract with them directly?
- Do I still get holiday pay if I work in a small retail shop with fewer than ten employees?
- Do employees of a small retail store get holiday pay?
- Are workers who sew garments at home covered by labor regulations?
- How were the Overseas Employment Development Board and the National Seamen's Board initially funded under the Labor Code?
- We filed our union's registration papers - how long does the Bureau have to act on them?
- How long can a company keep someone employed as a learner?
- How long is the meal break my employer is required to give me?
- How long must I have worked before I can use solo parent leave?
- How many days of parental leave does a solo parent get each year?
- How many days of paternity leave is a Filipino father entitled to?
- How many hours of rest must I get after six straight days of work?
- How many affiliated locals does a federation need before it can register?
- How much should I be paid if I am made to work on a regular holiday?
- How much must a learner be paid compared to the applicable minimum wage?
- How often is my employer legally required to pay my salary?
- What kind of mistreatment by an employer is serious enough to let me resign without any notice at all?
- How are workers paid for a task that takes more than two weeks to finish?
- I ignored a safety rule and got hurt - will that defeat my compensation claim?
- I only told my supervisor about the accident - is my claim lost for lack of formal notice?
- I paid a recruiter who turned out to have no licence — is that illegal recruitment?
- I transferred to a doctor of my own choosing - will my condition still be covered?
- I was injured because a required safety device was missing - does my employer pay a penalty?
- I was injured on my very first day - was I already covered for employees' compensation?
- Can my employer's representative or a placement agent legally ask for money to secure or keep my job?
- If a court strikes down one part of the Labor Code, does the entire law become invalid?
- Is it unlawful for a recruitment agency to publish a job advertisement for a position that does not exist?
- Is a managerial employee entitled to overtime, holiday and rest day pay?
- I told my manager verbally that I was leaving - does that count as notice at all?
- Is an apprenticeship agreement an employment contract, or just a training arrangement?
- Is a person who hires an independent contractor liable for that contractor's unpaid workers?
- Is an overseas Filipino worker legally required to send part of his earnings home?
- Is the list of just causes for dismissal a complete list, or can my employer invent new grounds?
- Is my employer required to keep first-aid medicines and train staff to use them?
- Does someone at the Philippine embassy check that my overseas employment contract follows Philippine law?
- Is overtime pay already included if I'm paid a fixed monthly salary?
- Is paternity leave for private sector fathers or only government workers?
- Is paternity leave paid with full salary?
- Is solo parent leave on top of my other leave benefits?
- Is the company I was deployed to liable if my manpower agency fails to pay my wages?
- Is it a crime to use threats to compel laborers to join or organize a labor coalition?
- Is it a crime to use violence or threats to prevent workers from going on a lawful strike?
- Is time I spend waiting at my workstation with nothing to do counted as hours worked?
- Does referring someone to a job count as recruitment even if I did not charge a fee?
- Does my job title matter if the actual work I do is part of the company's regular business?
- Does the law's list of just causes apply the same way to rank-and-file employees and to managers?
- Can my employer assign our kasambahay to work at our family's store?
- Is a kasambahay entitled to a cash wage on top of free food and lodging?
- Is a kasambahay entitled to a certificate of employment when she leaves?
- How much indemnity is owed if a kasambahay is dismissed without just cause?
- How much notice must be given before ending a kasambahay's employment?
- My employer labels me field personnel but I report to the office every day — am I really exempt from overtime?
- If my labor relations case was already on appeal to the Secretary of Labor when the new Code took effect, which rules govern the appeal?
- Does Philippine labor law protect employees of a non-profit organization or NGO?
- Am I still covered by the Labor Code if my employer is a very small, informally run business?
- If the Labor Code is unclear on a point, is it read in favor of the employee or the employer?
- If my contractor has no real capital or equipment, does that make the principal my true employer?
- If my agency is found to be a labor-only contractor, who becomes legally responsible for me — the agency or the client?
- I agreed to work for a wage lower than the legal minimum — can I still recover the difference up to the minimum wage?
- What deductions can my employer legally take from my wages?
- My learnership was cut short after two months through no fault of mine — did I become a regular employee?
- I only worked a year and a few months - do I get a full month of separation pay or a fraction of it?
