Unauthorized Salary Deductions in the Philippines: Employee Rights and Remedies
Learn which salary deductions are legal, how to challenge unauthorized deductions, and how to seek reimbursement through DOLE or SEnA in the Philippines.

Learn which salary deductions are legal, how to challenge unauthorized deductions, and how to seek reimbursement through DOLE or SEnA in the Philippines.

Learn how incomplete turnover can affect clearance, final pay, company property, your Certificate of Employment, and possible legal remedies in the Philippines.

Learn when employers must issue a Certificate of Employment after resignation in the Philippines, what it must contain, and how to seek DOLE help.

Learn the Philippine Labor Code rules on the eight-hour workday, 12-hour shifts, overtime, breaks, weekly rest, night work, and employee remedies.

Learn what final pay includes, the DOLE 30-day rule, lawful deductions, computation examples, and remedies for resigned employees in the Philippines.

An employer cannot use non-acceptance to keep an employee working indefinitely. Learn the notice rules, documentation steps, final-pay rights, and DOLE remedies in the Philippines.

Employees may resign due to medical or health conditions in the Philippines. Learn how the notice period, medical documentation, privacy, final pay, and employer obligations apply.

The 30-day resignation notice is generally mandatory in the Philippines, but Article 300 recognizes legal exceptions and allows an employer to waive or shorten the period.

Learn when immediate resignation is legal in the Philippines, the Article 300 grounds, 30-day notice rule, evidence, final pay, and practical next steps.

An employer may require an employee to return a company laptop, mobile phone, identification card, tools, access device, vehicle, documents, or other property before completing the employee’s clearance. But does that mean the employer can hold the employee’s entire final pay? In limited and properly documented circumstances, an employer may temporarily withhold final pay while…