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Remote Work and Privacy covers the rules for working away from the office, how far an employer may monitor employees and handle their personal data, and how existing labor law applies when software or AI is used to hire, score or let people go.
What This Topic Covers
Three sets of rules meet here. The Telecommuting Act (Republic Act No. 11165) governs work-from-home arrangements. The Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173), enforced by the National Privacy Commission, governs what employers do with employee data. And the Labor Code’s rules on just and authorized causes and due process still apply when a decision is made with the help of an algorithm.
Working From Home
- Work-from-home laws in the Philippines: RA 11165, DOLE rules and employee rights
- Work-from-home injury claims: coverage, evidence and process
- Glossary: Telecommuting · Work from home
Monitoring and Employee Privacy
- Employer monitoring of remote workers
- What is the privacy law in the Philippines? A guide to the Data Privacy Act
- Employee medical-record privacy: employer and employee guide
- Is a data protection officer mandatory?
- How to file a data privacy complaint with the NPC
- Glossary: Data Privacy Act of 2012
AI and Automated Decisions at Work
- Can an algorithm legally fire you? AI in hiring, scoring and termination
- AI-driven redundancy in the Philippines
Both connect to the wider rules on termination and dismissal.
All Guides in This Topic
Every article filed under this topic is listed in the Remote Work and Privacy archive.
About This Page
This is a topic hub. It groups LaborCode.ph’s guides on remote work, workplace privacy and AI at work and explains how they connect. Each guide sets out its own legal basis, sources and citations.
Last materially reviewed: 28 September 2026
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