PD 442 LABOR CODE Flashcards
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442 OF ____
1974
PD 442 IS ______
THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
The Labor Code of the Philippines stands as the law governing _____________ and _________ in the Philippines.
employment practices
labor relations
It sets the rules for hiring and firing of private employees;
the conditions of work including maximum work hours and overtime;
employee benefits such as holiday pay, thirteenth-month pay and retirement pay;
and the guidelines in the organization and membership in labor unions as well as in collective bargaining.
Labor Code of the Philippines
It governs the rights of the employee and duties of the employer with respect to:
The terms and conditions of employment and
Labor disputes arising from collective bargaining
respecting such terms and conditions.
Labor Code of the Philippines
has the duty to enforce the Labor Code.
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
The Labor Code applies to all workers whether ________ or ________
agricultural
non-agricultural
Exceptions of the code:
- Government employees (covered by the Civil Service Law)
- Employees of government owned and controlled corporations created by special or original charter.
- Foreign governments (Non jurisdiction)
- International agencies (file a complaint to the DFA)
- Corporate officers/ intra-corporate disputes which fall under P.D. 902-A and now fall under the jurisdiction of the regular courts pursuant to the Securities Regulation Code.
- Local water district except where NLRC’s jurisdiction is invoked.
- As may otherwise be provided by the Labor Code. (Ex: Applicability of Book III)
refers to non-agricultural employees who:
1. Regularly perform their duties away from the principal place of business or branch office of the employer
2. Whose actual hours of work in the field cannot be
determined with reasonable certainty
Field personnel
_______________ not considered field personnel
Bus drivers and conductors
include those who are paid on piece-work, “takay,” “pakiao,” or task basis.
Workers paid by results
Payment of this type of worker is determined by the results of the work performed or the number of units produced, not the number of hours used in the completion of the job or the time spent in production
Workers Paid By Results
These are workers paid weekly wages on piece-work basis. They are employees and not independent contractors.
In construction this is a very common practice on carpentry works of (cabinetry, balusters, moldings, decorations etc.)
Workers Paid By Results
They are regular employees paid on piece-rate basis and are not entitled to overtime pay, holiday pay, premium pay for holiday/rest day and service incentive leave pay.
Workers Paid By Results
Art. 83 (Labor Code)
Normal hours of work
The normal hours of work of any employee shall not exceed _____ in a day.
eight
is the 24-hour period which commences from the
time the employee regularly starts to work.
Workday
Exception of Normal hours of work:
Compressed workweek
__________ have different rule in a work WEEK and not work day.
Health Personnel
Can there be workday of less than 8 hours?
YES. The law imposes a maximum number of hours and not a minimum.
Therefore the employer in the exercise of its management prerogatives can reduce the number of working hours, provided that there is no diminution of existing benefits.
The employer can prescribe normal working hours lesser than 8 hours.
Part-time worker
“Wage proportionate to part-time work is recognized. The wage and benefits of a part-time worker are in proportion to the number of hours worked.”
Art. 124 (Labor Code), as amended by R.A. 6727
Minimum normal 8 working hours fixed by law need not be ______ to constitute the legal working day.
continuous
It may mean broken hours of 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the evening or any other variation provided that the total of 8 hours is accomplished within the workday.
Broken hours
Considered as an exception to the normal working hours of not exceeding 8 hours
Compressed workweek
under the Compressed workweek, an employee may be required to work for more than 8 hours in a workday but not to exceed __ hours.
12
What are the requirements to implement a compressed workweek?
- Expressly and voluntarily supported by majority of the Employees.
- In firms using substances, or operating in conditions that are hazardous to health , a certification is needed from an accredited safety organization or the firm’s safety committee that work beyond 8 hours is within the limit or levels of exposure set by DOLE’s occupational safety and health standards.
- The DOLE Regional Office is duly notified.
Art. 84 (Labor Code)
Hours worked
Hours worked shall include:
a) an employee is required to be on duty or to be at a prescribed workplace, and
b) an employee is suffered or permitted to work.
Rest periods of short duration during working hours
shall be counted as ________.
hours worked
Rest periods or coffee breaks running from __________________ shall be considered as compensable working time. (IRR, Book III, Rule I, Sec. 7)
five (5) to twenty (20) minutes
The time during which an employee is inactive by reason of interruptions in his work beyond his control shall be considered working time:
- If the imminence of the resumption of the work requires the employees’ presence at the place of work; or
- If the interval is too brief to be utilized effectively and gainfully in the employees own interest.
If you are a draftsman whose work is dependent on the computer and there was a sudden power outage. You were asked to stay in the office waiting for the power to come back.
Can your time of inactivity be considered as working time?
Yes
Brownouts of short duration but not exceeding _______ shall be treated as worked or compensable hours whether used productively by the employees or not; (DOLE Policy Instruction No. 36, May 1978).
20 minutes
Brownouts running for ___________ may not be treated as hours worked provided that any of the following conditions are present: the employees can leave their work place or go elsewhere whether within or without the work premises; or the employees can use the time effectively for their own interest.
more than 20 minutes
Waiting time spent by an employee shall be considered as working time if ______________
waiting is an integral part of his work or the employee is required or engaged by the employer to wait.
An employee who is required to remain on call in the employer’s premises or so close thereto that he cannot use the time effectively and gainfully for his own purpose shall be considered as __________.
working while on call
An employee who is not required to leave work at his home or with company officials where he may be reached is ______________.
not working while on call
waiting is an integral part of the job; the time spent waiting is compensable.
engaged to wait
The driver of a loader waiting for a dump truck to arrive so that he can fill it up.
Engaged to Wait: compensated waiting time
idle time is not working time; it is not compensable.
waiting to be engaged
A driver who is scheduled to deliver a cargo at 8:00 arrived one hour early
Waiting to be Engaged: not compensated
Activities before work
Example: tool box meeting
Preliminary activities
Activities after work
Example: cleanup time
Postliminary activities
Are Preliminary and Postliminary activities compensated?
YES
Where such activities are controlled by the employer or required by the employer; and pursued necessarily and primarily for the employer’s benefit.
Preliminary and Postliminary activities
Is travel time compensated as working time?
o Normal travel from HOME to WORK =
o Travel that is all in a day’s work where time spent in travel is part of the employee’s principal activity =
o Travel away from home=
NO
YES
YES
Sleeping while on duty is _________ if the nature of the employee’s work allows sleeping without interrupting or prejudicing work OR when there is an agreement between the employee and his employer to that effect.
compensable