BASIC RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES Flashcards
The state shall protect labor, promote full
employment, provide equal work opportunity
regardless of gender, race, or creeu, regulate
employee-employer relations
EQUAL WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL
The normal hours of work in a day are eight hours
● An employee must be paid his or her wages for all
hours worked
WORK DAYS AND WORK HOURS
A day-off of 24 consecutive hours after six days of
work should be scheduled by the employer upon
consultation with the workers.
WEEKLY REST DAY
An employer cannot make any deduction from an employee’s
wage except for insurance premiums with the consent of the
employee.
WAGE AND WAGE RELATED BENEFITS
shall be given not less than once every two
weeks or twice within month at intervals no exceeding
16 days
● 15th and 30th day salary
PAYMENT OF WAGES
Night work prohibition unless allowed by the rules
● In industrial undertakings from 10 pm to 6 am
● In commercial/non-industrial undertakings from 12 mn
to 6 among Industrial workers
EMPLOYMENT OF WOMAN
Minimum employable age is 15 years old.
● “A Worker below 15 years of age should be directly
under the sole responsibility of parents or guardians;
work does not interfere with the child’s schooling or
normal development
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN
Employers must provide workers with every kind of on
the job protection against injury, sickness, or death
through safe and healthful working conditions
SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS
Right of every worker to form or join any legitimate
worker’s organization ,association or union of his or
her own choice.
- Right to self-organization
The employee’s compensation program is the tax-exempt
compensatión program for employees and their dependents.
● Medical benefits for sickness or injuries
‘EMPLOYEE’S COMPENSATION (EC) BENEFITS FOR
WORK-RELATED CONTINGENCIES
All employees, with the exception of casual workers, are
entitled of four weeks of vacation per year
VACATION LEAVE
All employees are entitled to unpaid parental leave after
working for12 months
PARENTAL LEAVE
Female employees are entitled to
90 calendar days of
maternity leave with full pay
Male employees. shall be entitled to
10 working days of
paternity leave with full pay during the period of maternity
leave of their legal spouse
If he/she is unfit for work due to personal illness or
injury (Sick Leave)
PERSONAL LEAVE