- If I quit for one of the law's own 'just causes,' can my employer still hold me liable for leaving early?
- What living conditions must an employer give a live-in kasambahay?
- My contract makes me work longer than the maximum hours the law allows — can I claim additional compensation?
- Management keeps postponing our bargaining meetings - are they breaking the law?
- A manager physically assaulted me at work - do I still have to render 30 days before leaving?
- How much service do I need before I qualify for maternity leave?
- Is there a maximum length for a kasambahay's employment contract?
- How old must a person be, and what must he be able to do, to qualify as an apprentice?
- What is the minimum legal age for employment in the Philippines?
- How much must a handicapped worker be paid relative to the legal minimum wage?
- Can a child under 15 work if it's under their parent's direct supervision?
- Can I be dismissed for a mistake that happened because I followed my supervisor's own faulty instructions?
- Does my fixed monthly salary already cover night shift differential?
- Is a recruitment agency required to issue a receipt for the placement fee it collects?
- Does a company have to pay its apprentices the minimum wage to claim the training tax incentive?
- Does my employer have to report every workplace injury to the System, or only some?
- Do I have to explain my reason for resigning, or is the 30-day notice enough by itself?
- Must I notify my employer before taking paternity leave?
- Is the company legally required to accept our wage proposal at the bargaining table?
- We agreed on terms but the company will not sign the document - can we compel it?
- Does a learnership agreement have to include a commitment to hire the learner as a regular employee?
- My accident was never entered in the company logbook - what does my employer face?
- My contract says I will never become regular - does what I signed control?
- My employer is holding back part of my salary — is withholding wages a crime?
- My employer releases my salary only once a month — is that allowed?
- My condition only affects me and not my co-workers - can I still be terminated for disease?
- My employer never reported my name before I got hurt - who pays for my benefits?
- The reason my employer gave is not on the Labor Code list - can they still dismiss me for it?
- My position was declared redundant - is my separation pay one month for every year of service?
- My reason for quitting is not one of those listed - can I still leave without serving notice?
- My job title says manager but I manage no department — am I still exempt from overtime pay?
- What is the Philippine law called that gives married fathers paid leave when their child is born?
- Who sits on the National Manpower and Youth Council created under the Labor Code?
- Who ultimately approves the national manpower plan that guides the training and deployment of Filipino workers?
- Is there a free national register of Filipino technicians who have completed accredited training programs?
- Where do Filipino seamen file money claims arising from their overseas employment contracts?
- Is there a government body required to set up and run training centers for skills development throughout the Philippines?
- Who sets the national standards for skills in industry trades, and who is consulted in the process?
- How does the law decide whether my work counts as 'necessary or desirable' to the business?
- Can my employer make me sign a brand-new 'casual' contract for the same job every few months?
- If my shift starts at 8pm, do I get extra pay for the whole shift or only the hours after 10pm?
- Can a Filipino seaman still appeal to a court after the National Labor Relations Commission decides his overseas employment case?
- We have no CBA yet - is the company still obliged to bargain with us?
- Does my employer need its own clinic if a hospital is nearby?
- Nobody explained the standards I had to meet - can they still say I failed probation?
- How many hours make up a normal workday under Philippine labor law?
- Can I be dismissed for an offense committed against the company owner's wife?
- Is promising jobs to two or more people for a fee already considered recruitment?
- Is there a government office in the Department of Labor that helps returning Filipino migrants reintegrate into the country?
- I work abroad for a Philippine employer - does employees' compensation cover me?
- Did a workmen's compensation insurance policy that existed before the Labor Code took effect automatically become void once the Code came into force?
- I made one costly mistake at work - is that enough to terminate me for neglect?
- If I've worked for the same company for over a year doing the same job, am I automatically a regular employee?
- I was given only two weeks' notice before being retrenched - is the termination still valid?
- Does disobeying an order only count as a just cause if it came from my employer or someone they authorized?
- The regional office denied our union's registration - can we appeal, and how quickly?
- How is overtime beyond eight hours computed when the work falls on a holiday or rest day?
- How much extra is my hourly rate for overtime worked on an ordinary day?
- Can my employer pay me in store vouchers instead of cash?
- Can my employer cut my pay because I filed a complaint against them?
- How are a deceased employee's unpaid wages paid out to the family?
