Text of the provision
Art. 84. Hours worked. Hours worked shall include
(a) all time during which an employee is required to be on duty or to be at a prescribed workplace; and
(b) all time during which an employee is suffered or permitted to work. Rest periods of short duration during working hours shall be counted as hours worked.
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
Working time includes all time an employee is required to be on duty or at a prescribed workplace, and all time the employee is suffered or permitted to work. Short rest periods taken during working hours are counted as hours worked and must be paid.
Questions about this provision
- Are short rest breaks during the shift counted as paid working time?
- Is time I spend waiting at my workstation with nothing to do counted as hours worked?
Related provisions
- Article 83 — Normal Hours of Work.
- Article 85 — Meal Periods.
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.