Learn about employee wage rights, including timely payment, lawful deductions, final pay, wage withholding, documentation, and complaint options.
Learn when resigned employees receive prorated 13th-month pay in the Philippines, how to calculate it, when it should be paid, and what to do if payment is delayed.
Learn what Article 282, now Article 297, actually covers, where Philippine wage protections are found, and what employees receive after termination.
Learn which salary deductions are legal, how to challenge unauthorized deductions, and how to seek reimbursement through DOLE or SEnA in the Philippines.
An employer generally cannot withhold an employee’s earned wages or final pay indefinitely. Under DOLE Labor Advisory No. 06, Series of 2020, final pay should ordinarily be released within 30 days from the employee’s separation or termination, unless a company policy, employment agreement, or collective bargaining agreement provides a more favorable period. Employers may make…