- What happens to a foreigner caught working in the Philippines without an employment permit?
- What is the penalty for misrepresenting facts to get a work injury benefit?
- What happened to labor cases that were still pending before the Court of Industrial Relations when the Labor Code took effect?
- Is it illegal for an employer to hit their household helper?
- Can an agency deploy workers to jobs that are harmful to health or degrading to Filipinos?
- Can I sue both the contractor and the principal for the same unpaid wages?
- Can a private company recruit and place workers without going through the public employment offices?
- Under what condition may private employment agencies recruit and place workers, locally or overseas?
- Can my employer extend my probationary period past six months without an apprenticeship agreement?
- My employer extended my probation to one year - is that allowed?
- Can my employer restart my probationary period from zero just because I was moved to a new role?
- Can I be dismissed for failing probation if the company never told me the standards when I was hired?
- Can a probationary employee be dismissed for a just cause even before the six months are up?
- Can I be terminated during probation without being given any reason at all?
- Can my employer change my probationary standards partway through the six months?
- Am I protected from retaliation if I'm only about to file a complaint, but haven't filed it yet?
- Can I still be protected from retaliation if my complaint later turns out to be unsuccessful?
- Can my employer punish me for helping a co-worker who is a victim of abuse?
- What is the purpose of the Philippines' apprenticeship program under the Labor Code?
- What is the government's objective in developing the Philippines' workforce under the Labor Code?
- I walked out without giving notice - can my employer make me pay damages?
- Do employees who were only recently hired still get separation pay if the company closes down?
- Is a recruitment agency required to have a minimum amount of capital before it can get or renew its licence?
- My position was declared redundant, then someone else was hired to do the same job days later — is that legal?
- Can my employer refuse to renew my contract as a way of retaliating against a complaint I filed?
- My employer will not take me back after maternity leave for fear I will get pregnant again — is that lawful?
- Can my employer dismiss me for refusing a task that has nothing to do with my job?
- I refused an instruction I believed was illegal and got dismissed - is that a valid just cause?
- What government office identifies local job training needs in my region?
- Who sets the registration fees that applicants for a recruitment licence or authority must pay?
- After a year as a casual I became regular - regular for which work exactly?
- I reported my injury two weeks after it happened - was I already too late?
- Can my employer require me to claim my pay somewhere far from where I work?
- Can I resign immediately, without notice, if my boss insulted me in front of my coworkers?
- Can I quit on the spot if my employer committed a crime against a member of my family?
- Does the law protect me from retaliation only for labor complaints, or also for other workplace proceedings?
- I was retrenched and offered only half a month's pay per year of service - is that the correct rate?
- Can my employer call my termination 'retrenchment' instead of 'redundancy' just to pay a lower separation rate?
- Can my employer retrench workers even if the business isn't actually losing money?
- Can my employer pay my wages to my supervisor instead of directly to me?
- I am rehired every harvest season - am I a regular employee or a seasonal one?
- I was already partially disabled and got injured again - what am I entitled to now?
- Can my employer make me go through a second probationary period for the same position?
- Who has the power to create new employment offices throughout the Philippines?
- I work for a non-profit foundation - do the termination rules still protect me?
- Is my employer required to provide separate restrooms for women employees?
- Am I entitled to separation pay if I'm let go because of a health condition?
- How much separation pay do I get if I am let go because of an illness?
- Can my employer refuse service incentive leave because the company already gives paid vacation leave?
- Does a business with only eight employees have to give service incentive leave?
- Can my employer schedule me to work seven days in a row without a rest day?
- Can my employer give me less than an hour for my lunch break?
- I am still being paid my sick leave - can I receive the income benefit at the same time?
- Can I be fired over a single mistake, or does neglect of duty have to be habitual to count as a just cause?
- Does the Philippine state have a legal duty to protect workers and guarantee their right to security of tenure?
- I am past sixty and still working - am I covered by the State Insurance Fund?
- My supervisor demands a cut of my pay so I can keep my job — what law does that break?
- My supervisor treats me in a degrading way every day - can I stop reporting for work without notice?
- Can my employer dismiss me for fraud or breach of trust based on suspicion alone, without any real proof?
- I was accused of taking company supplies - is that theft a crime against my employer or a breach of trust?
