Text of the provision
Art. 87. Overtime work. Work may be performed beyond eight
(8) hours a day provided that the employee is paid for the overtime work, an additional compensation equivalent to his regular wage plus at least twenty-five percent (25%) thereof. Work performed beyond eight hours on a holiday or rest day shall be paid an additional compensation equivalent to the rate of the first eight hours on a holiday or rest day plus at least thirty percent (30%) thereof.
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
Work may go beyond eight (8) hours a day only if the employee is paid overtime — the regular wage plus at least 25%. For work beyond eight hours on a holiday or rest day, the extra hours are paid at the rate for the first eight hours on that holiday or rest day plus at least 30%.
Questions about this provision
- 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?
Related provisions
- Article 86 — Night Shift Differential.
- Article 88 — Undertime Not Offset By Overtime.
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
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