Text of the provision

Art. 83. Normal hours of work. The normal hours of work of any employee shall not exceed eight

(8) hours a day. Health personnel in cities and municipalities with a population of at least one million (1,000,000) or in hospitals and clinics with a bed capacity of at least one hundred (100) shall hold regular office hours for eight

(8) hours a day, for five

(5) days a week, exclusive of time for meals, except where the exigencies of the service require that such personnel work for six

(6) days or forty-eight (48) hours, in which case, they shall be entitled to an additional compensation of at least thirty percent (30%) of their regular wage for work on the sixth day. For purposes of this Article, "health personnel" shall include resident physicians, nurses, nutritionists, dietitians, pharmacists, social workers, laboratory technicians, paramedical technicians, psychologists, midwives, attendants and all other hospital or clinic personnel.

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

The normal working day is not more than eight (8) hours. Health personnel in cities or municipalities with a population of at least one million, or in hospitals and clinics with a bed capacity of at least one hundred, keep regular office hours of eight (8) hours a day, five (5) days a week, meal time not counted — and if the needs of the service require six (6) days or forty-eight (48) hours, they must receive at least 30% additional compensation on top of their regular wage for work on the sixth day.

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