- Can my company deduct the cost of training apprentices from its taxable income?
- Is there a tax incentive for employee training programs that are not apprenticeships?
- Can a 17-year-old be assigned to hazardous work?
- My employer wants to terminate me because I have tuberculosis - can they?
- The project I was hired for is finished - can they end my employment without a just cause?
- Does the three-year deadline to file a money claim start counting from my last day of work?
- Does the three-year deadline for labor offenses apply the same way to both the employer and the employee?
- I have been a contractual for three years doing the same job - am I already a regular employee?
- I resigned over two years ago and was never paid my final pay — is it too late to file a claim?
- Is an employer required to let a minor kasambahay attend school?
- I was underpaid five years ago - is it too late to claim the difference?
- Can my employer refuse to pay overtime because I was late on a different day?
- Do unpaid overtime or holiday pay claims follow the same three-year deadline as other money claims?
- Is placing workers to do jobs unrelated to the client's main business still considered labor-only contracting?
- My boss only told me verbally that I'd be hired as 'casual' — does an unwritten agreement like that hold up?
- Is a verbal job offer enough to set my probationary standards, or do they have to be in writing?
- Does time spent waiting for a work assignment count as hours worked?
- What happens to an employer who refuses to grant paternity leave?
- The law allows dismissal for causes 'analogous' to the ones listed — what does that actually mean?
- What does it mean that my agency and the client company are 'solidarily liable' to me?
- What is the Employees' Compensation program supposed to cover?
- What must be stated in the employment agreement of a handicapped worker?
- What happens to a contractor's bond if the contractor fails to pay its workers' wages?
- What is Presidential Decree No. 442, and when did it take effect?
- What is the penalty for violating the child-employment provisions of the child protection law?
- What makes a job apprenticeable and how long must the training run?
- What actually makes an employee 'casual' instead of 'regular' under Philippine labor law?
- In what situations can my employer require me to report for work on my rest day?
- When do the rules and regulations issued by the Department of Labor to implement the Labor Code take effect?
- When does my employees' compensation coverage actually start?
- How many recruiters make an illegal recruitment case a syndicated one?
- When does illegal recruitment become large scale and count as economic sabotage?
- When is a company allowed to hire learners instead of experienced workers?
- Under what conditions may an employer take on handicapped workers?
- Where do I complain if my employer is violating our apprenticeship agreement?
- Where do I file a dispute over my employees' compensation claim?
- Which deductions from my salary is my employer actually allowed to make?
- My shift runs from 8pm to 4am — which of those hours actually earn night shift differential?
- Do I have to be the victim to file an illegal recruitment complaint, or can the police start one?
- Who can collect the unpaid wages of a worker who died, and is a court case needed?
- Who decides whether my work injury claim is covered, and where do I appeal a denial?
- Is the employer responsible for the classroom instruction that goes with on-the-job apprenticeship?
- What government office is responsible for planning and carrying out the Philippines' national manpower training programs?
- How long must I work before I earn the five-day service incentive leave?
- Which overseas employers are exempt from the ban on direct hiring of Filipino workers?
- The System recovered more from the party at fault than it paid me - who keeps the excess?
- Do I have to pay for my own employees' compensation contributions?
- Who shoulders the cost of the aptitude test given to apprentice applicants?
- Who pays for my medical treatment while I'm disabled from a work injury?
- The beneficiary is a minor - who actually receives the money?
- Who is responsible for creating the guidelines for the National Drug-Free Workplace Program?
- Who sets the safety standards my employer is required to follow?
- Who signs the apprenticeship agreement when the apprentice is still a minor?
- Who has to certify and attest our union's registration documents?
- Who sat on the government boards that regulated overseas Filipino worker recruitment under the Labor Code?
- Why do I claim maternity leave benefits from SSS instead of directly from my employer?
- Why are recruitment agencies required to post cash and surety bonds before they can operate?
- Can my employer schedule me for a night shift if I'm a woman working in a factory?
- Does it matter that the work I do through my agency is directly related to the client company's main business?
- What rights does the Philippine Labor Code expressly guarantee to every worker?
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Labor & Employment
437 answered questions on labor & employment under Philippine law. Every answer quotes and links the provision that governs it.