Text of the provision
Art. 103. Time of payment. Wages shall be paid at least once every two
(2) weeks or twice a month at intervals not exceeding sixteen (16) days. If on account of force majeure or circumstances beyond the employer’s control, payment of wages on or within the time herein provided cannot be made, the employer shall pay the wages immediately after such force majeure or circumstances have ceased. No employer shall make payment with less frequency than once a month. The payment of wages of employees engaged to perform a task which cannot be completed in two
(2) weeks shall be subject to the following conditions, in the absence of a collective bargaining agreement or arbitration award: That payments are made at intervals not exceeding sixteen (16) days, in proportion to the amount of work completed; That final settlement is made upon completion of the work.
Labor Code of the Philippines, Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended. Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this article means
Wages must be paid at least once every two (2) weeks or twice a month, at intervals not exceeding sixteen (16) days, and never less often than once a month. If force majeure or causes beyond the employer’s control prevent timely payment, wages must be paid immediately after the cause ceases. For a task that cannot be finished in two weeks and with no CBA or arbitration award, payments are made at intervals not exceeding sixteen (16) days in proportion to the work completed, with final settlement upon completion.
Questions about this provision
- Can my employer delay payday because of a typhoon or some other event beyond its control?
- How are workers paid for a task that takes more than two weeks to finish?
- My employer releases my salary only once a month — is that allowed?
Related provisions
- Article 102 — Forms Of Payment.
- Article 104 — Place Of Payment.
A note on article numbers. The articles of the Labor Code have been administratively renumbered, so the same provision is often cited under a different number. Supreme Court decisions write both, in the form “Article 297 [282]” — the new number first, the original in brackets. The text on this page is published under its original number, which is the numbering both source texts use. When citing, check which numbering your source follows.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.