Work From Home Laws in the Philippines: RA 11165, DOLE Rules and Employee Rights
How Philippine work-from-home laws work under RA 11165 and DOLE Department Order 237-22: employee rights, employer duties, and what to do about violations.
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How Common Is Employer Monitoring of Remote Workers in the Philippines?
Remote and hybrid work became permanent for a large share of Philippine employers after the pandemic, and many pair that arrangement with some form of digital oversight—time tracking, screenshot tools, activity loggers, or AI-based productivity scoring. No Philippine government agency publishes a verified adoption rate for this practice, so precise percentages circulating online should be…
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Release, Waiver and Quitclaim in the Philippines: What Each Clause Does
A clause-by-clause guide to the release, waiver and quitclaim Filipino workers are asked to sign at separation — what each part does, which clauses carry the least weight, and how the forum you sign in changes how final it is.
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Labor-Only Contracting in the Philippines: Articles 106 to 109 and Who Becomes Liable
Labor-only contracting is a prohibited arrangement in which a so-called contractor merely supplies workers to a principal, so the law treats the principal as the workers’ real employer. Most workplace disputes involve two parties. Labor-only contracting involves three — a principal, a contractor, and the workers — and the whole question is which of the…
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Basic Salary in the Philippines: What It Means, and Why the Base Changes With the Benefit
Last materially reviewed: August 16, 2026 Basic salary looks like the simplest number on a payslip. It is actually the most consequential one, because almost nothing else on the payslip is computed independently — thirteenth-month pay, separation pay, retirement pay, overtime, night differential and premium pay are all derived from it. It is also the…
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Project-Based Employment Philippines 2026: Rights, Contracts & When You Become Regular
Project-Based Employment Philippines 2026 guide: Article 295 rules, valid project contracts, employee rights, DOLE reporting, project completion, and when repeated rehiring can make a worker regular.
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Labor Arbiter in the Philippines: Proceedings, the Decision and the Appeal Bond
Last materially reviewed: August 15, 2026 Most people meet a Labor Arbiter at the point where conciliation has already failed. The Single Entry Approach did not produce a settlement, a complaint has been filed with a Regional Arbitration Branch of the National Labor Relations Commission, and the case is now with an officer who will…
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Premium Pay Philippines 2026: Rest Day & Special Day Rates + Calculator
Premium Pay Philippines 2026 guide: rest-day and special non-working day rates, the 30% rule, overtime stacking, worked examples and a calculator.
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Leave Without Pay in the Philippines: When It Applies, Pay Effects and Your Records
Leave without pay is not in the Labor Code. Where its rules come from, how it cuts your 13th-month pay, and why it does not reset your leave eligibility.
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What Counts as a Wage in the Philippines: Article 97, Facilities and Supplements
Article 97 defines wage broadly, including commissions and the value of facilities. What counts, what does not, and when facilities may be charged against pay.
