Text of the provision
Art. 118. Retaliatory measures. It shall be unlawful for an employer to refuse to pay or reduce the wages and benefits, discharge or in any manner discriminate against any employee who has filed any complaint or instituted any proceeding under this Title or has testified or is about to testify in such proceedings.
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
An employer may not refuse to pay or reduce wages and benefits, dismiss, or discriminate in any way against an employee because he filed a complaint or started a proceeding under this Title, or has testified or is about to testify in one.
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Related provisions
- Article 117 — Deduction To Ensure Employment.
- Article 130 — Nightwork Prohibition For Women.
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